Industry
Science & Technology
Specialization
All Science
Position Level
Executive
Working Hours
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Responsibilities
- Oversees the daily planning, implementation and maintenance of the manufacturing activities of a specific area. Ensures the effective use of materials, equipment and personnel in producing quality products at minimum costs. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. May assist higher level supervisor.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate departmental activities (including staffing) to fulfill sales orders, meet inventory requirements, and deliver manufactured products in accordance with established procedures and approved processes.
- Monitor and improve the efficiency, output and safety of manufacturing processes through observations and measurements as well as by collecting and interpreting data
- Ensures proper manufacturing processes are followed in accordance to written documentation (i.e., Batch Records, cGMPs, SOP’s, Work Instructions).
- Maintains and revises procedures associated with production processes to ensure accuracy, consistency and product quality.
- Create, edit, and maintain necessary documentation (SOP’s, Work Instructions).
- Ensure all manufacturing safety policies and procedures are implemented and maintained at all times.
- Investigates and eliminates departmental non-conformities in manufacturing processes by employing root cause analysis and implements corrective and preventative actions.
- Analyze and design lean manufacturing cells using effective systems to optimize use of space, equipment, material, personnel and increase capacities.
- Assist in developing plant layout in planning rearrangement of facilities, equipment and operations for better utilization of space and to increase capacities.
- Supports process validations by defining process to quality parameters, executing protocols, collecting/interpreting data and supporting protocol summary where needed.
- Monitors work for accuracy, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
- Trains, motivates, monitors and evaluates performance of manufacturing employees.
- Develop and implement departmental cross-training initiatives to allow for flexible resources and aid in improved capacities.
- Actively participates with internal and/or customer audits.
- Participates with activities directly related to ISO certification, and on-going conformance.
- Works closely with internal departments to assure commitment to the customer is met in a timely manner.
- First 6 months will require travel to USA for training and work process transfer.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, preferably life science, chemistry and/or engineering discipline, or equivalent experience required
- Minimum 5 years of progressive manufacturing experience and responsibilities, 1 of which must be in a supervisory capacity; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Life science, chemistry, chemical engineering or chemical production experience required
- Experience in cGMP manufacturing a plus