Manager, Production and Facilities

**By joining Bio-Techne, youll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.****Description**The successful applicant for the Production and Facilities Manager role will lead a Consumables Manufacturing team to meet company goals related to safety, quality, labor efficiency, continuous improvement, and daily production targets for Ella consumable cartridges.**Key Responsibilities**+ Direct production team to ensure that daily production goals are met+ Execute daily quality and delivery requirements as prioritized by Quality management and the Director of Operations+ Coordinate production support priorities with Scheduling, Engineering, Materials, and Quality+ Be a Stewart for continual ISO 13485 Quality Compliance+ Enable good documentation practices and support the ISO Quality System+ Ensure production team adherence to all related company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)+ Assist in resolving any process-related issues and non-conformances, corrective actions+ Promote cross-training to mitigate single point failures, and production surge.+ Ensure adequate staffing and training to staff to meet manufacturing demands including hiring, promotions, performance/salary appraisals, and terminations. Decide who will be hired into manufacturing. Make recommendations for annual salary adjustments.+ Direct the transfer of new products into manufacturing from development. Decide on the timing of product transfer.+ Participate in the transfer of new processes into manufacturing during the acquisition of new product lines or the negotiation of new OEM contracts. Requires knowledge of manufacturing processes. Decides whether new products are manufacturable.+ Maintain accurate training records and training matrix.+ Promote the safe and efficient operation of all equipment to achieve quality and conformity of products.+ Display technical and personnel leadership skills; act as a role model, maintain morale and good communication+ Support inventory management tasks (physical and ERP/business systems) as directed+ Compile and present recurring metrics to the Director of Operations. (examples include, safety, quality, delivery, continuous improvement)+ Develop a working knowledge of the processes; participate in production and troubleshooting and continuous improvement activities when needed+ Supervise, track, and approve time card approvals+ Excellent communication skills (proficient in English)+ Lead and support company EPIC values+ Working competency with Excel, Word, Outlook and other analytical software tools.+ Coordinate fire and safety preventative maintenance inspections per schedule.+ Work with compliance consultant to ensure EHS compliance.+ Coordinate PM and Calibration Schedules.+ Coordinate with contractors for any repairs and modifications to the site.+ Assist in building system knowledge transfers.+ Field questions from renovation contractors and Bio-Techne facilities team with building questions.+ Meet with renovation contractors for knowledge transfer on projects and to allow building access periodically.+ Performs additional duties as assigned.**Education and Experience**+ 3+ years experience supervising a manufacturing team, preferably biotech devices.+ 5+ years experience working in a manufacturing assembly environment, and familiar with workflow.+ Demonstrated training in management skills, additional leadership training is preferred.+ Working knowledge of ISO13485 and/or regulatory compliance requirements.+ 4-year relevant degree preferred.+ Formal continuous improvement training and experience highly desirable. (Lean)**Why Join Bio-Techne:****We offer competitive wages along with extensive benefits for employees and their families.****We invest in our employees financial futures through retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.****We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.****We offer an international and diverse working environment, enriched by employee resource groups; volunteer and charity events; and employee events that build a culture of caring and belonging.****We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.****Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.****Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.****To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.**Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.