Department Leader, Operations (Second Shift)

Pharmavite•Opelika, AL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tableting Department Leader, Operations (Shift 6) will inspire manufacturing operations to achieve timely daily, weekly, and monthly results in the areas of safety, quality, cost and reliability while meeting department schedule adherence and attainment goals. Models Pharmavite's purpose, beliefs, and values for their employees by embedding the first time-right mentality to reduce operational NCCAPAs and reject/destruction costs, promoting robust root cause problem solving/CAPA development capability within their team, and meeting schedule adherence and attainment goals to deliver customer requirements. Pharmavite is committed to meeting the needs of our employees and their families with a Total Rewards package that's as comprehensive as the vitamins and supplements we deliver to consumers. With competitive compensation programs and standout benefits, we provide employees with optimal health and well-being -- as well as peace of mind. These rewards -- plus our new recognition program -- ensure employees feel supported both at work and home.

Requirements

A four-year degree or its equivalent combination of education/relevant work experience is required.
Requires minimum of four years’ experience in manufacturing/CPG, to include supervisory/leadership experience.
Competent knowledge of SOPs, cGMPs, within a CPG environment
Experience working within a rapidly evolving environment, able to adjust to changing job requirements.
Experiencing Leading and coaching AM projects.
Experience performing auditing in areas related to cGMPs, Batch Record Accuracy and TPM requirements.
Good organizational, analytical, problem solving, oral and written communication skills.
Ability to lead delivery of required results in Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost each shift, ensuring that succeeding shifts are set up for success.
Experience coaching, developing, and building high performing teams; including cross training and empowering individuals.
Ability to prioritize and delegate operational tasks and duties.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma and or Lean/Continuous Improvement experience preferred
Specific experience in the department to which applied is preferred.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, JD Edwards MRP, and PowerPoint preferred.
Working knowledge in MRP, WMS, & radio frequency systems.
General manufacturing experience in a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and set the standard and tone for their team by modeling Pharmavite’s purpose, beliefs, and values and while driving meeting schedule adherence and attainment goals to deliver customer requirements while meeting deadlines.
Ensure productivity, safety, housekeeping, and quality product goals are met/exceeded; coordinates daily scheduling with other departments to facilitate flow of materials and finished goods through the department.
Monitors operations of shift while sustaining changes to ensure first time right mentality.
Collaborate with Production Planning, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Distribution, HR, Tech Ops, Engineering, Planning, Operational Excellence and Receiving departments to expedite and facilitate flow of raw materials, compounds, bulk, and finished product through the department.
Is the point person to communicate shop floor issues to the Operations Engineer.
Investigate NCCAPAs working in partnership with Operations Engineer and Quality to drive root cause problem-solving with urgency.
Champion/coach teams on AM projects.
Perform analysis of raw material usage and product yields to ensure we meet or exceed standards.
Prioritize work to ensure customer, quality and safety needs are met and or exceeded, positively impacting production metrics.
Ensure safe practices are being performed and unsafe behaviors and conditions are corrected.
Provide technical support for staff for equipment and processes (trouble shoots and develops control techniques).
Oversees and ensures operating expenditures in order to meet or exceed expectations.
Perform other related duties as assigned.