Supervisor, PKG

Role Overview

The Packaging Supervisor position is responsible to assist with planning, coordinating, and managing all activities of those employees in the packaging department. This person will demonstrate a high level of creativity and independence in the design and development of new or improved packaging processes, systems, prototypes, and projects from concept to production. Safety, sanitation, housekeeping, GMP standards, problem solving ability as well as good employee relations are considered key elements to success.

They will need to coordinate and partner with other departments to maintain schedules and effect necessary changes and revisions.

05/2018

1300 Airport Road, North Brunswick NJ

Supervisor, Packaging

Packaging

Manager, Packaging

Exempt

The Packaging Supervisor position is responsible to assist with planning, coordinating, and managing all activities of those employees in the packaging department. This person will demonstrate a high level of creativity and independence in the design and development of new or improved packaging processes, systems, prototypes, and projects from concept to production. Safety, sanitation, housekeeping, GMP standards, problem solving ability as well as good employee relations are considered key elements to success.

They will need to coordinate and partner with other departments to maintain schedules and effect necessary changes and revisions.

• Ensures that timelines are met by distributing workload in accordance with changing priorities.
• Ensures operation of equipment by coordinating, preventative maintenance, repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Responsible for packaging production employees including mechanical support staff.
• Oversees day to day operation of filling and packaging environment.
• Coordinate activities and assist in setting priorities of mechanics and warehouse materials handlers to keep the production lines running efficiently and consistently.
• Communicate all packaging activities with the Lead QA inspector to proper QA support is available.
• Create and issue required packaging paperwork to line leaders and audit it daily for completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare for the new shift by reviewing all entries to the log, packaging line status and issues.
• Conduct routine meetings with departmental employee groups to provide guidance and to review problems, new procedures, and customer issues.
• Works closely with Quality and Planning department to execute production plan.
• Evaluates/solves production problems by reviewing the area of concern, developing potential solutions, technically evaluating, or testing the solutions, and preparing recommendations for management.
• Maintain a work environment which fosters teamwork and supports the company’s efforts to continuously improve processes.
• Prepares production reports and variance explanations, and accurately complies and files, Inventories, and order production supplies.

• Participate in any investigation for a deviation involving a batch record.
• Maintain proper gowning and hygiene to ensure integrity of the product as per cGMP’s and company policies.
• Follow batch records, SOP’s, and cGMP guidelines to ensure product specifications and tolerances are met.
• Ensures full compliance with Company policies, procedures, GMP’s, Ethical Business Practice, and SOPs at all times.
• Ensures documentation such as operation logs, batch records, etc. are fully completed, signed and in compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Complete necessary Activity Reports for management.
• Monitor the flow of paperwork from Receiving to Inventory Control Specialist for timely data entry.
• Resolve…