Pharmaceuetical Production Supervisor

Virbac•Bridgeton, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Virbac Animal Health is seeking a Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor. The Production Supervisor is a Direct Supervisor of Union Operators and temporary employees in the mixing, granulation, formulation, compression and packaging of pharmaceutical products. Responsible for operational mastery, safety, quality, productivity, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, cost improvements and employee training. This position will start Monday through Friday from 6:45 am to 3:15 pm then the position will move to a weekend shift starting in mid to late 2027. The Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor will be responsible for maintaining the motivation, development, and performance of the team and collaborators. Will maintain performance of production to meet the customer demand, while keeping employees working within regulations, standards, and procedures.

Requirements

BS in Chemistry/Engineering with a minimum of 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry or at least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with part of the experience as a Supervisor.
cGMP experience
Writing deviations that include corrective actions
Prior operational pharmaceutical experience.
Knowledge of chemical safety
Advanced analytical troubleshooting
Supervisory experience
Continuous improvement experience
Pass prerequisite test assessments.

Nice To Haves

Supervising in a union environment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, train and provide support to shift personnel
Assure employees understand duties, responsibilities, policies and procedures including product batch record instructions
Set and achieve objectives, both departmental and team
Empower and motivate team members
Foster dialogue and relationships
Participate in recruitment
Pre shift preparation
Organize team’s activities in relation to production schedule
Ensures availability of supplies and of equipment according to production needs
Maintain inventory of miscellaneous production supplies and parts
Monitor and assess department work flow and daily task activities
Monitor KPIs
Enhance productivity and product quality levels
Support to new product introductions by participating in operational mastery and corresponding training
Ensure the operational and pharmaceutical mastery of their units and processes
Direct supervision of production in compliance with our SOPs and regulating agencies’ rules.
Reviews product batch records for accuracy of entries, compliance to established limits, specifications and presence of all verification signatures
Provide hands-on leadership to ensure Quality and Compliance
Participate in writing and/or updating GMP documentation in coordination with QA
Write and/or update local operating procedures
Participate in qualification and validation in the unit
Propose, participate and/or lead kaizen events
Perform their operating system through Gemba walk
Continuously identify and lead improvements in their units and processes
Participate in waste reduction in order to increase effectiveness and efficiency of manufacturing operations
Participate in detecting deviations in collaboration with their team
Perform a thorough root cause analysis and understand other kinds of root cause analysis tools
Lead deviation investigations and participate in CAPA with QA
Manage deviations and exceptions in collaboration with QA, process engineer
Ensure compliance with Safety Program
Ensure employees work safely in accordance with regulations, standards and procedures
Eliminate unreasonable risk to health and the environment
Report all safety and/or environmental incidents to Safety Manager
Identify and anticipate team’s skill requirements and propose training programs
Coordinate individual training for their team in accordance to the required curricula