Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Virbac • Bridgeton, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Virbac Animal Health is seeking a Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor to lead its second-shift production team in Bridgeton, Missouri. The supervisor directly oversees union operators and technicians involved in mixing, granulation, formulation, compression, and packaging of pharmaceutical products. The role is responsible for operational mastery, safety, quality, productivity, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, cost improvements, and employee training. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

The supervisor maintains team motivation, development, and performance while ensuring production meets customer demand and employees work according to applicable regulations, standards, and procedures. Duties span team management, production planning and productivity, regulatory compliance and quality, continuous improvement, troubleshooting and deviation investigations, safety, and training.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or Engineering with at least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, or at least 10 years of pharmaceutical-industry experience, including some supervisory experience.
• Prior operational pharmaceutical experience.
• Experience with cGMP and writing deviations that include corrective actions.
• Knowledge of chemical safety and advanced analytical troubleshooting.
• Supervisory experience and continuous-improvement capability.
• Pass prerequisite test assessments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supervising in a union environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, train, and support shift personnel; ensure employees understand their duties, responsibilities, policies, procedures, and product batch record instructions.
• Set and achieve departmental and team objectives, motivate team members, foster dialogue and working relationships, and participate in recruitment.
• Prepare for shifts and organize team activities according to the production schedule.
• Ensure supplies and equipment are available for production; maintain inventory of miscellaneous production supplies and parts.
• Monitor department workflow, daily tasks, and key performance indicators; improve productivity and product quality.
• Support new product introductions through operational mastery and related training.
• Supervise production in compliance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Review product batch records for accurate entries, compliance with limits and specifications, and required verification signatures.
• Provide hands-on leadership for quality and compliance; participate in writing or updating GMP documentation with Quality Assurance and write or update local operating procedures.
• Participate in unit qualification and validation.
• Propose, participate in, or lead kaizen events; conduct Gemba walks; identify and lead process improvements; participate in waste reduction.
• Help detect deviations, conduct root-cause analysis, lead deviation investigations, participate in CAPA with Quality Assurance, and manage deviations and exceptions with Quality Assurance and the process engineer.
• Ensure compliance with the Safety Program and that employees work safely according to regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Reduce unreasonable risks to health and the environment and report safety or environmental incidents to the Safety Manager.
• Identify and anticipate team skill requirements, propose training programs, and coordinate individual training according to required curricula.

Benefits

• Generous time off, including 13 holidays, floating holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• 401(k) with matching.
• Life insurance.
• Medical benefits.
• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level