Production Supervisor

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THE VALUE YOU’LL BRINGAs a Production Supervisor at Smithfield Bioscience, you will lead a team of approximately eight employees in the manufacture of pharmaceutical-grade heparin sodium and other biologically derived products. You will oversee daily production operations, ensuring compliance with cGMP requirements, quality standards, safety policies, and regulatory expectations. Through effective leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams, you will drive operational excellence, maintain product quality, and support the reliable production of pharmaceutical products in a regulated manufacturing environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DOSafety, Compliance & Quality Promote a culture of safety and compliance by ensuring adherence to company policies, cGMP regulations, SOPs, and environmental, health, and safety requirements.

Conduct routine production floor inspections and address safety, quality, and compliance issues promptly.

Ensure manufacturing activities are performed in accordance with approved batch records, procedures, and quality requirements.

Partner with Quality Assurance to support audits, inspections, investigations, CAPAs, and continuous compliance initiatives.

Always maintain inspection-ready manufacturing operations and documentation.

Production Operations Supervise daily manufacturing operations to ensure production schedules, quality standards, and business objectives are achieved.

Monitor production performance, yields, throughput, cycle times, and process efficiencies while identifying opportunities for improvement.

Coordinate staffing, equipment availability, and materials to support production requirements.

Escalate and assist in resolving operational issues that impact safety, quality, production, or compliance. Team Leadership & Development Lead, coach, and develop production operators and lead personnel to maximize performance and engagement.

Conduct employee training, performance evaluations, and development planning.

Foster accountability and ensure employees understand and follow all safety, quality, and operational procedures.

Communicate daily production goals, performance metrics, and organizational updates to the team.

Continuous Improvement Support Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence initiatives to improve productivity, quality, and cost efficiency.

Participate in root cause investigations for deviations, non-conformances, and process-related issues.

Collaborate with Engineering and Technical Services to implement process improvements and equipment enhancements.

Utilize performance data and key manufacturing metrics to identify improvement opportunities.

Equipment & Facility Support Partner with Maintenance and Engineering teams to ensure manufacturing equipment operates efficiently and reliably.

Support equipment troubleshooting, preventive maintenance activities, and process improvement projects.

Ensure production areas are maintained in a state of operational readiness and GMP compliance.

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