Production Team Leader

Production Team Leader

Now's our time to inspire the future of healthcare together.
Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company with over 170 years of experience and 18,000 patents. More than 66,000 dedicated colleagues in over 70 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. We stand with our customers around the world to support them in delivering high quality care to their patients. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services. This is what truly matters to us.

Siemens Healthineers has an opening for a Production Team Leader

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next challenge in their career
growing and leading a team as aTeam Leader.

Core Responsibilities
·The Team Leader shall assume responsibility for his/her area and be accountable for all aspects of the team's performance.He/she shall act as first point of contact for issues and shall seek resolution by using the skills and resources of the team and minimising the need for further escalation. Working with support functions, he/she shall ensure that the customer needs are met with an emphasis on delighting the customer.
·He/she shall implement schedules, methods and processes, allocate manpower and resources, identify problems and provide solutions and improvements in their respective process.
Competencies
·Achieve total flexibility within his/her team through multi-skilling and cross training.
·Manage employee rotation in a timely and collaborative manner between different production areas as determined by business needs.
·Assist in setting and achieving team objectives, identify, execute and manage training and development needs within the group and deliver performance reviews as part of the Siemens Performance Management Process.
·Through positive leadership, the Team Leader will be goal focused and serve as a role model for the team, promoting the Siemens values and behaviours.
·By effective use of available resources and manufacturing best practices, meet the production schedules and customer scheduled delivery dates.
·Strive for continuous improvement through his/her support of improvement projects through various project teams.Participation and leadership in the use of 3i, PDCA, 5S, Kaizen , A3 and Six Sigma tools.Facilitate process improvements through team activity.
·Through effective feedback and two-way communication, the incumbent shall foster good employee relations.
·Cultivate a high performance, self-directed work ethic amongst teams through people centric leadership style.
·Achieve PKI's for area of responsibility working with relevant teams to succeed.
·Collaborate closely with other team leaders to maintain consistent standards.
Qualifications/Skills/Experience required for this role
·The incumbent will have 2-5 years in a similar manufacturing environment.
·Be self-motivated and capable of motivating his/her team members to meet the Team and plant objectives.
·The incumbent will have a Leaving Cert or equivalent and a third level qualification is an advantage.
·Leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, planning, analytical/problem solving skills are required.
·Knowledge and experience of our Materials/Inventory planning systems is essential.
·SAP experience required.
·Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) required.

At Siemens Healthineers, we value those who dedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us unique as an employer in the med-tech industry. What unites and motivates our global team is the inspiration of our common purpose:To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy of pioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products and services. We recognize that taking ownership of our work allows both us and the company to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the space to move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally.We have an excellent benefits package for the right candidate.