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Manufacturing Supervisor (Engineering)



Manufacturing Supervisor

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and North American headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company that is committed to breaking barriers to well-being through innovation in Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical Solutions.

Working at Essity is not just a career, it's where you'll play your part in a better future, making the world a healthier, more hygienic, and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. At Essity, there's shared belonging and individual growth. Our culture grows with you.

At Essity: This Is What We Do

About the Role

Essity Health and Medical Solutions North America is currently recruiting for a Production Team Lead (Salaried Supervisor).

Is a Role Model for Safety. Responsible for development of the organizational capability to get the expected results and provide leadership, direction setting and coaching for their department. Responsible for the application (and development if needed) of systems and standards (work instructions, procedures for safety, quality, Maintenance, HMEx Best Practice,…)

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk. 

What You Will Do

  • Uses internal and external benchmarks to drive performance improvement;

  • Contributes to the achievement of the plant's goal and objectives and communicate it to the department;

  • Develop department objectives aligned with site and unit needs and cascade Essity goals down to the teams;

  • Ensures the department delivers required production orders according to spec, in time and on cost;

  • Ensures department works to standards (Safety, Quality, Daily Direction Setting);

  • Accountable for the department's operational budget;

  • Identify capital expenditure needs to support midterm plans;

  • Accountable for performance management process and responsible for consequence management within their department;

  • Performs the duties of production (cut, sew and final inspection);

  • Responsible for quality production and performs final inspection of all garments;

  • Performs all duties in compliance with the following standards:  FDA QSR, ISO 13485, and all corporate/facility policies and regulations;

  • Provides training of employees and answers task related questions;

  • Utilizes appropriate resources to resolve customer problems;

  • Performs data gathering and analysis and handles special projects assigned by management;

  • Responsible for the fulfillment of the maintenance plan (including cost);

  • Supervises department;

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Who You Are

  • High School Education or GED Required

  • Must be able to read, write and speak English; required for the safe and effective performance of the job.

  • Proactively pursues and/or assists in troubleshooting in all areas affecting internal operations and external customers.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe everyone's learning and professional development is unique and want to empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected Compensation:

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits.

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

  • United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance;
  • Wellness program provided through Rally;
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA);
  • 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution;
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance;
  • Employee Assistance Program;
  • PTO offering with Paid Holidays;
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance;
  • Employee discounts program;
  • Scholarship program for children of Essity employees. 

About Our DEI Culture

Guided by our Beliefs & Behavior, our culture is the foundation that connects our history with our future. At Essity, care, collaboration and inclusion are more than buzzwords, they are practiced on an everyday basis. And with a purpose of breaking barriers to wellbeing, promoting gender equality and enable customers and consumers to lead a fuller life at all stages of life, DEI is in our core.

As we work in diverse teams across geographies, cultures and professional areas, inclusive leadership is something we expect from ourselves and each other. In our leadership platform, we express this as leveraging the power of differences. From experience we know that diverse and inclusive teams are key to innovate and profitably grow our business while simultaneously address our ambitious climate targets.

Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Competitive Total Rewards

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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