Bdx
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Shift Leader

Pay
$30 – $48 per hour
Location
USA CT - Canaan
Listed
6 days ago

Responsibilities

  • Promptly address any safety issues or incidents.
  • Manage and track attendance, vacation, PTO ect…Keep up on any needed performance management.
  • Responsible for staffing and training plans within line(s) for assigned shift.
  • Daily touchpoints with line associates to support the Run to Excellence program. This includes but is not limited to Safety, Quality, AM defect tagging, 5S, CILTs, Centerlining, TPM, breakdowns, and top losses. - ESOs
  • Provide regular, timely, and specific feedback to associates in addition to monthly formal 1:1's
  • Ensure an open flow of communication exists between production associates and management. Represent concerns of production associates to management, as well as management concerns to production associates.
  • Support timely resolution of issues on the line, demonstrating servant leadership and adhering to BD Values.
  • Proactively anticipate and address problems before they impact production.
  • Prepare and run Tier 1 production meeting and ensure alignment with the Line Centric Organization (LCO) team.
  • Ensure fair and consistent application of company and departmental policies and practices. Works with associates to resolve employee relations issues and concerns; involves HR when needed.
  • Ensure the Pit Stops and CILTs are executed as expected and daily targets, goals and issues are updated on the Tier 1 boards.
  • Ensures that all line resources are properly focused to support any quality or line issues as they occur. This includes prioritizing and leading proper root cause investigation and containment as problems arise.
  • Required to spend 100% of their time out on the production floor except for when required to attend necessary meetings or hold performance related conversations with associates.
  • Communicate results and escalate issues to the Line Leader.
  • Responsible for accurate material management, work order set up, reconciliation, and cycle counts as needed.
  • Conduct daily batch reviews (DHRs).
  • Ensure accuracy of quality checks and work order documentation. (Prevent and resolve QDNs for your lines)
  • Work daily in collaboration with all support roles and functions, including Quality, Maintenance, and others as necessary. Build a strong cross-functioning team.
  • Coordinates headcount and ensures sampling is supported as needed on their lines and in support of other lines in the department (This includes sampling, block stock, EWO's, validation, rework).
  • Lead requalification efforts for their assigned lines.
  • Support quality inspections through shift for your assigned lines, or delegate as needed.
  • Perform other duties as required to support the needs of the business

Qualifications

  • Degree level qualification; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional information

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

Benefits may include

  • Health & Well-being: Medical, dental, vision, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, wellness resources, mental health support, and disease management programs.
  • Retirement & Financial Well-being: 401(k), deferred compensation programs, financial counseling, DailyPay, and educational savings resources.

Work-Life Balance & Family Support: Paid time off, company holidays, educational assistance, parental leave, adoption assistance, backup care, caregiving support, employee assistance programs, commuter benefits, pet insurance, legal services, and associate discount programs.

  • Leave Programs: Bereavement, military, personal, family and medical leave, and jury duty leave.
  • Additional details regarding benefits and well-being programs can be found in Our Commitment to You.
  • Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed

Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

Salary Range Information $29.80 - $47.70 USD Hourly

About Bdx

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you'll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

Required Skills

Optional Skills.

  • Primary Work Location
  • USA CT - Canaan
  • Additional Locations
  • Work Shift

At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs.

Read the original posting

From Bdx's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 3, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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