Packaging Supervisor

Job Description

Packaging Supervisor

Supervise all anesthetic packaging and finished goods warehouse operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, supervision, and oversight to the packaging team, including but not limited to employee evaluations, coaching, training and development, and hiring
• Ensure packaging goals of capacity, cost, yield, safety, and quality are achieved
• Maintains a floor presence during the packaging runs while facilitating all packaging activities
• Represents packaging in the daily morning update meeting
• Attends weekly scheduling meeting to optimize packaging schedule to meet demand
• Coordinates with supply chain production planner to ensure correct components are available to meet demand plan
• Coordinates the packaging schedule with production and QC to ensure product availability
• Supports and works with Quality Assurance to investigate customer complaints Ensures all packaging operations are completed in compliance with validated operating parameters
• Assists in qualifications and validations of equipment within the packaging area
• Provides cost saving ideas to reduce department budget
• Hires and trains necessary man power for packaging the customer order volume
• Operates according to cGMP and support Quality in all regulatory audits
• Investigates and trouble-shoots packaging and quality issues through RCA
• Initiates and completes investigation reports when required
• Partners with manager, technicians, and maintenance personnel to identify and resolve issues and corrective actions to ensure minimum costs and operational delays
• Ensures accurate component inventory controls through proper warehouse procedures and practices

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5+ years’ supervisory experience preferably in a pharmaceutical packaging environment
• Strong mechanical knowledge of packaging equipment
• Good troubleshooting skills and sound mechanical aptitude
• Strong knowledge of cGMPs with regard to drug product packaging
• Experience writing SOPs, work instructions and job aids