Manager, Engineering (Onsite)

Merck•Rahway, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our company's Rahway, NJ site has an opening for a Sterile Production Supervisor. This position will routinely support 1st shift, but must support 2nd shift depending on business needs. The Formulation, Laboratory, and Experimentation (FLEx) Center is a new multi-modality (small molecule, biologics, vaccine) Drug Product development and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) clinical manufacturing plant in Rahway, New Jersey. The Sterile Production Supervisor manages a team of technicians for daily operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Science, Engineering or another technical field, or at least 7 years experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or processing with HS diploma.
Minimum (4) years’ experience in a functional area, such as operations Management, Quality, Technical Operations, Technology, Engineering or Maintenance.
Ability to develop and lead others
Ability to be flexible and understand risk
Continuous improvement
Conflict resolution
Leadership style – adaptive; high performance coaching; servant leader
Compliance mindset to safety, environmental, and quality regulations

Nice To Haves

Minimum (2) years’ experience in aseptic/sterile drug product manufacturing or processing
Minimum (2) years’ experience in heavily regulated industry (e.g. FDA, military, nuclear and petro-chemical)
Minimum (2) years’ direct supervisory experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of Lean
Demonstrated experience of interacting with site, divisional or regulatory audits

Responsibilities

Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of individual contributors. Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with other supervisors and develops plans to meet short-term objectives.
Identifies and resolves standard day to day quality, technical, and operational problems within own unit. Makes decisions – guided by policies and standard operating procedures – that impact the efficiency and effectiveness of own unit. Receives guidance and oversight from the Operations Director.
Works within budgetary/financial objectives set by Director
Compliance – Responsible for creating and sustaining a culture that ensures that compliance (Safety, Environment, cGMP, etc.) are imperatives for the business. Responsible for establishing a Right First Time culture by reducing waste and constantly driving continuous improvement. Responsible to review and approve compliance documents, as per procedures or need.
Supply – Exercise judgement and decision making to ensure quality product is reliably produced while managing cost. Responsible for Shift(s) supply performance metrics (Schedule Adherence, Release on Time, Customer service performance, Product Lead Time, etc.).
Continuous Improvement – Accountable for developing a company Production System (MPS) and continuous improvement culture while achieving MPS Targets and business results for the Shift(s). Develop strategic initiatives related to the manufacturing process, equipment and human resources in support of long range operating plans. Report Shift(s) monthly metrics and any action plans to address gaps to Management. Identify, prioritize and champion improvement initiatives to improve process efficiency, cycle time, and yield, reduce process variability and eliminate waste.
People Management – Responsible for creating and sustaining a highly engaged workforce through utilization of our company's Leadership Behaviors and Inclusion. Provide coaching on professional development and career paths. Provide timely feedback and performance evaluations for direct reports after obtaining the relevant input and evaluation. Provide feedback and input on performance evaluations for indirect staff. Support Talent Management.
Position may require work outside of routine hours (e.g. nights / weekends), depending on business needs.