2nd Shift Wets Production Supervisor

Avantor • Paris, KY

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees the daily planning, implementation, and maintenance of manufacturing activities in a specific area. The Supervisor ensures the effective use of materials, equipment, and personnel to produce quality products at minimum cost; selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the function operates efficiently, and may assist a higher-level supervisor.

Requirements

• High School completion or equivalent (GED) required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, preferably life science, chemistry, and/or engineering discipline, or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive manufacturing experience and responsibilities, one of which must be in a supervisory capacity; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Life science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or chemical production experience required.
• Computer literacy applied to scheduling, procedure revisions and data management is required.
• Ability to take initiative, meet deadlines, and lead people in a team environment is essential.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cGMP manufacturing a plus.
• Familiarity with production processes and applications within a similar industry preferred.
• Knowledge of MRP systems preferred.
• Must have strong leadership skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to perform risk assessment of products and processes and develop corrective measures.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
• Proven record of reducing costs through process improvements and efficiencies.
• Must be hands-on, team-oriented, and committed to business improvement processes.

Responsibilities

• Supervise manufacturing employees.
• May supervise the activities of other departments (production, maintenance, shipping).
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate departmental activities (including staffing) to fulfill sales orders, meet inventory requirements, and deliver manufactured products in accordance with established procedures and approved processes.
• Train, coach, and motivate manufacturing employees by providing effective leadership, ongoing guidance, and performance feedback. Monitor and evaluate employee performance while fostering continuous learning, skill development, and career growth opportunities to support individual success, team engagement, and operational excellence.
• Responsible for site security, safety, and proper shutdown of the site at the conclusion of the shift.
• Supervise and participate in the production operations.
• Monitor and improve the efficiency, output, and safety of manufacturing processes through observations and measurements as well as by collecting and interpreting data.
• Ensure proper manufacturing processes are followed in accordance with written documentation (i.e., Batch Records, cGMPs, SOP’s, Work Instructions).
• Maintains and revises procedures associated with production processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and product quality.
• Creates, edits, and maintains necessary documentation (SOP’s, Work Instructions).
• Ensure all manufacturing safety policies and procedures are implemented and always maintained.
• Investigate and eliminate departmental non-conformities in manufacturing processes by employing root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyze and design lean manufacturing cells using effective systems to optimize use of space, equipment, material, personnel and increase capacities.
• Assist in developing plant layout in planning rearrangement of facilities, equipment, and operations for better utilization of space and to increase capacities.
• Support process validations by defining processes to quality parameters, executing protocols, collecting/interpreting data, and supporting protocol summaries as needed.
• Monitors work for accuracy, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
• Train, motivate, monitor, and evaluate manufacturing employees' performance.
• Develops and implements departmental cross-training initiatives to provide flexible resources and improve capacity.
• Actively participates with internal and/or customer audits.
• Participates in activities related to ISO certification and ongoing conformance.
• Works closely with internal departments to ensure customer commitments are met in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED