Supervisor Manufacturing

About the role

BioLife Solutions is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of cell and gene therapy bioproduction tools and services. We are seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to join our dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clean room activities; ensuring team members adhere to work instructions and SOPs.
• Maintain open communication with Department Head to streamline flow of operations and effectively address daily production issues.
• Manage the training and development of additional production team members to maintain a fully staffed.
• Perform preventive maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Propose and implement process improvements.
• Support training programs and share knowledge of process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relevant experience; or Associate degree / Biotech cert and 5 years of relevant experience; or High school diploma / GED and 6 years of relevant experience.
• 1+ year of supervisory experience.
• Ability to manage and develop team members.
• Ability to diagnose and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to support manufacturing team needs and effectively communicate to management.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and willing to accept temporary responsibilities outside of normal job duties.
• Comfortable working in a fast-changing small company environment and able to adjust workload based on changing priorities.
• Must not have unusual sensitivity to typical laboratory chemicals (i.e., sanitization agents).
• Able to perform fast paced operations and repeatedly perform multi-step simultaneous operations with a high degree of accuracy.
• Able to effectively communicate while wearing cleanroom gowning (mask, hood, coveralls, gloves, etc.).
• Able to work effectively in a group and independently.
• Able to meet aseptic gowning qualification requirements.
• Able to work regularly with cleaners.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. and push/pull up to 1200 lbs. with assistance.

Skills

• Leadership experience.
• Prior aseptic processing experience in a cGMP/FDA regulated environment.
• Prior cleanroom gowning experience.
• Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma/5S.
• Desirable: Degree in sciences with an interest in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Desirable: Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, 401K with generous match.
• Lifetime life and disability insurance.
• Time off programs of Vacation and Sick time.
• Cash bonus or stock equity grants based on company performance.

Pay

The US base salary range for this position at full-time is $75,513 - $ 105,719 per year. Typically, new hires are brought in at or near the midpoint of the range to allow for future growth and advancement within the role.

Schedule

May be required to work either day or evening shift. May occasionally be required to work weekends and overtime.