Central Fill - Production Team Lead - Full Time - PM Shift

Albertsons•Ridgefield, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Team Lead at the Central Fulfillment Center is responsible for the day-to-day guiding, leading, training, coaching, and motivating the production team in a Central Fulfillment Center setting, ensuring operational efficiency and productivity. The Production Team Lead, reporting to the Pharmacist in Charge(PIC) or Group Supervisor, will work closely to resolve technical and workflow issues at the functional stations assigned with a sense of purpose and urgency. The Production Team Lead should be a functional expert and continuously sharpen the skills of the Team Members to achieve site and company goals. The position will be based in Ridgefield, WA. The shift arrangement is either day shift or afternoon/nights working Sunday-Thursday. A typical 40-hour workweek with occasional overtime is to be expected.

Requirements

Must be committed to contributing to a culture of safety, looking out for yourself and others.
Must be committed to achieving optimal productivity and efficiency and be self-motivated, energetic, and detail oriented.
Acts as a highly organized, flexible, adaptable subject matter expert who can prioritize.
Works well with others and can motivate people you work with.
Able to be a role model and lead by example.
Good communication skills both written and verbal.
Professional image with proper grooming.
Must have a willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours as needed.
Pharmacy Technician License in the Central Fill home state.
Ability to preserve confidentiality of patient information.

Nice To Haves

A national Pharmacy Technician Certification.
Previous experience as a pharmacy technician lead or manager/supervisor
Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician/Assistant in mail order/high volume production.
Central Fulfillment Pharmacy Technician experience.
Prefers to work in a closed-door environment (no adjudication, customer interaction, phone work.)
Good computer skills.
Good math skills.

Responsibilities

Acts as a working lead for all production activities of the team members.
Guides, trains, corrects, and supports the team on daily activities under the supervision of the Pharmacist in Charge/Group Supervisor.
Displays safety minded leadership in all aspects of production/fulfillment.
Subject matter expert for production line software/hardware issues, as well as each functional role.
Partner with production maintenance technician and IT Specialist to problem-solve and troubleshoot.
Responsible for appropriate triaging of issues and escalations, partnering with both internal personnel and external third-party vendors or contractual workers.
Responsible for working on the production line (within licensure) if needed.
Assist with maintaining the pharmacy system and technologies that facilitate uptime of proper counting, conveyance, packaging, and shipping of prescriptions.
Participates in general facilities maintenance that promotes general upkeep and functioning of the central fill facility.
Continuously develop process improvements for team direction, production line efficiency, and overall workflow.
Work well within a team environment with the General Manager, PIC, Group Supervisor, and other leaders at the site.
Ensures site and team compliance with all federal, state, local, and company regulations, policies & procedures.
Completes special projects as assigned.
Other duties as assigned concurrent with all applicable laws and regulations.