Production Supervisor

Pfizer • McPherson, KS

5d • $82,700 - $137,900

About The Position

Under the general guidance of the Department Manager/Lead Operations Supervisor, the Production Supervisor serves as a first-line manager in an operational area of the site. The role directs multi-shift work by hourly colleagues involved in filling, inspection, packaging, assembly, and storage of active pharmaceutical ingredients, parenteral liquid drug products, and auto-injector medical devices. The supervisor oversees manual and automated processes in and outside aseptic environments.

The supervisor supports safe, compliant, and timely production by managing staffing and resources, developing colleagues, maintaining training, coordinating across functions, reviewing batch records, and supporting product release. The role also investigates operational quality, environmental, and safety incidents, coaches colleagues on GMP practices, and supports continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Science with at least 2 years of experience and at least 1 year of demonstrated leadership capability in a pharmaceutical and/or manufacturing environment; or an associate degree with at least 6 years of experience and at least 3 years of demonstrated leadership capability; or a high school diploma with at least 8 years of experience and at least 5 years of demonstrated leadership capability.
• Education and prior pharmaceutical and/or manufacturing experience are required; qualifying military experience may be considered in lieu of industrial experience.
• Strong knowledge of, support for, and capability in manufacturing operations, methods, and practices.
• Ability to manage, organize, problem-solve, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while exercising leadership and diplomacy and coordinating with colleagues at all levels.
• Ability to manage production within accuracy parameters, control damaged product, and meet customer-service goals.
• Working knowledge and experience with SAP or equivalent inventory-management software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Ability to stand upright for several consecutive hours and frequently walk between production areas.
• Ability to bend, stoop, squat, carry, and/or lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to work traditional and/or split shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including eye protection and gloves; aseptic area certification and gowning may be required.
• Permanent work authorization in the United States; U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Supervise colleague work activities in production in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices and applicable environmental and safety regulations.
• Develop colleagues through timely performance feedback, appraisals, one-on-ones, individual development plans, and other performance-management activities.
• Ensure colleague training is current and compliant with procedures, specifications, and standards.
• Help ensure units are manufactured to forecasted volumes with appropriate resources.
• Schedule staffing and optimize available labor to meet customer demand within budget, communicating and recommending actions to leadership as needed.
• Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and production personnel to share information and keep production on schedule.
• Complete operational quality, environmental, and safety incident investigations as required.
• Partner with colleagues to share knowledge, solve problems, and implement solutions on the manufacturing floor.
• Identify process improvements and support continuous improvement initiatives related to compliance, safety, production, risk reduction, product quality, and waste reduction using OpEx and IMEx principles.
• Anticipate and respond to shortages of material, equipment, personnel, and space to meet schedules and maintain inventory.
• Review batch records, support production-lot release, and ensure products meet quality and quantity standards.
• Maintain and improve labor standards, including assigning the appropriate number of colleagues to each line to meet staffing and financial guidelines.
• Promote a safety culture, help establish safety rules and instruction, follow safety requirements, report events to EH&S, and ensure events are contained and risks mitigated.
• Provide ongoing GMP coaching, including coaching on aseptic practices, GDP, and visual inspection sequence adherence.
• Assist the manager with special projects and other assigned duties.
• Travel between facilities when necessary.
• Practice and promote a safe work environment.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer matching contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
• Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
• Potential relocation assistance based on business needs and/or eligibility
• Eligibility for Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan, with a bonus target of 10% of base salary

What This Job Offers

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