Manufacturing Supervisor III (Onsite)

Role Summary

The Manufacturing Supervisor III is a technical SME with advanced expertise in operations, leading safe production activities, ensuring quality, regulatory compliance, and driving performance improvements to support production schedules.

Role Summary

Location: Onsite position (Worcester, MA). Shift: Monday to Friday, 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm EST (Second shift).

Responsibilities

• Safety: Manage the production safety program, promote a zero-incident culture, and ensure compliance with EHS requirements.
• People: Deploy team members effectively, delegate tasks to meet production schedules, train staff to required standards, conduct regular performance reviews, development planning, and ensure accurate time and attendance processing.
• People: Communicate effectively with the team, act as advisor/coach, mentor junior peers, and supervise production support personnel.
• Operational: Coordinate shift activities to meet the production schedule and ensure smooth handovers.
• Compliance: Ensure regulatory compliance, implement proactive compliance checks, and manage issues that could impact lot completion.
• Performance: Manage cycle times, change-overs, and lead/process improvement projects; monitor site metrics and support area targets.
• Development: Develop direct reports with training and growth opportunities; establish development actions/plans for key talent.
• Operational Excellence (OpEx): Lead process improvement initiatives and gather ideas to improve culture, quality, productivity, and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree (sciences or engineering preferred).
• Minimum 4 years‚Äô experience supervising or leading a functional team; regulated pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred.
• Systems: Proficient in Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP); familiarity with industrial automation (distributed control and PLC-based systems).
• Regulatory: Working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and cGMPs.
• Aseptic: Experience in an aseptic production environment preferred (if applicable).