Secondary Packaging Senior Manager in West Columbia, South Carolina at Nephron Pharmaceuticals

Job Purpose:

• Responsible for keeping production lines running efficiently to meet production goals.

• Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.

• Assists Director of Operations with planning and coordinating all packaging operations. Works with the Operations Manager and Director to focus on areas of improvement. Implement a plan to decrease the changeover times while increasing the overall output of the machinery.

• Focus on cleanliness of the area and assigning crews to maintain the progress.

• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verify inventory as it relates to forecasting, planning, procuring and replenishing process.

• Managing day-to-day operation workload and prioritize the workload to maintain production needs.

• Provide guidance or mentorship to other team members whenever is require.

• Schedule the packaging process and departmental activities relating to material, employee, and equipment availability.

• Monitor packaging process, workflow, and schedules to ensure on-time completion of lot / batch.

• Create a WIPS packaging configuration for each lot on the secondary packaging schedule.

• Ensure all secondary packaging procedures and forms are accurate and up to date. Implement changes/ new procedures when necessary.

• Ensure all employees have the proper training and means to perform their job requirements.

• Assist packaging trainer in the development of new employee trainings.

• Present and explain new packaging / logistics strategies to Director of Operations.

• Analyze, develops, determines and implements policies, procedures and programs.

• Set packaging goals within the department report findings and recommendations to Director of secondary packaging.

• Perform administrative duties to include personnel roster, personnel scheduling, and monitoring the production line.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Detail oriented, ability to work independently as a self-started, dependable and ability to supervise and motivate up to 250 employees.

• Previous supervisory training preferred

• The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.

• The ability to create and contribute environment that values people, encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition.

• The ability to manage a multitude of resources and to be accurate and current with data and information.

• The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.

• The ability to create new products and processes that add value to the business, by generating new ideas and applying creative and analytical approaches.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Health Policy or Administration, or related field preferred or equivalent work experience

• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing / packaging work experience required.

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a leadership role.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Position requires bending (waist to floor), lifting (up to 20 lbs), reaching (waist to head), vision (20/20), standing (30%), sitting (30%), hearing, typing, talking and walking (30%).

• Salary range: Based on experience