Lead Machine Setter

Welland Medical brings to market the best and most innovative products that enhance the lives of people living with a stoma across the world. Investing in the most talented people, collaborating to create world-class, ground-breaking products and services devoted to improving peoples’ lives. We are passionate about making a difference in the world. Our reputation is based on a tradition of improvement, ethical leadership, and total commitment to quality and safety.

Welland Medical, established in 1988, is part of the CliniMed Group, and has over 240 colleagues committed to enhancing people’s lives.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• As a Lead Machine Setter, your main responsibilities and duties will include:
• Ensuring all Welland H&S safe working practices and core values are adhered to at all times.
• Compliance with all Welland Work Instructions (standard operating procedures) and regulatory requirements through implementation of best practice techniques.
• Ensuring all documentation and reports are completed accurately and correctly with concise data, meeting the prescribed company standards.
• Supporting production scheduling compliance.
• Liaising with Engineering, QA, R&D to ensure best practices and reduce downtime or quality issues.
• Coordinating with other Production Teams (including Stores) for smooth daily operations.
• Collaborating with Operations Supervision and Production Control to ensure schedule adherence.
• Communicating effectively at all levels, both verbally and in writing (e.g., shift handovers).
• Maintaining and controlling machine flexibility across all autos.
• Ensuring Machine Setters are trained, competent, and their skills recorded, with identified gaps addressed.
• Creating and updating Welland’s Work Instructions (standard operating procedures).
• Acting as Lean and Continuous Improvement Champion, facilitating process teams to improve efficiency.
• Understanding machine performance and working with others to suggest and implement improvements (scrap reduction, throughput, downtime, utilization).
• Monitoring and reporting manufacturing progress against the plan.
• Ensuring the quality of products produced on automated machines.
• Providing reliable information to colleagues to ensure best practices and high-quality output.
• Participating in NCR and CAPA teams for investigations and validation, implementing effective corrective actions.
• Completing Equipment Risk Assessments effectively.
• Driving team motivation and employee engagement.
• Delivering the company’s PDR process.
• Managing team members’ holiday schedules to prevent production disruptions.
• Providing cover for Machine Setters when required.

People Management

• Managing the team according to company policies and HR guidance, including absence management.
• Developing the team through regular performance communication, 121s, and PDRs.
• Collaborating with HR to identify and address training needs for continuous development.
• Inspiring and motivating team members to achieve company and team objectives.
• Driving employee engagement and motivation.
• Managing team members’ holiday schedules to ensure continuous production.

Other Duties

• Adhering to the company’s Health and Safety policies and promoting quality standards and procedures, seeking continuous improvement.
• Performing additional tasks as appropriate to the role, in compliance with Quality System, Health and Safety policies, and Medical Device Directive regulations.

For more information or to apply, contact us at recruitment@wellandmedical.com.

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