Production Supervisor

T&T - Norcross - Norcross, Georgia United States

Country

United States

Shift

1st

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Job Summary

The Supervisor of VLPCC (Vialing, Labeling, Packaging and Controlled Components) is responsible for ensuring the consistent execution of departmental procedures, maintaining high standards of product quality, and supporting day-to-day manufacturing activities in compliance with cGMP, GDP, and safety standards. This position requires strong technical knowledge, leadership skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement in all facets of production.

• This position serves as the bridge between strategic leadership and hands‑on execution, ensuring that every batch processed adheres to the highest regulatory, safety, and performance standards.
• Supervises the day‑to‑day activities in the Preproom, Packaging and Controlled Components areas to ensure conformance to department, company, and FDA guidelines and regulations.
• This position uniquely combines technical manufacturing knowledge, team leadership, and quality oversight to ensure that both people and processes are operating at peak performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure all VLPCC (Vialing, Labeling, Packaging and Controlled components) processing operations are performed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with established SOPs, cGMP, and safety regulations.
• Lead, mentor, and support team members to meet daily production goals while promoting a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement. Lead and assist in training and cross‑training activities.
• Review, revise, and approve documentation, including manufacturing records, deviation reports, and quality control logs, to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance. Assists with CAPAs, Change Controls, and Special projects/tasks as required.
• Monitor workflow and resource allocation to optimize efficiency and minimize downtime across shifts and operations.
• Serve as a first‑line responder to operational issues, deviations, and product nonconformances, implementing corrective actions and escalating as needed.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and other departments to ensure production quality expectations are met.
• Maintain accurate inventory levels, generate purchase requests, and ensure equipment and materials are available and operational to support processing activities.
• Track team and departmental performance using KPIs and quality metrics to identify trends, drive improvements, and meet organizational objectives.
• Support onboarding and cross‑training efforts to build a flexible, knowledgeable, and resilient production team.
• Performs employee annual performance evaluations. Assists with cycle counts, maintains accurate inventory, and completes monthly and quarterly inventory.
• Lead triages for the department and initiate solutions to prevent reoccurring issues.
• Show the utmost commitment to Quality and Safety at all times.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Networking/Key relationships

Works closely with other production (manufacturing) members, quality control, quality assurance, customer service, shipping, sales and marketing staff. Follows appropriate control measures to ensure segregation of…