Production Supervisor

About the role

Cambrex is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing drug substance development and manufacturing across the entire drug lifecycle, as well as comprehensive analytical and IND enabling services. With over 40 years of experience and a team of 2,000 experts, Cambrex offers specialized drug substance technologies including continuous flow, controlled substances, liquid-phase peptide synthesis, solid-state science, material characterization, and highly potent APIs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise operating personnel for safe, efficient, and profitable operation of the chemical manufacturing area
• Administer day-to-day manpower, equipment and processing needs of the plant site
• Work closely with all departments to ensure timely shipment of quality products, meeting or exceeding customer expectations
• Ensure assigned production area meets or exceeds all safety and quality requirements
• Schedule operations to prevent delays and efficiently utilize manpower
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures in all operations and activities
• Properly train employees and evaluate their performance
• Exercise proper care in the utilization of buildings, equipment and services
• Perform simple laboratory tests on samples of in-process and waste materials to ensure proper operation and equipment function
• Coordinate operations with Maintenance Department to complete scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities
• Make recommendations to improve yields and reduce waste, labor, materials, maintenance, handling and other costs
• Initiate investigation of production issues and work with support groups to resolve and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Work with Process Engineering and Chemical Development during the implementation of new products
• Participate in process evaluations with production superintendents or process engineers as assigned

Qualifications

• Three or more years of chemical processing/manufacturing experience preferred
• Prior supervisory experience beneficial
• Sound written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer knowledge in Windows based software required
• DEA background check required
• Respirator use required
• High School Diploma or equivalent