Manufacturing Supervisor

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Role Summary

Supervises individual contributors and is accountable for conducting effective performance management. Completes tasks for the support function of the Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Process Operations unit under direct supervision and follows administrative processes to ensure accuracy timeliness and quality of deliverables. Adheres to standard operating procedures to support tasks and team needs related to the processing of ingredients and/or pharmaceutical products. Documents day-to-day activities and resources and escalates any concerns or issues to leaders to maximize successful business results. Learns process improvement methods solutions and procedures to enhance program quality cost and scheduling. Develops working knowledge of standard operating procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and procedures. Responsible for managing operational aspects of their team (e.g. workflow performance and compliance) as well as ensuring achievement of team goals within expected standards. Understands and applies Johnson & Johnsons Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervisors assigned Manufacturing area activities to ensure their efficient operation in safety environmental cost quality and production in alignment with the Wilson Site Vision. Partners and collaborate 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.

• The Manufacturing Team Leader will supervise assigned Cell activities to ensure their efficient operation in safety environmental cost quality and production in alignment with the Wilson Site Vision. This individual will be a partner and collaborate within and across Cells and COEs to optimize site performance and create consistency of expectations and opportunities. This individual is responsible for fostering site pride a team-oriented culture and stewarding J&J citizenship.

• The Manufacturing Team Leader is responsible for maintaining a high caliber team through effective leadership of: Performance Management Succession Planning and Talent Management Recruiting and Staffing and Training and Development processes. This individual creates and maintains an environment that serves as a learning atmosphere and fosters diversity and inclusion. This individual is accountable to maintain area and operating equipment and to assist in maintaining procedures and systems such as SAP-PM in a manner that ensures production is achieved per established production plan budget and quality standards.

• The Manufacturing Team leader will lead the execution of the Area business plan including providing input on the site Cascade Area annual budgets capital plans project prioritization compliance and organization development plans. These individual cascades and translate strategic and tactical plans to foster their teams understanding of their contribution to achieving higher level goals including Area Site and Company business objectives. This individual is responsible for effectively communicating within the Cell and across organizational boundaries. This includes timely communication and cooperation with other shifts and Areas as appropriate to ensure that the needs of the site are met.

• The Manufacturing Team Leader will help to establish and then monitor metrics which will serve as a key method of communication while establishing and maintaining a climate of open communication

• engagement and ownership. This individual participates/assists with programs to attain safety industrial hygiene environmental and quality goals to provide a safe healthy and compliant workplace. This individual will encourage employee participation in these programs by assuring personnel train on safety health environmental and quality policies and enforcing compliance with these policies; conducting audits with peers; supporting initiatives to maintain a high standard of site safety health environmental and quality performance.

• The Manufacturing Team Leader is responsible for production schedule attainment of their team. This individual collaborates with staff to address schedule delays and issues develop efficient production schedule coordinate resource allocation to support MPS changes and maintain the visual schedule. This includes resolution of Quality issues through collaboration with QA SME and team members. This individual maintains a significant presence in the work areas to observe support and participate in problem-solving. Understands all processes within area of responsibility and relevant processes in supporting Cells and COEs and helps facilitate resolution of issues that cross cell boundaries. This individual will also be accountable to ensure the Area is prepared for internal and external audits and participate in audits as necessary.

• The Manufacturing Team Leader drives documentation and housekeeping practices to ensure a continuous state of inspection readiness. This individual will assist in the preparation of the departmental budget and carry out duties in compliance with all local state and federal regulations and guidelines including FDA EPA and OSHA.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years relevant industry experience and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• B.S. degree in 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 is preferred. Prior leadership experience in an operational setting is required. The ability to apply basic project management skills to complete assigned projects effectively and consistently to meet challenging schedules is required. Experience managing others is required. Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required. Experience with data entry systems is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to lead with at least 1-3 years people leader experience multi-task and deliver results. Influencing skills partnering and collaboration skills analytical skills and good oral and written presentation skills are required with a demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries.

Other Requirements

• 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 with nonverbal symbolism (formulas scientific equations graphs etc.).

• Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to deal with problems involving abstract and concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Ability to apply principles of logic or scientific thinking to intellectual and practical problems

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation external applicants please contact us via Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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