Job Description: Production Manager, Manufacturing
The Location: Albuquerque, NM
Working Conditions: On-site
Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate personnel and room activities for assigned shifts, ensuring compliance with cGMPs, corporate, and site-specific policies and procedures.
- Compile and report shift information and line status data, accurately conveying it to support groups and incoming shift management.
- Maintain and report metrics to evaluate the performance of the assigned production unit.
- Mentor, develop, and guide succession planning and cross-functional training of direct reports.
- Oversee operational and preventive maintenance of area-specific processing equipment; report and investigate safety incidents and quality deviations.
- Lead and/or conduct investigations, document revisions, protocol creation, and CAPA projects.
- Share resources with other production units as needed and perform other duties as assigned.
- Directly supervise employees in a production unit department.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Your Profile:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, plus 2 years in a team leadership role.
- Experience in a sterile aseptic injectable processing environment is crucial.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Proficiency in Database software, Manufacturing software, Spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Effective interpersonal skills with the adaptability to achieve company goals.
