Job Description
The role of the Manufacturing Supervisor I develops competence through structured work and receives guidance from more senior peers. Lead and facilitate safe operations in line with safety, regulatory and operational requirements. Assure high levels of customer service, ensure product/service quality, comply with regulatory requirements, achieve financial performance including cost reductions, and build a culture of high performance.
Responsibilities
- Safety: Create an environment where safety is the number one priority; drive safety improvements and conduct safety gembas; promote zero safety incidents in compliance with EHS requirements.
- People: Deploy team members daily to meet the production schedule; delegate tasks; ensure training to required standards; conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and survey action plans; approve time and attendance weekly; cascade important information.
- Operational: Coordinate shift activities to meet the production schedule; ensure smooth shift handover for safe planning/execution.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies; conduct material checks, line clearance checks, and spot checks; manage shift compliance issues impacting lot completion.
- Performance: Manage cycle time and change-over time; continuously seek improvements.
- Development: Train and assign progressively challenging tasks; ensure development plans; promote self-development with a growth mindset.
- Operation Excellence (OpEx): Participate in process improvement initiatives.
- Waste: Generate and manage non-hazardous and hazardous waste per procedures and local/federal regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelorβs degree required; sciences or engineering strongly preferred.
- Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred.
- 2 years manufacturing or related experience required; supervisor experience preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP).
- Working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and cGMPs required; good documentation/writing skills.
- Aseptic production experience desirable (if applicable).