Manager, Manufacturing

Bausch + Lomb•US-SC-Greenville, SC

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Manufacturing leads 24/7 manufacturing operations across Aseptic Filling, Preparation/Cleaning, and Packaging. The role has end-to-end operational ownership for safety, quality, delivery, cost, compliance, and people leadership, ensuring production follows GMP, regulatory expectations, approved procedures, and site standards. It also provides weekend operational support and serves as an escalation point to maintain continuity across shifts. The manager sets operational direction and performance expectations, oversees line leadership, coordinates resources, and addresses escalated issues and systemic barriers. The role partners with Supply Chain, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse on production schedules, maintenance and reliability, investigations, CAPAs, deviations, change controls, validations, inspections, and equipment start-ups. It also develops team members through coaching, feedback, and recognition, and manages staffing, labor planning, productivity, and budget performance.

Requirements

Experience leading GMP manufacturing operations in aseptic, pharmaceutical, medical device, biologics, or another regulated manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead multi-shift or 24/7 operations, including weekend coverage, escalation management, and cross-functional coordination.
Knowledge of aseptic processing, cleaning practices, packaging operations, documentation practices, contamination prevention, and regulatory readiness.
Proven capability in people leadership, technical problem solving, continuous improvement, operational performance management, and change leadership.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Life Sciences, Operations Management, or a related field; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Provide tactical and long-range operational direction for Aseptic Filling, Preparation/Cleaning, and Packaging to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and compliance objectives.
Maintain operational ownership across all shifts, including weekend coverage, issue escalation, resource coordination, and decision-making to ensure production continuity.
Set expectations for compliance with GMP, FDA, Annex 1, ISO requirements, approved batch records, SOPs, contamination-control expectations, and internal quality systems.
Ensure line leaders coach team members to meet standards and foster recognition and accountability.
Set performance expectations and oversee Aseptic Filling, ensuring line leadership has the resources, priorities, and cross-functional support needed to meet targets; remove systemic barriers and address escalated issues.
Oversee Preparation and Cleaning, holding line leadership accountable for production readiness, sanitation performance, and adherence to established standards while resolving constraints and operational risks.
Direct Packaging performance through clear priorities, governance, and accountability, aligning resources and addressing obstacles and escalated issues.
Drive operational excellence through Lean, Six Sigma, OEE improvement, 5S, visual management, waste reduction, changeover optimization, downtime reduction, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Supply Chain, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse to coordinate production schedules, preventive maintenance, reliability activities, investigations, CAPAs, deviations, change controls, validations, inspections, and new equipment start-up.
Develop teammates through timely coaching, feedback, and recognition.
Manage staffing, labor planning, productivity, and budget performance, ensuring appropriate resourcing for daily execution and long-term business needs.