Job Title: Production Lead Technician

Location: Columbus, OH

Job Type: Full-Time

Req ID: 4334

About Us:

As a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of essential medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates’ mission is to bring Better Health. Within Reach. Every Day.® for millions of patients around the world. We are a trusted, reliable partner and dependable source of over 750 high-quality generic, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products that hospitals, physicians and pharmacists need to treat their patients across North America, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Through our 32 manufacturing plants, eight R&D centers, and 8,500 employees worldwide, we are always hard at work creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to the people who need them.

Description:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are seeking a talented and motivated Production Lead Technician to join our team.

In this role, you will be responsible to provide advanced operational and process knowledge within the team by operating equipment, allocating resources, training and/or mentoring fellow technicians, and communicating production status across shifts to ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, DEA, OSHA and other applicable regulations. Lead and ensure active participation in Performance Center (PC) meetings driving to continuous improvements. Actively oversee and monitors line/area performance in relation to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Identify safety hazards, influence corrective actions, or escalates risks, and model the safety mind-set within their teams. Manufacture and/or package product in accordance with policies, procedures and regulatory guidelines and ensures documentation, both written and electronic, is accurate, complete, and factual. Set-up and operates equipment within Flow area of responsibility and ensures it is operating correctly. Ensure all materials, product, equipment is correct and approved for use. Ensure that quality is built into production processes and uses the Quality E-Stop by halting production when a quality concern is identified or suspected. Elevate issues that occur to address idle time. Identify continuous improvement activities (CIA) and assist with the implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Regular and predictable onsite attendance and punctuality.
• Maintains qualifications and proficiency on equipment set up, operations, and cleaning.
• Routinely sets up, operates, and cleans equipment to standard.
• Directly completes batch documentation and reviews documentation completed by others, both written and electronic, for accuracy and ensures it is complete as required by policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines.
• Ensure the disassembly and cleaning processes are executed to standard, through inspection, and meets documented cleaning requirements.
• Able to assess atypical situations, reference appropriate Work Instructions (WI) and SOPs to determine root cause, escalates issues to Supervisor and Quality. Helps determine corrective actions.
• Identifies safety hazards, through leadership and engagement, within the work area / resource.
• Ensures safety related risks are identified, corrected, and/or escalated through the Area Ownership Program (AOP) process.
• Utilizes the near miss reporting process to bring visibility and corrective actions to workplace hazards.
• Models the safety mind-set within the team through strict adherence to policy and workplace standards.
• Participates in safety audits.
• Ensures line of sight and 5S activities are sustained trough the AOP process.
• Through leadership and engagement within the team, ensures all materials used are approved and properly documented in batch records and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, i.e, Electronic Batch Records (EBR), PMX, SAP, etc.
• Actively participates in quality / compliance discussions (RRRFT Process) driving for root cause and robust corrective actions.
• Actively drives DEA compliance within the team and is the area subject matter expert on DEA processes and procedures.
• Partners with Maintenance / PRT / Supervisor to assist in scheduling and completion of Preventive Maintenance (PMs) items.
• Maintains Performance Boards in support of visual factory management and a strategy of operational consistency and standardization.
• Through PC discussions, monitors and communicates area / resource performance (i.e. safety, quality, Set-Up/Run/Clean standards, change over standards, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Zero Defect rate, Sequence Adherence). Reviews and submits Shift Summary Reports.
• Utilizes PCs to escalate issues / concerns, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop next steps. Enters or assists in entering IT ticket or maintenance request.
• Overcomes or escalates obstacles preventing the area / resource from executing to standard.
• Supports CIA Teams and Process to provide input and / or assistance with implementation of CIAs.
• Trains others on equipment, GMPs, and business processes within area of responsibility.
• Is a Training Subject Matter Expert (TSMET) in the training process.
• Educates and mentors fellow Technicians when errors occur and escalates to Supervisor if errors impact safety, quality, or performance to standard.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for the area, and provides input for updating procedures and training modules.
• Supports the onboarding of new employees included, but not limited to, training, mentoring, developing and retaining.
• Drives the PC discussions at the beginning and end of shifts, ensuring robust communication between shifts.
• Displays the standard model behavior through operating, setting up, cleaning and documentation, to support safety, quality, and operational performance standards.
• Partners with Supervisors and Management to support and monitor team culture and dynamics, working with management to support resolution of interpersonal conflicts within the team that negatively impact its performance.
• Works cross functionally and collaborates with support groups (Engineering, Quality, etc.) to resolve issues.
• Attain and maintain Super-User access in electronic systems (E-Forms, SAP, PMX, EBR, Overwatch, etc.) applicable to area of responsibility to support production. Leverage this expertise to resolve obstacles and improve quality and efficiency.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of work.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment including documentation, set-up, operation, cleaning and basic maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to perform data entry/maintenance in SAP or equivalent systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharmaceutical or other regulatory (cGMP) experience.
• 18 months of pharmaceutical manufacturing/packaging experience.

Recruiters:

Please note that Hikma has a set roster of approved recruiters for specific roles agreed to in advance and does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies regarding open positions. In the absence of a signed agreement and approval from Hikma’s Human Resources department to submit resumes for a specific position, Hikma will not approve, nor will be under an obligation to make, any payment to such non-approved third-parties in the event a candidate they refer is hired by Hikma.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

What We Offer*:

• Annual performance bonus, commission, and share potential
• Auto enrollment in a Hikma-sponsored 401(k) program at a pre-tax contribution rate of 3% of eligible pay. Hikma will match 100% of the first 6% of eligible pay that you contribute
• A generous paid time off (PTO) bank starting with 20 days (prorated based on hire date). Additional days granted upon reaching work milestone anniversaries
• 3 personal days (prorated based on hire date)
• 11 company paid holidays
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, mental health, disability, life insurance, prescription drug coverage, and a variety of voluntary benefits
• Employee discount program
• Wellbeing rewards program
• Safety and Quality is a top organizational priority
• Career advancement and growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid maternity and parental leave

• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and depend on the job classification, role, and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change as well as specific plan or program terms.