Operations Manager

Glanbia•West Haven, CT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Manager (Fluid Bed & Blending) will assist the Site Director in managing, supervising and directing all aspects of production operations for designated lines of business. This is a very hands-on managerial position, with 90% of work time spent on the floor.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in physical sciences, mathematics, chemical, mechanical or process engineering; or a minimum of seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three years of hands-on people management experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in food, supplement, pharmaceutical, high-speed packaging or related industry that is regulated by the FDA.

Responsibilities

Promote a behavior-based safety culture with a goal of creating a zero-risk workplace.
Maintain high quality standards and zero error tolerance by adhering to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
Identify opportunities and promote continuous improvement to drive a zero-loss environment.
Vigorously improve quality using root-cause analysis of non-conformity issues and successful implementation of corrective action plans, including machine and processing operation training, in a timely and effective manner.
Collaborate with all departments in a positive manner to achieve the company’s goals considering efficiency and productivity goals.
Report and status departmental goals and objectives in keeping with the company’s long and short-term plans.
Assist in helping meet departmental efficiency and quality goals.
Ensure compliance and enforcement of all policies and procedures including attendance, safety, cGMPs, SOPs, etc.
Participate in daily production schedule meetings, to ensure customer delivery requirements are met.
Follow the daily production schedule and immediately communicate to management any problems.
Promote growth and development of supervisors, assistant supervisors, and machine operators through rigorous day-to-day hands-on, machine operation training program.
Work with supervisors to ensure customer’s requirements are met regarding on time manufacturing, quality and cost.
Implement standard operational and working practices and observe workers to ensure compliance with standards.
Perform all necessary supervisory duties of staff including but not limited to interviewing; hiring and terminating; training; administering performance reviews; disciplinary actions; etc.
Successfully implement new policies and procedures.
Ensure that manufacturing goals and project deadlines are met while maintaining compliance with cGMPs, FDA, and any other regulations.
Take part by providing information for customers and government agency audits and inspections.
Assist in revising, reviewing and maintaining production operations SOPs.
Develop, train, and implement an effective supervisory team.
Support and collaborate with other departments to expedite and or resolve problems to ensure customer product delivery dates are met.
Provide input in the development of process specifications, batch records and other quality related manufacturing documents.