Job Description
Description:
The Supervisor will oversee the operations and staff throughout the manufacturing floor. The supervisor will also assist with equipment start-up, participate in ANDA batch production and commercial batch manufacturing.
Essential Functions:
- Oversee all activities throughout the manufacturing floor. Ensure safety, quality, and effective productivity, adhering to 100% GMP compliance. Plan and schedule all manufacturing and packaging activities to ensure deadlines are met, prevent a back order situation.
- Work closely with the quality group to ensure constant compliance, participate in any and all investigations that may arise in the department. Support the R&D process and execution of new products is expected, will be a key contributor of information during the process.
- Act as a "Working Supervisor" to manufacture the various R&D large/small scale batches, train operators in the processing and equipment capabilities for all production.
- Participate in equipment set-up, IQ/OQ/PQ, and commercial batch activities. Set-up, run and clean equipment in a GMP compliant environment. Conduct mixing, coating, converting, pouching and cartoning operations. The Working Supervisor responsibility is a key aspect of the role as it pertains to leading, performing and demonstrating the actual methods and procedures in manufacturing the products using state-of-the-art equipment and operating systems. These systems include sophisticated recipe driven controlled human interface systems.
- Conduct effective communication to the staff on a daily basis to ensure that everyone is up to speed with the all pertinent departmental and/or company events.
Additional Responsibilities:
- R&D and commercial scale-up activities.
- Perform Continuous Improvements.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Related field - Preferred
- Associate Degree Related field + 5 yrs exp leading and training staff - Required
Experience:
- 3 years or more in Transdermal drug delivery or manufacturing GMP environment
- 3 years or more in Leading and training staff
Skills:
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with good common sense. - Intermediate
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. - Intermediate
- Able to multi-task, and advance multiple programs simultaneously. Takes thoughtful and timely action when confronted with a problem. - Intermediate
- Ability to adapt to changes in assignments, flexibility, and willingness to work extended hours. - Intermediate
- Strong team player. - Intermediate
Specialized Knowledge:
- Transdermal, Converting, Packaging Experience with in a GMP Manufacturing Environment
