Manufacturing Supervisor - 1st Shift

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Scientific Protein Laboratories - Waunakee, WI 53597, Join our team at Scientific Protein Laboratories (SPL), a world leader in biosourced pharmaceuticals, located just outside of Madison, Wisconsin in Waunakee! SPL is an innovative biopharmaceutical leader with unique products and services supporting the pharmaceutical industry globally. For over 40 years, SPL specializes in the development and cGMP compliant manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).

SPL has an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Manufacturing Supervisor.

• Ensures timely and accurate execution of manufacturing instructions.
• Monitors ongoing operations and address routine issues in real time.
• Reviews batch records, logbooks, and documentation in real time for completeness and accuracy.
• Enforces proper documentation practices (ALCOA+ principles).
• Promotes a right first time mentality to reduce errors that are within the team’s control.
• Escalates deviations, non-conformances, and safety concerns in a timely manner, as needed.
• Ensures staff are properly trained and qualified to execute assigned tasks.
• Maintains shift coverage, including scheduling and attendance tracking. Create a finite schedule for the assigned team.
• Promotes a strong culture of safety and quality on the floor.
• Ensures compliance and proper use of PPE and adherence to manufacturing gowning procedures.
• Participates in investigations related to deviations, incidents, or out of specification results in taking appropriate immediate actions and escalation, as needed.
• Assists with troubleshooting equipment and process issues.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and communicate them to management. Support or lead actions to implement process improvements.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for assigned shift operations.
• Communicates production status, issues, and leads the shift change meetings.
• Collaborates with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and other teams as necessary
• Ensures the proper systems and resources are in place to meet production schedules on time and that product is manufactured to specification and in accordance with SOP's and cGMP's, company policies and safety procedures.
• Supervises hourly operators in proper operating techniques and procedures.
• Coaches, trains, develops, disciplines and recognizes employees, including performance reviews.
• Prepares and maintains reports on production schedules, performance metrics, equipment and maintenance issues, and other operational analyses to support plant and business objectives.
• Assists in developing production schedules; confers with department managers and Department Head to coordinate the scheduling of operations to achieve required deadlines.
• Supervises, coordinates, and controls the day-to-day production and operating activities to ensure optimum utilization of personnel, materials and equipment.
• Interacts without outside vendors and senior management needed.
• Capable of interpreting process and instrument diagrams (P&’s).

• Associate degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related technical field.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years’ manufacturing experience in a regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other GMP-regulated environment.
• Minimum of 1 year of direct supervisory or team leadership experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience using manufacturing databases, electronic documentation systems, ERP systems, or other production reporting tools.
• Ability to lift up to 50-75 pounds occasionally and 20-29 pounds routinely as required.
• Strong organizational skills with the…