Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor

Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor – Virbac

Location:

Bridgeton, MO (Second shift 3pm – 11pm)

Benefits:
Excellent benefits package including generous time‑off (13 holidays, floating holidays, vacation, sick time), 401(k) with match, life, medical, dental and vision benefits, and more.

• Team Management
  • Lead, direct, train and provide support to shift personnel.
  • Assure employees understand duties, responsibilities, policies and procedures including product batch record instructions.
  • Set and achieve objectives, both departmental and team.
  • Empower and motivate team members.
  • Foster dialogue and relationships.
  • Participate in recruitment.

  Expected results:
  Guarantees motivation, development and performance of team and collaborators. Maintains a good atmosphere and working conditions.

• Productivity
  • Pre‑shift preparation.
  • Organize team activities in relation to production schedule.
  • Ensure availability of supplies and equipment according to production needs.
  • 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 by participating in operational mastery and corresponding training.

  Expected results:
  Guarantee performance of production to meet customer demand.

• Regulatory Compliance/Quality
  • Ensure operational and pharmaceutical mastery of units and processes.
  • Direct supervision of production in compliance with SOPs and regulatory agencies’ rules.
  • Review product batch records for accuracy of entries, compliance to established limits, specifications and presence of all 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 in the unit.

  Expected results:
  Ensure employees work within regulations, standards and procedures.

• Continuous Improvement
  • Propose, participate and/or lead Kaizen events.
  • Perform operating system walkthroughs (Gemba walk).
  • Continuously identify and lead improvements in units and processes.
  • Participate in waste reduction to increase effectiveness and efficiency of manufacturing operations.

  Expected results:
  Improve production performance, quality, safety delivery and customer service.

• Troubleshooting
  • Participate in detecting deviations in collaboration with the team.
  • Perform thorough root cause analysis and use other root cause analysis tools.
  • Lead deviation investigations and participate in CAPA with QA.
  • Manage deviations and exceptions in collaboration with QA and process engineer.

  Expected results:
  Ensure deviations are investigated and resolved in a timely manner.

• Safety
  • Ensure compliance with Safety Program.
  • Ensure employees work safely in accordance with regulations, standards and procedures.
  • Eliminate unreasonable risk to health and the environment.
  • Report all safety and/or environmental incidents to Safety Manager.

  Expected results:
  Improve safety by increasing collaborator involvement and working conditions.

• Training
  • Identify and anticipate team skill requirements and propose training programs.
  • Coordinate individual training for the team in accordance with the required curricula.

  Expected results:
  Ensure all collaborators have the training required to perform the functions of their positions.

• 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 experience as a supervisor.

• Prior operational pharmaceutical experience.
• Knowledge of chemical safety and advanced analytical troubleshooting.
• Supervisory and continuous improvement experience.
• Experience supervising in a union environment is beneficial.
• Pass prerequisite test assessments.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Production
• Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing