Lead Formulation Technician - Nights
About The Position
This position is located at the High Point, North Carolina manufacturing site and is part of the Post Production Operations team. The site supports pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging operations in a cGMP-regulated environment, delivering high-quality products while maintaining a strong commitment to safety, compliance, and operational excellence. As a Post Production Lead, you will provide day-to-day leadership for production associates by coordinating staffing, equipment, materials, and production schedules to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and delivery objectives. Your leadership will help ensure compliance with cGMP requirements while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement across post-production operations.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED is required
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in manufacturing, production, operations, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or a related industrial environment.
- Experience leading work assignments, coordinating production activities, or serving as a team or shift lead.
- Experience working with production documentation and computerized manufacturing systems.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to coordinate production teams, conduct training, and effectively communicate across multiple departments.
- Working knowledge of cGMP requirements, manufacturing documentation, Batch Production Records, SAP, production scheduling, quality systems, and continuous improvement practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize work, make sound operational decisions, manage multiple priorities, and maintain a high level of quality and compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, reach, and use hands while performing production activities.
- Frequently required to lift, push, pull, and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment with moving mechanical equipment and varying noise levels.
- Requires close visual acuity and color vision for inspection activities.
- Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including lab coat or uniform, safety glasses, gloves, safety shoes, dust masks, and hair/facial hair coverings.
- Must meet applicable DEA security clearance requirements where required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing environment.
- Experience with SAP, TrackWise, Batch Production Records (BPRs), inventory control, and production scheduling.
- Previous project leadership or team leadership experience.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily production activities by assigning associates, monitoring production schedules, and ensuring inspection and packaging operations meet quality, productivity, and on-time delivery goals.
- Review Batch Production Records (BPRs), production documentation, SAP transactions, and production metrics while investigating deviations, documenting events, and supporting CAPA activities in TrackWise.
- Lead shift activities by conducting training, monitoring equipment readiness, verifying line clearances, supporting inventory management, and collaborating with Quality Assurance, Validation, Technical Services, and Manufacturing leadership.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Performance-Related Bonus (where eligible)
- Annual Merit Performance-Based Increase
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Annual Leave
- Employee Referral Bonus
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (where applicable)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
- Training and Professional Development
- Inclusive and Collaborative Work Environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
