Full time
Req-37878
16 hours ago
Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.
We recently announced plans to expand in Spain by building a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Moncada, Valencia. When it becomes operational in 2026, the plant will manufacture Edwards' surgical and transcatheter heart valve replacement technologies and will join a global network of more than 16,000 talented team members and five other production plants. Our new facility in Moncada will welcome up to 1,500 dedicated team members by 2029 across manufacturing, engineering, and several other professional career paths. Hiring for professional positions has started and will continue through the winter and early spring, with specialized training for manufacturing hires beginning in the fall of 2025.
The role:
Supervise a team of employees in conducting technical training activities.
How you will make an Impact:
• Supervise trainers, employees and training activities including, but not limited to, management of training materials and inventory, assist with delivery and collection of productivity, quality, and training metrics of staff and trainees, provide regular progress reports and training metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders, oversee and coach daily execution of trainer methods and tools.
• Develop, plan, and schedule Screening, Work Trial, and training activities (e.g., training room set-up) in response to Master Product Schedule (MPS) and New Product Introduction (NPI) business needs
• Provide feedback and/or conduct performance reviews of Trainers and Trainees, including resolving performance issues
• May participate in improvement projects, partner with engineering on investigations and/or corrective actions, perform non-conformance investigations for review with engineering, assure documentation content is valid
• Prepare training records to ensure audit compliance
• Other incidetal duties
What you will need:
Bachelor's Degree in (e.g. diploma) in related field, 1 year years experience of previous related experience Required or
9 years years experience product assembly experience, including training assemblers on valve assembly and assessing for process improvement with respect to training related methodologies and effectiveness measures Required or
Technical Diploma 3 years years experience supervisory experience Required or
Associate's Degree or equivalent 3 years years experience supervisory experience Required
Other: Experience working in multi-cultural teams with cultural sensitivity Required
Other: Experience working in a medical device industry Preferred
What else we look for:
• Substantial technical knowledge, and sufficient experience in related manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering, with full responsibility for all personnel including hire/fire authority and handling all aspects of employee relations in manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, preferably JDE
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills; possessing strong collaboration skills in partnering with cross functional stakeholders in order to achieve objectives
• Full understanding of manufacturing procedures
• Ability to supervise/lead employees in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to analyze and identify potential line/operation layouts adjustments to improve efficiency
• Basic understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Ability to lead teams, provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
• Knowledge of and adherence to Edwards Environmental Health and Safety and Quality guidelines as they relate to department clean room medical device manufacturing
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma
• Supervise trainers and training support staff, and oversee training function activities
• Participate on cross-functional teams (e.g., Engineering, Management, Regulatory, Quality, HR, Planning) for the development of cohesive production operations
• May represent the organization to outside contacts, e.g., vendors, suppliers, contractors, staffing agencies
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
Edwards se compromete a cumplir con los requisitos y orientaciones de nuestras autoridades gubernamentales y a proteger a nuestros pacientes vulnerables y a los proveedores de atención sanitaria que los tratan en todo el mundo. Como tal, todos los puestos de trabajo que interactúan con la atención sanitaria requieren la vacunación COVID-19, lo que incluye a cualquier persona que interactúe directamente con los pacientes y a aquellos que interactúan con los proveedores de atención sanitaria como parte de su función. En caso de ser contratado, como condición para el empleo, se le pedirá que presente una prueba de que se ha vacunado completamente contra la COVID-19 o que tiene una exención religiosa o médica válida para no vacunarse. Este requisito de vacunación no se aplica en los países en los que está prohibido por ley imponer la vacunación. En los países en los que las vacunas están menos disponibles, o en los que existen otros requisitos, podemos instituir medidas alternativas que optimicen la seguridad del paciente y del personal sanitario, que pueden incluir pruebas periódicas de COVID o requisitos específicos de enmascaramiento.
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