Production Supervisor: Weekend Night Shift

• Lead and manage production to established specifications within a pharmaceutical work environment, ensuring compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP), safe work practices, and other company policies and procedures.

• Inventory management of critical supplies to ensure production needs are met.
• Maintain and optimize regular management processes (production schedules, daily performance metrics, communication and reduction in unplanned downtime, scrap, rejects, etc.) and make recommendations and take actions for improvements.
• Motivate and develop employees via coaching, positive influence, team building, daily communication and accountability management, with a view to maintain and improve processes and performance; and implementing projects and standard operating practices to reach business and team objectives.
• Facilitate training and development of all production employees, ensuring they have the skills, knowledge and competence to carry out their duties efficiently, effectively and safely and to cGMP/GDP standards.
• Ensure all deviations from validated processes and procedures are reported, investigated with actions in accordance with company requirements and timelines.

• Ensure safety, health and environmental procedures are given due priority. Identify, investigate, correct and document potential environmental and safety problems. Ensure corrective actions are implemented and adhered to on a daily basis.
• Control and oversee environmental compliance and waste handling, storage and disposal for the facility, ensuring compliance with all regulations.
• Develop solid respectful relationships with direct reports, department managers and co-workers in various departments.
• Collaborate with other departments and share knowledge for continuous improvement and to meet product quality standards.
• Respond to all inquiries both internal and external in a timely manner.
• Attendance management, including absenteeism.
• Payroll – ensuring all hours worked are accounted for in the ADP time-keeping system.
• Other duties as assigned.

• FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK- is the ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance. Respects others.
• JUDGEMENT – is the ability to make considered decisions or come to a sensible conclusion.
• PROCESS IMPROVEMENT – involves the business practice of identifying, analyzing, and improving existing processes to optimize performance.
• PLANNING – is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal.
• INITIATIVE - Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it.

• 3 - 5 years of supervisory experience in a production/manufacturing environment.
• At least 2 years of experience in aseptic manufacturing environment would be considered an asset.
• University or College degree required.
• Strong working knowledge of cGMP, FDA and Health Canada regulations would be considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Exposure to problem solving & continuous improvement methodology and practices
• Strong technical aptitude
• Self-starter with the ability to provide solid leadership to a diverse team
• Proven ability to build relationships
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, professional attitude and the ability to interact with various individuals.
• Computer literate in the MS suite of programs.

• Manufacturing experience at a supervisory level in a pharmaceutical environment is an asset.

• Competitive salary.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Competitive vacation policy effective upon hire.
• 5 paid personal care days.
• Medical, dental, vision, STD & LTD benefits.
• Defined Contribution Pension plan with employer matching 5%.
• Employee Assistance Program.

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