Job Description

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare\'s hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let\'s advance the world of minimally invasive care.



Roles and Responsibilities:

• Hire, train, develop, and motivate warehouse personnel to follow procedures, meet high quality standards, production schedules, operations dept. goals, and productivity requirements
• Establish and maintain documented procedures to define the following:
• Receiving, Material Movement and Storage, and Shipping
• Maintain data in compliance with SOX and regulatory controls including records for timeliness and accuracy of Inventory, Receiving and Shipping
• Examine and correct issues related to FG, NPI, and SMKT storage quantities and shipped material
• Monitor inventory dollar value for all locations on a weekly basis and correct or report to the appropriate Manager when discrepancies occur
• Optimize operational efficiencies through capacity studies and examination of workloads
• Drive elimination of waste to improve Water Spider Routes through PWIP, Receiving and Supermarket efficiencies and Packing operations
• Provide vision and direction to work group and drive training to Lean Material flow practices.
• Ensure that optimal inventory levels of commodities are maintained to meet production requirements. Inform Purchasing if quantity exceeds in-house storage capacity
• Apply skills to identify and employ strategies to effectively increase inventory turns while meeting shipment deadlines above expectations
• Ensure that company procedures, including SOX and FDA requirements, are followed and adhered to.
• Managing employee training record completion and status
• Evaluate and provide annual performance feedback to direct reports along with interim counseling to ensure performance criteria are being met
• Implement Short-Term Problem Containment and Long-Term Corrective Action for Shortages and Missed Shipments
• Drive continuous improvement of current systems and processes and work closely with production planning and management to optimize the value stream opportunities
• Be accountable for Cycle Counts of required locations per published schedules
• Performance to Budget
• Interface and help: manufacturing, quality control, finance, planning, field service, and order management

Qualifications

Skill/Job Requirements:

• Minimum AA, BS degree or equivalent and minimum of five year\'s experience in managing Warehouse activities and material flow in high and low volume, manufacturing environments.
• Significant computer experience including MS Office products and ERP systems, preferably SAP and Agile.
• Proven track record of being an effective Supervisor in a fast paced, high volume manufacturing company
• Experienced knowledge of safety requirements and material handling equipment operation

Nice to have:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Kanban systems and other Lean material flow practices preferred.
• Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.
• Proven ability to head a team to consistently achieve stretch goals and targets.
• Ability to provide positive direction by encouraging peers to have a commitment to high standards of quality and performance.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effectively manages task breakdown, helps keep individual contributors on task, player-coach, ability to step in and perform hard tasks.
• In depth knowledge of inventory control systems and processes and root cause analysis.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Intuitive Surgical