Production Team Lead - Accellix

About the role

bioMérieux is a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, improving public health worldwide through diagnostic solutions for more than 60 years. The Production Team Lead – Accellix coordinates daily manufacturing operations and leads manufacturing technicians to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and operational performance objectives are achieved in a GMP-regulated environment. This role provides day-to-day leadership for production activities, supports staffing and workflow execution across shifts, and ensures compliance with quality and regulatory requirements. The Production Team Lead serves as a key partner to Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, and Operations teams to drive continuous improvement, process stability, and manufacturing readiness while supporting production throughput and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets.
• Support manufacturing activities including formulation, processing, drying, fill-to-finish operations, equipment operation, troubleshooting, and batch completion.
• Monitor key performance indicators such as throughput, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), First Pass Yield (FPY), downtime, staffing levels, and production output.
• Escalate operational issues that may impact product quality, production schedules, or customer commitments.
• Train, coach, mentor, and develop Manufacturing Technicians while promoting accountability, engagement, and teamwork.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, cGMP, GDP, SOPs, documentation requirements, and quality system procedures.
• Review production records and support accurate and timely batch documentation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to improve manufacturing effectiveness and process performance.
• Support investigations, CAPA activities, deviation management, audit readiness, validation efforts, and new product introductions.
• Promote a culture of safety, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and quality throughout the manufacturing organization.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Minimum of four (4) years of manufacturing, operations, or production experience in a GMP-regulated industry.
• Experience in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical device manufacturing environments.
• Ability to lead teams, coordinate priorities, and resolve operational challenges in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Operations, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with reagent formulation, biomolecules, drying and stabilization technologies, microfluidics, diagnostics