DESCRIPTION
Join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific's Bridgewater Packaging Facility where you'll oversee manufacturing operations with responsibility for safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance. As a Manufacturing Supervisor, you'll guide and develop a team of 10-20 operators while supporting operational excellence in a GMP-regulated environment. You'll promote a culture of continuous improvement using Lean/PPI methodologies to enhance productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction. This role provides the opportunity to create meaningful impact by producing life-changing products while developing leadership skills at a global industry leader.
Pre-production Activities and Responsibilities:
- Read, review, and understand the Job Cards, SOPs, WI, and shop floor packets before starting the job
- Assign associates/personnel to the production lines/stations
- Check and verify all components against the Job Card are accurate per production lines/stations
- Demonstrate leadership skills and be a motivator of people
- Be dependable and show initiative to improve the overall production process and/or output
- Be responsible for day-to-day operations on the production floor and provide production status updates to the production supervisor regularly throughout the shift
- Create and maintain a clean, safe working environment for all employees
- Be detail and quality-oriented and demonstrate knowledge and experience in cGMPs
- Create releases of PRs for NDC, SMV, AFFY, and Export. Verify all coded information (Product Description, Lot Numbers, Exp Date, Product Number) on the Job Card, product, and Product label are correct
- Ensure all product and packaging conforms to Job Card and Thermo Fisher specifications
- Review and close work orders, issue components, and last of bulk in PRMS
- Fix discrepancies with Finance weekly or as needed
- Ensure the manufacturing/Packaging area remains clean throughout the production run
- Supervise waste and materials quantities and communicate to the supervisor if additional materials are needed
- Report all paperwork issues discrepancies and material delays to the Production Supervisors for resolution
- Take a proactive approach to analyzing deficiencies and developing plans to correct them. Review existing processes, procedures such as SOPs and WIs, and metrics to identify improvement opportunities and efficiency gains regularly
- Support and participate in the company's efforts in Practical Process Improvement, LEAN, standard work, and the 5S program
- Serve as primary backup when the supervisor and/or manager are not present
- Enforce rules and regulations of the company and department
- Ensure both consistency of and compliance with company and departmental policies/procedures and performance standards such as CBA; ensure daily compliance with the departmental and quality standards
- Other duties as assigned by management
REQUIREMENTS
- Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in manufacturing operations, including 2+ years in leadership role
- Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Science, Business or related field
- Certifications in Lean/Six Sigma methodologies preferred
- Experience in GMP, ISO or regulated manufacturing environment required
- Experience leading and developing effective teams
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies
- Expertise in production planning, scheduling and workflow optimization
- Ability to analyze data and metrics to drive process improvements
- Experience with quality systems, SOPs, and regulatory compliance
- Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical mindset
- Flexibility to work varying shifts and schedules as needed
- Physical ability to perform manufacturing floor activities and cleanroom operations
- Experience leading investigations, CAPAs and change controls
- Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and build consensus
- Experience implementing standard work and 5S practices
