Manufacturing Supervisor, Downstream

Responsibilities:

• Practices and promotes safe work habits and adheres to safety procedures and guidelines
• Team with Engineering to ensure equipment readiness for campaign start
• Team with facilities and Quality to ensure suite readiness from a change in and compliance stand point
• Utilizes manufacturing process knowledge and investigational skills to identify and resolve manufacturing issues and drive continuous improvement in process operations
• Proactively directs and delegates staff to ensure the execution of the daily manufacturing schedule.
• Support and develop consistent manufacturing standards for controlled documents used within cGMP manufacturing
• Conducts complex document revisions and/or document management including batch production records and manufacturing procedures
• Performs training with staff on the floor, as needed
• Supports cross-functional company goals
• Builds cross-functional relationships and enhances relationships with team members
• Works cooperatively with others to meet group and organizational goals
• Meet with operators regularly to discuss goals, planning, and progress.
• Continuously builds a high-performance diverse team of people to achieve objectives
• Develops self and others to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles
• Seeks and welcomes feedback and responds to coaching
• Provides frequent feedback and coaching to others on ways to improve performance
• Recognizes and celebrates successes
• Participates in initiatives to support, innovation and continuous improvement activities and improved compliance with quality procedures, policies and regulations.
• Participate in client and planning meetings as requested

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering or related field (preferred)
• Minimum of 7 years’ management experience in pharmaceuticals manufacturing (OR solid experience as a Lead, Mentor or Trainer)
• Great knowledge of cGMPs.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills; written and oral
• Ability to function in a fast paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to make decisions and work with minimal to moderate supervision.
• Able to provide effective written or verbal communication to peers, senior associates, and area management within their operational groups
• Strong planning, organization and multitasking skills
• Solid understanding of applicable regulatory requirements.
• Gown aseptically and/or sterile gown as needed.