Title: SUPERVISOR, UPSTREAM OPERATIONS
Location: NA-US-MA-Devens
Job Number:_1203692
1. Leads the operation of all area specific production equipment (i.e. CIP systems, bioreactors, chromatography systems, media/buffer preparation equipment etc.), process automation systems (i.e. Delta V and Syncade Interactions, OSI/Pi Historian) and supporting business systems (i.e. SAP. Trackwise, Maximo etc.).
2. Takes active role in selecting and developing team. This includes leveraging relationships internal and external to the LSCC manufacturing team to build the best team possible.
3. Takes active role in developing less experienced Technical leads and leads selection and development of own team.
4. Ensures team adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices and standard operating procedures.
5. Ensures daily work coordination and distribution of work as demanded through VirtECS schedule - work assignment to team members to accomplish the production schedule
6. Manage daily communication to shift personnel and drives shift huddles and supports functional team meetings. Provides shift handover support in working with other shift supervisor/manager.
7. Ensures oversight for critical operations through systematic walk down and checks prior to execution advance. Review critical attributes and drive decisions.
8. Manage to schedule and plan. Recognize impact for cross functional impact. Any variance to be captured and communicated to cross functional groups in real time
9. Act as an area/system owner - a point of contact for all work to be carried out for the area over assigned shift
10. Build partnership with assigned technical lead to ensure daily data review and trends accomplished
11. Provide critical communications upwards, downward and across as deemed fit
12. Manage decisions- acquire feedback, input, and consult as require
13. Ensure shift notes communication - accuracy and completeness
14. Provide critical update summary to the staff following shift exchange
15. Provide coaching, mentoring and development of staff. Manage performance.
16. Develops operational schedule in conjunction with scheduling and planning team. Drives increased scheduled adherence.
17. Drives continuous improvements through staff engagement
18. Accountable for the preparation of performance connections objectives and for the mid-year and EOY performance connection review process.
19. Demonstrated ability to lead manufacturing operations teams to achieve objectives. Acts to promote a productive and cooperative climate. Helps to promote team effectiveness by engaging in a trusting, supportive partnership with others. Encourages or facilitates a beneficial resolution of purpose. Resolve conflicts in a constructive manner that allows win/win solution.20. Participates in the budget development process; effectively controls the controllable expenses (OT, Supplies, T&E) within their influence
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have, at a minimum, a BS in Chemistry or Biochemical Engineering with 3 to 5 years experience with Upstream and Downstream manufacturing operations in the Biotechnology manufacturing industry. Recipe based execution experience is highly desired.
Job: Manufacturing Operations
