Description:

The Supervisor of Manufacturing Operations will manage and oversee the daily production activities to ensure adherence to cGMPs and SOPs, optimize production efficiency, and improve quality while minimizing raw material waste. This role involves supervising production schedules, leading a team of operators and technicians, ensuring smooth operations, and upholding high safety and quality standards.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise, train, and inspire production staff to drive high performance and productivity. Offer daily guidance and support to team members, ensuring alignment with operational objectives. Manage the training and development of personnel to ensure adherence to good manufacturing practices (cGMPs) while improving the quality and quantity of work. Handle employee relations, conduct interviews for new hires, and manage performance reviews. Monitor daily production and operations to ensure departmental quality standards are met. Oversee and ensure that operating supply and equipment costs align with or surpass expectations.

• Conducts regular inspections of department facilities and equipment to ensure compliance with SOPs, cGMPs, and safety regulations. Schedules and generates work orders for maintenance and repairs to minimize equipment breakdowns and enhance efficiency and productivity. Collaborates with the Engineering team on equipment changes and upgrades. Contributes to the development and updates of standard operating procedures for current and future processes.

• Ensures raw material usage and product yields meet or exceed standards.

• Works closely with the department manager to assess production needs, coordinating, scheduling, and prioritizing tasks to enhance customer service, as well as departmental production and efficiency.

• Provides technical support to staff on equipment and processes, troubleshooting issues and developing control techniques. Prepares and maintains production tooling, closely monitoring performance and making adjustments as needed, while evaluating the effectiveness of the tooling.

• Monitors the department to ensure safety protocols are being followed and addresses any unsafe conditions promptly.