Utility Supervisor, Packaging – Varies

Viatris•St. Albans, VT

1d•$66,000 - $127,000

About The Position

The Utility Supervisor oversees daily manufacturing and packaging operations to ensure production schedules, quality standards, and safety expectations are met. The role collaborates with peer supervisors to maintain consistent production priorities, employee expectations, and operational standards across shifts, and provides supervisory coverage across multiple production areas as business needs require. The supervisor communicates production results, staffing concerns, training progress, quality events, and operational risks to Manufacturing Management. The position supports production-line activities, employee onboarding and qualification, training and development, and quality investigations and improvement initiatives. Schedule flexibility is required to fill coverage gaps and meet production needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 4–7 years of relevant experience; a combination of experience and/or education will be considered.
Ability to flex schedule to fill coverage gaps and meet production needs.
Strong communication, time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Knowledge of GMP manufacturing, equipment operation, setup, changeovers, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of SAP, TrackWise, and LMS.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with peer supervisors to ensure consistent execution of production priorities, employee expectations, and operational standards across shifts.
Supervise daily manufacturing and packaging operations to achieve production schedules, quality standards, and safety expectations.
Conduct shift huddles, communicate production priorities, and reinforce performance expectations.
Provide supervisory coverage during vacations, absences, shift gaps, and business needs across multiple production areas.
Communicate production results, staffing concerns, training progress, quality events, and operational risks to Manufacturing Management.
Monitor staffing levels and allocate resources to support operational priorities.
Support start-up, shutdown, line clearance, and changeover activities.
Support onboarding and qualification of new manufacturing employees.
Monitor employee training progress and identify development opportunities.
Assist in verifying job proficiency and readiness for qualification sign-offs.
Support investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and quality improvement initiatives.