Description

Lantheus is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts with offices in New Jersey, Canada, and Sweden. For more than 60 years, Lantheus has been instrumental in pioneering the field of medical imaging and has helped physicians enhance patient care with its broad product portfolio.

Lantheus is an entrepreneurial, agile, growing organization that provides innovative diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that empower clinicians to find, fight and follow disease.

At Lantheus our purpose and values guide our behaviors in all interactions and play a vital role in creating a dynamic environment that contributes to our success.

Every employee is crucial to our success; we respect one another and act as one knowing that someone's health is in our hands.

We believe in helping people be their best and are seeking to bring together a diverse group of individuals with different viewpoints and skill sets to be a part of a productive and inclusive team.

Purpose

The objective of this position is to provide supervision of operations associated with pharmaceutical product manufacturing (non-radioactive) on the Billerica Campus, while ensuring that all operations comply with all GMP, OSHA and other regulatory requirements.

The Manufacturing Supervisor (2nd shift) reports to the Manufacturing Manager (2nd shift) and leads the execution of commercial pharmaceutical manufacturing according to standard operating procedures and production records in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP's).

This role is responsible for on-the-floor leadership of a team of manufacturing technicians whose primary focus is on execution of the manufacturing processes.

In addition to commercial production, the second shift Supervisor is responsible for compliance with internal & external guidance, technical assessment of the processes, innovation, and reliability.

The Manufacturing Supervisor shall be the technical expert of their team, with knowledge required to maintain a high level of operational efficiency, lead troubleshooting activities, lead investigations, analyze process / equipment data, identify and implement process improvements.

A key responsibility of the Supervisor's role is effective and timely communication as required to execute shift changes in cooperation with the first shift Supervisor.

Essential Functions

Actively promotes safety rules and awareness. Demonstrates good safety practices at all times including the appropriate use of protective equipment.

Reports and takes initiative to correct safety & environmental hazards.

• Achieves the production schedule by coordinating materials, equipment, personnel, utilities and activities within her / his team, the first shift Supervisor and with partner organizations.
• Ensures department goals and metrics are meeting or exceeding expectations.
• Independently identifies deficiencies; creates and executes action plans to mitigate issues.
• Build strong partnership with Process Support and Facilities teams, ensuring operations are supported by on-time maintenance & calibration.
• Actively promotes a productive and cooperative environment by empowering resources to set and achieve goals together.
• Develops Stretch Goals; uses effective motivation techniques to achieve them. Novelty is encouraged.
• Leads the response to any developing issues and escalates as appropriate. Initiates response team for critical issues, managing team progress and providing detailed communication to senior management.
• Leads and / or participates as a team member on investigations by, in part, driving and executing appropriate CAPAs.
• Is responsible for the performance of all reporting Team Members.
• Establish and maintain the training curriculum for direct reports, as required by all internal policies and external regulatory agencies.
• Employ training and developmental programs to further enhance technical and organizational skills, necessary to support growth objectives.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and development of team and provide meaningful, actionable feedback for staff growth and development.
• Takes an active and enthusiastic role in developing less experienced Team Members. This includes leveraging both internal and external relationships to build the best team possible.
• Executes all phases of the Performance Review process with diligence, and on time.
• Demonstrated decision making competence in utilizing the best available information to make the best decision possible.
• Ability to lead resources to perform work in accordance with SOPs and cGMPs and consistently exceed first-pass quality benchmarks.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing process with a proven record.
• Drives continuous improvements through staff engagement.
• Owns and executes OpEx initiatives including 5S.
• Provides shift continuity by leading the weekly resource planning and daily triage meetings.

Typical Minimum Skills and Experience and Education

• 2 years of experience leading operational personnel in routine or project settings with B.S., 5 years without Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
• A combination of education, training, and experience may be considered in lieu of above stated requirements

Other Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• Participates as a member on CapEx project teams.
• Effective verbal and written technical communication skills are a must.
• Aptitude for engineering principles and manufacturing automation systems.
• Operations the Supervisor will personally execute and oversee include the following :
• Automatic Parts Washers
• Parts and product sterilizers
• Vial Washers
• Depyrogenation Ovens

Core Values :

The ideal candidate will embody Lantheus core values :

• Let people be their best
• Respect one another and act as one
• Learn, adapt, and win
• Know someone's health is in our hands
• Own the solution and make it happen

Last updated : 2024-04-27