Production supervisor

Location: Ferentino

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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)  Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Position Summary  As a  Formulation Manufacturing Supervisor , you will lead daily manufacturing operations in a sterile production environment, ensuring compliance with GMP, safety, quality, and production targets. You will be responsible for supervising and developing a team of approximately 50 employees, coordinating formulation activities, optimizing production performance, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products. Working cross-functionally with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain, you will drive operational excellence, continuous improvement, and a strong culture of safety and compliance.

Key Responsibilities   Supervise daily sterile manufacturing activities in compliance with GMP and company procedures.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 50 operators and technicians.
Ensure production schedules, quality standards, and safety requirements are achieved.
Monitor and improve operational KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery, OEE, Yield).
Support investigations, deviations, CAPA, and change controls.
Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure efficient operations.
Drive continuous improvement and Lean initiatives.
Qualifications   Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Previous experience managing large production teams (40–60 employees).
Strong knowledge of GMP, aseptic processing, and sterile manufacturing operations.
Proven leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Good command of English.

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