Production Supervisor

Job Overview

Responsibilities

• Oversees monitors and coordinates Production activities
• Gives importance to individual members and overall team achievement for policy deployment objectives
• Ensures that team goals are aligned with and represent the company's objectives
• Acts as a liaison between team members and other functional areas
• Works proactively in addressing potential issues and apply real-time problem-solving skills when working towards resolution
• Ensures that the duties, responsibilities, authority and accountability of all direct and indirect reports are defined and understood
• Develops and oversees, schedules the production requirements and headcount to determine the most cost effective and efficient methods of obtaining necessary resources while ensuring improved performance in: quality, cost, delivery, safety and morale
• Takes an active leadership role in development and implementation of continuous process improvement tools in assigned department(s)
• Manages the planning and designing methods to improve or enhance existing programs and processes
• Responsible for the development and implementation of manufacturing processes and equipment to maintain proper product functionality as well as cost efficiency and resource allocation
• Responsible for maintaining the production equipments in the usable condition through monitoring of maintenance schedules, maintenance of required change parts/ spare parts and basic troubleshooting of equipments
• Provides regular and timely reports and interpretation of results to the Production management
• Develops, implements and monitors policies and procedures for day-to-day operations
• Establishes creative manufacturing solutions
• Establishes / monitors standard operating procedures within manufacturing
• Selects and recommends equipment to support parts
• Establishes annual objectives for direct reports and reviews performance of objectives in a timely manner
• Responsible for managing the team through recruitment, training needs identification and arranging required trainings / resources for their development to suit company requirements
• Responsible for creating/ revising/ reviewing / approving GMP documentations
• Takes an active role in identifying training needs, challenging and developing both direct and indirect reports in their positions for future opportunities
• Follow company policies and Standard Operating Procedures
• Perform all additional tasks relating to the operation of the manufacturing department as requested

Qualifications & Requirements

• The ability to effectively build and maintain relationships and motivate a highly diverse team in order to effectively negotiate and solve problems.
• The ability to facilitate and generate the exchange of ideas to resolve problems, select and prioritize optimal solutions and implement decisions.
• The ability to organize, prioritize and deliver tasks & projects with a sense of urgency.
• The ability to maintain attention to detail while executing multiple tasks.
• The ability to exhibit flexible thinking through continuous improvement and quality mindset.
• A willingness to develop yourself and others.
• Working knowledge of applicable safety and standards guidelines, such as SOP, cGMP, DEA regulations and/or MSDS.

Education & Experience

• Minimum BS with Scientific field or equivalent (preferable in Chemistry / Pharmacy)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as lead/supervisor in pharmaceuticals / nutraceuticals.
• Following would add preference: Up-to-date knowledge in GMP and Safety guidelines / regulations. Ability to learn quickly & Train team members.
• Technical, Administrative, Decision making, Communication skills and Ability to work under pressure.

Benefits

• MEDICAL BENEFITS: Medical plans through Horizon
• RX BENEFITS: Rx automatically provided with medical benefits
• DENTAL BENEFITS: Dental plan options through CIGNA
• VISION PLAN: Vision plan options through VSP
• VISION PLAN: Vision plan options through VSP
• LIFE INSURANCE: Basic Life and AD&D
• SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE: Supplemental Life Insurance
• DISABILITY INSURANCE: Disability Insurance, Voluntary Short-Term Disability and State Disability Long-Term Disability (LTD), State (short term) disability – where applicable
• FSAs: Both Health Care & Dependent Care Available
• HSA: Health Savings Account
• 401(k) PLAN: 401(k) Plan - Through Fidelity / Employer Match / fully vested after 3 years
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP): Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - 100% Confidential and 100% company paid
• Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
• Legal and Identity Theft Insurance
• Paid Time Off: Paid vacation, PTO, Holiday Notice

Physical Requirements

• WAREHOUSE OR PRODUCTION POSITION – While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to:
• Regularly lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside
• MEDIUM WORK: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects