Manufacturing Supervisor; 2nd Shift

Position Overview

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.

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The Position:
Join our dynamic team in Carlsbad as a leader committed to excellence in manufacturing! As a key member of our organization, you will provide both leadership and technical support to our dedicated manufacturing personnel, ensuring the production of high-quality products that delight our customers.

• Manage a team of 20-50 production assemblers.
• Supervise, hire, train, develop, and evaluate production personnel to support manufacturing needs for existing products, new introductions, and R&D builds.
• Plan and schedule resources and activities to meet business needs, monitor production schedule, and track, analyze, summarize, and report key metrics.
• Identify potential failure modes affecting quality or business risks and collaborate with New Product teams for design for manufacturing (DFM) guidance, process/tooling development, and manufacturing instructions.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality to drive lean manufacturing improvements and provide technical guidance on new processing strategies and equipment procurement.
• Ensure compliance with quality systems (FDA, GMP, QSR, ISO), product specifications, process instructions, safety requirements, and company policies; manage non-conformances to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify and implement lean manufacturing opportunities to improve quality, increase productivity, reduce costs and reduce cycle times.
• Provide technical guidance and input regarding new processing strategies and associated equipment procurement.
• Work 2nd shift during the hours of 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM (Pacific).
• Develop and sustain a quality‑minded culture focused on customer service (external and internal), outstanding compliance, and continuous improvement activities that support business objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree and 3 years of supervisory experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

• 2+ years experience in technical supervision and/or engineering in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
• Working knowledge of quality system requirements (QSR) and good manufacturing practices (GMP).
• Experience working with a clean room environment and application of environmental procedures.
• Experience with manufacturing/MRP systems (QAD preferred).
• Experience and/or certification in LEAN Manufacturing principles.
• Experience and prior training (or ideally certification) with Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control a plus.

• Hand‑s on, self‑directed, organized and conscientious individual.
• Complete work in a timely, accurate and thorough manner.
• Think and work both tactically and strategically to provide financial and operational needs to Gen Mark’s business.
• Effective analytical problem‑solving and decision‑making skill.
• Strong time management and organizational skills in a dynamic, constantly changing environment.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate with all levels within the organization.
• Ability to read, write and analyze complex documents.
• Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries, customer inquiries or complaints and communicate effectively both orally and in writing with management, peers and individuals.
• Work effectively, exhibit a professional manner and establish constructive working relationships.
• Strong problem‑solving, judgment and decision‑making skills are required.

20-50 Manufacturing Technicians and other hourly personnel.

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