Director of Manufacturing – Pharmaceutical Operations
About The Position
Medline is seeking a Director of Manufacturing to lead its ReadyCare manufacturing site in Waukegan, ILL through a significant operational and regulatory transformation. This highly visible role will oversee approximately 150 employees across three shifts while helping reposition the facility as a full-cycle pharmaceutical manufacturing operation. The site manufactures medical wipes, including CHG products, within a regulated, moderately automated environment. With significant investment, new leadership, and external expertise already in place, the Director will play a central role in strengthening pharmaceutical operating practices, supporting regulatory remediation, implementing a sustainable drug-quality management system, and returning key products to market. This is an opportunity for an experienced pharmaceutical manufacturing leader to transform an operation, build long-term capability, and potentially influence Medline’s broader drug-manufacturing network.
Requirements
- Experience leading manufacturing operations in a regulated environment.
- Experience with pharmaceutical manufacturing practices.
- Experience with FDA remediation and compliance.
- Experience implementing quality management systems.
- Experience managing a large workforce (approximately 150 employees).
- Experience with change management.
- Experience managing capital expenditures.
- Experience with inventory control.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a moderately automated environment.
- Experience with medical wipes manufacturing, including CHG products.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership for manufacturing, warehouse, supply chain and facilities operations.
- Lead the site’s transformation into a pharmaceutical manufacturing operation grounded in cGMP requirements and strong operating discipline.
- Partner closely with Quality, Regulatory and external experts to support FDA remediation, inspection readiness and sustainable compliance.
- Lead manufacturing readiness and the successful restart and ramp-up of key product lines.
- Establish clear performance expectations and drive improvement across safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity and equipment reliability.
- Strengthen manufacturing processes, continuous-improvement practices, predictive maintenance and employee-training programs.
- Build, develop and engage a high-performing leadership team and predominantly hourly workforce.
- Lead change management across systems, processes, behaviors and organizational culture.
- Manage capital expenditures and support future manufacturing-line expansion.
- Ensure effective inventory control and the accurate receipt, storage and movement of materials.
- Maintain a safe, clean and secure workplace while ensuring compliance with all applicable safety procedures.
- Partner with Quality and other functional leaders to investigate and resolve product issues.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) contributions
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Service Corp
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
