Packaging Supervisor

Piramal Group • Bethlehem, PA

7d

About The Position

Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities Provides leadership, supervision, and oversight to the packaging team, including but not limited to employee evaluations, coaching, training and development, and hiring Ensure packaging goals of capacity, cost, yield, safety, and quality are achieved Maintains a floor presence during the packaging runs while facilitating all packaging activities Represents packaging in the daily morning update meeting Attends weekly scheduling meeting to optimize packaging schedule to meet demand Coordinates with supply chain production planner to ensure correct components are available to meet demand plan Coordinates the packaging schedule with production and QC to ensure product availability Supports and works with Quality Assurance to investigate customer complaints Ensures all packaging operations are completed in compliance with validated operating parameters Assists in qualifications and validations of equipment within the packaging area Provides cost saving ideas to reduce department budget Hires and trains necessary manpower for packaging the customer order volume Operates according to cGMP and support Quality in all regulatory audits Investigates and trouble-shoots packaging and quality issues through RCA Initiates and completes investigation reports when required Partners with manager, technicians, and maintenance personnel to identify and resolve issues and corrective actions to ensure minimum costs and operational delays Ensures accurate component inventory controls through proper warehouse procedures and practices Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities every person must possess to be successful) Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to relate well with people Ability to multi- task in a fast paced, high pressure environment Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition Able to work independently with little supervision Coaching skills Qualifications Education/Experience Bachelor’s degree preferred 2+ years’ supervisory experience preferably in a pharmaceutical packaging environment or equivalent Strong mechanical knowledge of packaging equipment Good troubleshooting skills and sound mechanical aptitude Strong knowledge of cGMPs with regard to drug product packaging Experience writing SOPs, work instructions and job aids

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to relate well with people
• Ability to multi- task in a fast paced, high pressure environment
• Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition
• Able to work independently with little supervision
• Coaching skills
• 2+ years’ supervisory experience preferably in a pharmaceutical packaging environment or equivalent
• Strong mechanical knowledge of packaging equipment
• Good troubleshooting skills and sound mechanical aptitude
• Strong knowledge of cGMPs with regard to drug product packaging
• Experience writing SOPs, work instructions and job aids

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, supervision, and oversight to the packaging team, including but not limited to employee evaluations, coaching, training and development, and hiring
• Ensure packaging goals of capacity, cost, yield, safety, and quality are achieved
• Maintains a floor presence during the packaging runs while facilitating all packaging activities
• Represents packaging in the daily morning update meeting
• Attends weekly scheduling meeting to optimize packaging schedule to meet demand
• Coordinates with supply chain production planner to ensure correct components are available to meet demand plan
• Coordinates the packaging schedule with production and QC to ensure product availability
• Supports and works with Quality Assurance to investigate customer complaints
• Ensures all packaging operations are completed in compliance with validated operating parameters
• Assists in qualifications and validations of equipment within the packaging area
• Provides cost saving ideas to reduce department budget
• Hires and trains necessary manpower for packaging the customer order volume
• Operates according to cGMP and support Quality in all regulatory audits
• Investigates and trouble-shoots packaging and quality issues through RCA
• Initiates and completes investigation reports when required
• Partners with manager, technicians, and maintenance personnel to identify and resolve issues and corrective actions to ensure minimum costs and operational delays
• Ensures accurate component inventory controls through proper warehouse procedures and practices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees