Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor

Virbac•Bridgeton, NJ

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About The Position

Experiencing together a unique human adventure Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution. Encouraging internal mobility between positions and countries, offering individual development plans and building a partnership based on trust between managers and employees are as many perspectives of motivation for our teams. We also offer them a work environment conducive to exploring new territories and balancing their professional and personal lives. Finally, fostering their engagement to animal health also means listening to them and helping them to acquire new skills, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow and encouraging them to contribute to an ever more responsible approach to our business. Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor Virbac Animal Health is seeking a Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor for our Production Team. 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. 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. Qualified candidates must possess a 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 This exciting position will work in Bridgeton, MO. It comes with an excellent benefits package including generous time off including 13 Holidays, Floating Holidays, Vacation, Sick time. 401k + match, life, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and more!

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.
Must have prior operational pharmaceutical experience.
Knowledge of chemical safety and advanced analytical troubleshooting; must have supervisory and continuous improvement.
Pass prerequisite test assessments.

Nice To Haves

Experience 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
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