Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Virbac•Bridgeton, NJ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Virbac Animal Health is seeking a Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor for their 2nd Shift Production Team. The Production Supervisor is a Direct Supervisor of Union Operators and Technicians in the mixing, granulation, formulation, compression and packaging of pharmaceutical products. This role is responsible for operational mastery, safety, quality, productivity, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, cost improvements, and employee training. The position operates Monday through Friday from 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm. The supervisor will be responsible for maintaining the motivation, development, and performance of the team and collaborators, ensuring production meets customer demand while employees work within regulations, standards, and procedures. This position is located in Bridgeton, MO.

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.
Experience writing deviations that include corrective actions.
Prior operational pharmaceutical experience.
Knowledge of chemical safety and 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.
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 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.