Manufacturing Supervisor- Miami, FL
Third shift: 10p-630A

How will you make an impact?
Manufacturing Supervisor is a leadership position with responsibility for direction and management of the Manufacturing department. This position will include meeting and exceeding Operations objectives and contributing to a safe, cost-effective, and productive work team with a quality mindset.

What will you do?    
Responsibilities:

• Commitment to Safety, by following site safety procedures and utilizing safety equipment as required. Ability to document safety concerns or issues (i.e. Hazard IDs, Near Miss reports, safety opportunities, accident/injury reports, etc.
• Maintains accurate documentation, records and logs in accordance with regulatory authorities such as FDA (Food and Drug Administration), GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) and ISO9000 (International Organization for Standardization).
• Ability to lead Manufacturing Work Teams in specific processes.
• Perform minor troubleshooting and problem solving in areas of set-up of manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Ability to work in teams to achieve operational goals while being engaged in the process.
• Makes effective decisions relative to position requirements and include Quality and Operations in those decisions.
• Communicating issues and concerns to Management or designee.
• Some overtime will be required with prior notice to support business needs. Emergency overtime may be required with little notice to ensure operational objectives.
• Promotes a safe work environment by adhering to safety policies and participating in environmental, health and safety (EH&S) programs. Engaged in the Safety program by working safely and identifying safety concerns and issues.
• .Responsible for overall manufacturing responsibility in the manufacture of liquid & powder culture media products.
• Coordinating the staging of product formulations, weighing and compounding of raw materials (RMs) within +/- weight tolerances, milling, mixing / blending, packaging, production process control monitoring and GMP documentation for manufacturing powder and liquid culture media and supplements in accordance with Master Batch Records (MBRs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other supporting manufacturing documentation.
• Setting the work schedule, vacation, absences, and daily tasks for the manufacturing team in alignment with the manufacturing schedule.
• Operating the manufacturing department within approved budget.
• Provides leadership for the manufacturing associates to achieve departmental safety, quality, schedule adherence, service level, cost objectives and production goals. Leads the Tier 1 meetings for manufacturing as part of the tier accountability and communication process. Facilitates in functional team meetings as required as a manufacturing representative and participates in associate projects as a team member.
• Assures compliance to appropriate quality and regulatory requirements as specified in procedures. Initiates quality records (i.e. Problem Notifications in Track Wise) and corrective activities when not in compliance. Communicates the quality issues and resolution in a timely manner to Quality and Operations functions. Responsible, with department manager, for carrying out all internal or external audit recommendations and corrective actions.
• Facilitates training of manufacturing associates in the performance of their job responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner, following defined procedures as detailed in the job description, quality documents, safety policies and requirements.
• Initiates Human Resource related activities for the manufacturing team such as selection, transfer, discharge, performance improvement, development, and disciplinary actions of associates. Works with Human Resources to address associate relations and disputes in a fair, consistent, and timely fashion so as to comply with company Human Resources policies.
• Recommends, initiates, and/or facilitates measures of Continual Improvement and Practical Process Improvement (PPI) from associates to improve production and equipment performance, product quality, changes in working condition and use of equipment so as to increase efficiency, improve quality and reduce waste. This includes Just Do Its (JDIs), Kaizens, Standardized Work, 5S, Process Simplification, etc. Maintains a working set of standardized work and other continuous improvement or PPI documents required to support the manufacture of semi-finished goods and finished goods under site and quality guidelines.
• Weekly manufacturing schedules with Supply Chain Planning to assure timely execution of production orders to maximize operating efficiencies and service levels. Reviews and analyzes production order variances (as needed). Works with Operations and Finance to resolve material and direct labor variances from production orders.
• Support the coordination of activities related to calibration, work orders, validation, etc. into the manufacturing schedule.

• Requires a B.S. or B.A. degree in a technical, engineering or science field.
• Must have demonstrated leadership abilities; excellent organizational and critical thinking skills; high sense of urgency; highly motivated; balanced perspective; and an effective communicator at all functional levels.
• Previous manufacturing experience in a technical or lead role is highly desirable.
• Prior work experience in a GMP manufacturing environment, such as food, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, medical device or biotechnology manufacturing sites is preferred.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and ERP experience required (JD Edwards E1 highly desirable).
• Experience with aseptic processing and aseptic filling operations is preferred.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced PC application skills.

 
 
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