System Supervisor

Company Overview

HighRes is a Beverly, Massachusetts–based life sciences lab automation company that partners with biotech, pharma, and research organizations to implement intelligent laboratory workflows, combining hardware, software, and services to make scientific work more efficient and reproducible.

Its platform is focused on automating and orchestrating lab operations—from liquid handling and robotic systems to workflow software such as Cellario—supporting use cases like drug discovery, genomics, and other high-throughput research.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Attends stand-up, team, prebuild and post build meetings
• Travel 30% of the time.
• Support production manager in tracking toward departmental KPIs
• Support System Area Lead, and temporary step in as day to day manager when production manager is Out of Office
•  Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching.
• Giving feedback back to manager on all tech’s workmanship
• Ensure work cells are clean and organized at the end of day.
• Maintaining shop floor cleanliness – toolboxes are closed, and tools are put away and other 5S items. Left over pallets/boxes are thrown away, no trip hazards and benches all benches should be clean.
• Ensure whiteboards are up to date with the latest data.
• Checking project status emails and Jira reports. Be proactive in solving issues on the production floor.
• Maintaining a safe work environment.
• Reporting accidents and near misses
• Order floor stock material.
• Maintains a high-level discipline of technical knowledge and capability.
• Making sure all techs follow written procedures and that those procedures are always up on the monitors while work is being performed.
• Ability to maintain a clean and organized area.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities are required. Must have flexibility to re-prioritize tasks as needs change.
• Must have thorough knowledge of company products and procedures.
• Reviews and approvals of all manufacturing records.
• Must have knowledge of methods and equipment and be trained on equipment and processes in the area.
• Must be able to communicate appropriately, in written and oral forms.
• Maintains quality by enforcing organizational standards.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

• 7+ years proven manufacturing experience.
• Can-do attitude, strong initiative, highly collaborative and accountable.
• Must possess the ability to multi-task and react quickly and professionally in high stress situations.
• Strong ability to motivate team members
• Excellent analytical, organizational, oral and written communication and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to understand the role in the overall business process and appropriately support all organizations. Ability to seek a team approach.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Applications including Project, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and MRP/ERP systems.
• ISO9001 experience a plus
• Ability to set direction, make decisions and oversee the operations with little to no direct supervision.
• Willingness to contribute outside of job description when necessary.

Work Location: Beverly MA Office