Thermo Fisher Scientific Hiring For Manager, Operations (manufacturing) at Greenville, NC, United States Full Time

Job Description

Summary:
This position is responsible for the day to day operation of designated Oral Solid Dosage manufacturing area. Tasks include maintaining compliance status of area; assuring schedules are established/maintained and perform oversight to ongoing operations. Make decisions that frequently require developing new options to solve complex problems. Serves as a champion for continuous improvement opportunities around process optimization and operations expertise. Drives team to embrace continuous improvement culture. Develops and leads a team to support both commercial product operations and transfer of new products to the department.
Essential Functions:

• Manage, and coordinate activities necessary to provide products that meet quality specifications and are produced at optimum production cost.
• Evaluate production efficiencies, variances, and procedures on a continuous basis for process improvement.
• Ensure all production operations and equipment are controlled, validated, and in regulatory compliance and appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and batch record documents exist and are followed and reviewed regularly.
• Manage the administrative aspects of the group by ensuring the preparation of performance plans, job descriptions, and conducting employee performance reviews. This includes hiring, rewarding and disciplining staff as required, providing environment that fosters teamwork and assigning responsibility and accountability at proper levels.
• Technical and operational knowledge of various manufacturing processes. 6. Leads development of methods and processes that meet or exceed the expectations from clients and provide innovation as necessary. Demands ability to handle multiple ongoing activities and prioritize tasks.
• Leads research of industry practices and applies to innovative process optimization opportunities internally and for client products. Presents recommendations internally and to clients. Drives for continuous improvement and process optimization. Sets expectation for responsible team to embrace a continuous improvement culture.
• Leads resolution of problems related to the execution of manufacturing processes.
• Liaises and guides team with internal support areas to meet production schedule objectives.
• Performs all duties in strict compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices and Safety guidelines.
• Able to lead cross functional teams in root cause problem solving utilizing multiple methodologies to determine strong corrective and preventative actions to prevent reoccurrence of issues.
• Provides leadership and guidance to responsible team to ensure manufacturing operations are maintained within state and federal government regulatory requirements (FDA, EMEA, OSHA, EPA, IBC, etc.).

Education:

• BS/BA plus (5) years’ experience in Engineering, Business, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Pharmacy, or related science

Experience:

• Experience working directly with operations team and clients on product support.
• Experience leading and developing a team in support of commercial operations and client interaction.

Equivalency:

• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Competencies:

• Thorough knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and statistical software (Mini tab).
• Superior critical and logical thinking skills. Effective written, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including managing technical discussions with internal and external clients.
• Ability to lead a team in multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to develop team knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical processes, equipment, instrumentation, and procedures.
• Demonstrated proficiency and leadership with process improvement methodologies to drive continuous improvement and optimization of processes.
• Thorough understanding and working knowledge to apply and develop team skills in multiple root cause analysis methodologies to drive out process variation.
• Must have a sound technical approach to problem solving with a high level of learning ability, plus excellent planning and organization skills to manage team performance.