Packaging Supervisor en None

Oversees department specific operations to ensure quality and safety standards are met and the operations are efficient and organized.  Maintains facilities in highest level of compliance and cleanliness and ensures operating procedures are executed in accordance with all regulations.  Provides direct supervision and coaching to front line employees and promotes open and collaborative work environment.  Provides daily expectations to employees and ensures all necessary resources are available for employees to perform at highest safety and quality levels. Perform other duties as assigned.

Scope of Authority - span of control (work unit, site, department, division, etc.), monetary value of budget/spend authority ( capital, operating, etc.), P&L responsibility, etc.

Provides comprehensive formal and informal leadership to promote a positive work environment and communicates overall business expectations to the plant working groups.

Key Accountabilities - key outcomes/deliverables, the major responsibilities, and % of time

Accountability

Responsibilities

% of Time

Floor 

Operations

• Oversees department specific operations to ensure quality and safety standards are met and the operations are efficient and organized

60%

Non-Conforming Events

• Reports non-conforming events immediately and works through the required resolution 

10%

Process Improvement

• Promotes a collaborative work environment and is always finding and implementing process improvements 

30%

Compliance

• Maintains facilities in highest level of compliance and cleanliness and ensures operating procedures are executed in accordance with all regulations

continuous

Safety

• Ensure all practices meet or exceed safety standards

continuous

Total

100%

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Minimal acceptable level of education, work experience and     certifications required for the job

• Associate’s degree in related discipline or technical certificate preferred, or minimum three years’ related supervisory or lead role experience.
• Five years’ manufacturing experience in pharmaceutical, chemical, food, or other highly regulated environment (desired).

Knowledge

Proficiency in a body of information required for the job    

e.g. knowledge of FDA regulations, GMP/GLP/GCP, Lean Manufacturing, Six-Sigma, etc.

• Thorough understanding of cGMP regulations and requirements and ability to translate to operational details and communicate to work staff.

Skills 

& 

Abilities

Often referred to as “competencies”, leadership attributes, skills, abilities or behaviors that may be enterprise, functional or job specific       e.g. coaching, negotiation, calibration, technical writing etc.

• Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills, including interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to coach and mentor personnel to consistently high standards.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills in identifying and resolving issues.
• Ability to execute tactical plans and maintain established timelines and budgets.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with primary support functions.

Physical Requirements

Physical & mental requirements     e.g. lift 40 pounds, walk across plant/warehouse, business travel (% of time), driving as part of work responsibilities, etc.

• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate