Manufacturing Supervisor

Position

Manufacturing Supervisor

Location:

Wilson, North Carolina, United States.

The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for supervising and supporting the manufacturing of biological products on the site.

• Supervises assigned manufacturing area activities to ensure efficient operation in safety, environmental, cost, quality, and production in alignment with the Wilson Site Vision. Partners and collaborates within and across Cells and COEs to optimize site performance and create consistency of expectations and opportunities. Responsible for fostering site pride, a team‑oriented culture, and stewarding J&J citizenship.
• Supervises assigned Cell activities, ensuring efficient operation in safety, environmental, cost, quality, and production, consistent with the Wilson Site Vision. Acts as a partner and collaborator across Cells and COEs, fostering site pride and a team‑oriented culture.
• Maintains a high caliber team through Performance Management, Succession Planning, Talent Management, Recruiting and Staffing, and Training and Development. Creates a learning atmosphere that fosters diversity and inclusion. Maintains area and operating equipment and assists in maintaining procedures and systems such as SAP‑PM to ensure production meets established plans, budgets, and quality standards.
• Leads execution of the Area business plan, including input on the site Cascade, annual budgets, capital plans, project prioritization, compliance, and organization development. Translates strategic and tactical plans to foster team understanding of contribution to higher level goals. Communicates effectively within the Cell and across organizational boundaries, coordinating with other shifts and Areas as needed.
• Establishes and monitors metrics to provide key communication, maintaining an open, engaged, and ownership‑driven climate. Participates in programs to attain safety, industrial hygiene, environmental, and quality goals, ensuring a safe, healthy, compliant workplace. Encourages participation, enforces compliance, conducts audits, and supports initiatives to maintain high standards of site safety, health, environmental, and quality performance.
• Ensures production schedule attainment, collaborating with staff to address delays, develop efficient schedules, coordinate resource allocation for MPS changes, and maintain the visual schedule. Resolves quality issues through collaboration with QA SME and team members. Provides significant presence in work areas for problem‑solving and facilitates resolution of cross‑cell issues. Accounts for audit readiness and participates in audits as necessary.
• Drives documentation and housekeeping practices to ensure continuous inspection readiness. Assists in departmental budget preparation and complies with all local, state, and federal regulations, including FDA, EPA, and OSHA.

• Minimum of 3‑5 years relevant industry experience and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience, or relevant military experience.
• B.S. degree in a technical area, with at least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of cGMPs in a biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred. Prior leadership experience in an operational setting required. Ability to apply basic project management skills to complete projects effectively and consistently to meet challenging schedules. Experience managing others and proficiency with Microsoft Office required. Experience with data entry systems preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead with at least 2 years people‑leader experience, multi‑task, and deliver results. Influencing, partnering, collaboration, analytical, and communication skills required, with ability to work across organizational boundaries.

• Ability to interpret and carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to interpret and carry out a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Ability to deal…