Pharmaceuetical Production Supervisor

Overview

Virbac Animal Health is seeking a Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor. The Production Supervisor will be a Direct Supervisor of Union Operators and temporary employees involved in the mixing, granulation, formulation, compression, and packaging of pharmaceutical products. Responsibilities include operational mastery, safety, quality, productivity, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, cost management, and employee training.

The position begins Monday through Friday from 6:45 am to 3:15 pm and will transition to a weekend shift in mid to late 2027.

• Lead, direct, train, and support shift personnel.
• Ensure employees understand duties, responsibilities, policies, procedures, and product batch record instructions.
• Set and achieve departmental and team objectives.
• Empower and motivate team members.
• Foster dialogue and relationships.
• Participate in recruitment.
• Prepare for shifts.
• Organize team activities in relation to the production schedule.
• Ensure availability of supplies and equipment as needed.
• Maintain inventory of miscellaneous production supplies and parts.
• Monitor and assess department workflow and daily task activities.
• Monitor KPIs.
• Enhance productivity and product quality levels.
• Support new product introductions through operational mastery and training.
• Ensure operational and pharmaceutical mastery of units and processes.
• Direct supervision of production in compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements.
• Review product batch records for accuracy, compliance to limits, specifications, and verification signatures.
• Provide hands‑on leadership to ensure quality and compliance.
• Participate in writing and/or updating GMP documentation in coordination with QA.
• Write and/or update local operating procedures.
• Participate in qualification and validation of the unit.
• Propose, participate, and/or lead kaizen events.
• Conduct Gemba walks.
• Continuously identify and lead improvements in units and processes.
• Participate in waste reduction to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Detect deviations collaboratively with the team.
• Perform root‑cause analysis; lead deviation investigations and participate in CAPA with QA.
• Manage deviations and exceptions with QA and process engineering.
• Ensure compliance with the Safety Program.
• Ensure employees work safely in accordance with regulations.
• Eliminate unreasonable risk to health and the environment.
• Report all safety and/or environmental incidents to the Safety Manager.
• Identify and anticipate team skill requirements and propose training programs.
• Coordinate individual training for the team according to required curricula.

Requirements

• BS in Chemistry or Engineering with a minimum of 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry, or at least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with part of that time as a Supervisor.
• cGMP experience; ability to write deviations that include corrective actions.
• Prior operational pharmaceutical experience.
• Knowledge of chemical safety and advanced analytical troubleshooting.
• Experience supervising in a union environment is beneficial.
• Pass prerequisite test assessments.

Position based in Bridgeton, MO. Benefits include generous time off (13 holidays, floating holidays, vacation, sick time), 401(k) with match, life, medical, dental, vision benefits, and more.