Supervisor, Fragrance Compound

Essential Duties and Requirements

• Supervisory duties include supervision of up to 20 subordinates
• Working knowledge of compounding procedures and basic understanding of chemistry to teach/counsel proper compounding techniques to prevent deviations and/or troubleshoot occurring deviations
• Working knowledge of fragrance materials including wet, dry, viscous, flammable, hot and hazardous substances
• Knowledge of proper handling and safe and effective use of fragrance raw materials
• Initiate, develop and/or support continuous improvement projects with regard to manufacturing effectiveness, material handling and equipment cleaning
• Initiate, develop and support continuous improvement in areas of cGMP, safety, allergen, SSOP, EFfCI and ISO guidelines and internal metrics related to first time right, on-time shipping and lead time
• Oversee the compounding and material handling operations, including but not limited to, manufacture of products according to special instruction, inventory control of raw and stock materials used, bin transfers, warehouse locations, changing drums and refilling transfer containers, mixing, filling and sampling of finished goods
• Oversee Material Handling duties in conjunction with Receiving and Warehouse Management to support effective material movement and management with regard to ingredient locations, stock rotation, and material management in racks and storage rooms
• Follow approved manufacturing protocol, record keeping and methods of operation, including but not limited to, Standard Operating Procedures, site regulations, departmental rules, and required regulatory procedures, log books and other supporting data as needed per internal auditing guidelines
• Maintain UltiPro time management database for fragrance production employees, scheduling, approving and verifying time sheets weekly
• Review and maintain open order report, production logs, attend morning production meetings to verify on time production and shipment needs are being met
• Communicate with planning and other departments to ensure stock levels are maintained and planned appropriately
• Backs up material handlers as needed
• Any other duties as assigned by manager

Salary Range

Salary Range: $65-$85,000 annually

Education, Training And/or Work Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, required
• College Education preferred
• Forklift certification required
• Yellow Belt – Six Sigma Lean Training, preferred
• Working knowledge of current good manufacturing practices and OSHA safety regulations

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to read and write English is required
• Knowledge or metric system and conversions is required
• Ability to understand safety labels, manufacturing instructions, safety date sheets, scale readouts, correspondence, labels, code numbers
• Mathematical ability needed (add, subtract, multiply, divide, conversion from metric to English units for volume and weight)
• Reasoning ability – apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to problem solve
• Periods of standing, walking, reaching, bending are required
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Competencies

• Technical Capacity
• Ethical Conduct
• Communication Proficiency
• Results Driven
• Continuous Improvement Focus
• Working knowledge of EFfCI, ISO 9001:2015 and SQF