Senior Packaging Supervisor

Company: Millipore Corporation
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Your roleAt MilliporeSigma, the Senior Packaging Supervisor will be responsible for leading a team of packaging specialists and engineers who provide services for multiple departments within the facility, including BioOrganics and Biological Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Distribution and Project Management. This team supports multiple manufacturing pipelines and is a critical component of the supply chain, providing clinical and commercial pharmaceuticals, excipients, and adjuvants to the market. The primary function of this role involves overseeing the processing and sampling of bulk material into individual SKU packages with appropriate labelling and processing incoming raw materials for testing.* Develop employees' knowledge and skills to improve performance and expand abilities.* Coordinate the team's efforts to meet the departmental, company and customer's objectives.* Ensure employees remain current with all department and site training requirements. * Maintain budget and cost center administration. * Account for all packaging cGMP documentation, including batch creation and revision, review, and quality resolution. * Oversee the packaging of processing aids, excipients and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's) regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory bodies. * Adhere to protocols consistent with and established according to current Good Manufacturing Practices. * Interact cross-functionally with Project Management, Technical Operations, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Materials Management, Engineering and Maintenance, * Responsible for customer facing interaction with external customers' project management, technical and quality teams. * Represent MilliporeSigma with the highest level of professionalism and responsibility. * Participate in customer and regulatory audits. * Supervise employees to accomplish departmental goals and objectives in a safe manner and in compliance with all applicable federal, state and company regulations (OSHA, EPA, FDA, EMA etc.). * Exhibit strong communication proficiencies throughout the reporting structure, ensuring information is passed on to employees in a timely fashion as well as communicate feedback to management. * Provide leadership and support of safety initiatives within production operations to ensure compliance to OSHA requirements. * Manage working capital for equipment and facility improvements, including balancing the departmental budget. * Revise and approve procedures, packaging records, and other documentation to ensure compliance with cGMP guidelines. * Support Department efforts toward Process Improvement and company goals. * Lead root cause investigations and implement effective corrective and preventative actions related to deviations.Who You Are:Basic Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree in any discipline * 3+ years of experience in a cGMP facility * 1+ year of supervisory or team leadership within a cGMP facilityPreferred Qualifications:* Experience with internal and regulatory audits* Knowledge of Six Sigma concepts/Lean Manufacturing and process improvement * Knowledge of Microsoft Office based programs for Packaging/Operating procedure writing* Experience with investigation and corrective actions * Experience with change control administration * Established experience in selecting, training, developing, motivating, and evaluating employees* Full understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices * Strong organizational skills, with the ability to maintain focus with multiple inputsRSRMS SDL2017

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