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Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Adare Pharma Solutions Recruiting Team
Vandalia, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 3/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/29/2026

Are you ready to join a growing, global drug development and manufacturing organization that puts people first?  Come to Adare!  We work closely with our pharmaceutical industry partners during all phases of drug development with a mission of improving the lives of patients and medicines essential to people all over the world.  Each role and every department within Adare offer you a unique, customized experience with a chance to make a real impact, and is critical to our success.  With the help of people like you dedicated to our mission, Adare is transforming lives by transforming drug delivery!

 

Join our mission at Adare!

 

  • What can Adare offer you?
  • Medical/dental/vision/life – low employee premiums
  • 401k with a highly competitive match
  • Generous PTO, including floating holidays
  • Career growth and internal opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance
  • Performance-based bonus
  • Employee Recognition Programs

 

We are seeking to hire a Manager, Manufacturing Operations to join our Production Team

 

If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you! 

 

JOB SUMMARY

The Manager, Manufacturing Operations is accountable for creating and maintaining motivation and empowerment of team members, as well as promoting a continuous improvement environment.  Additionally, this Manager is expected to facilitate technical writing program within the department for but not limited to Batch Record, SOP’s, work instructions and investigations.  This role will also facilitate all technical training through departmental trainers to production operators, specialists, and supervisors to ensure proper understanding of technical information.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Directly manage the Production Supervisors and crews
  • Routinely perform resource analysis in partnership with the Production Planning team to ensure key deliverables are met on time
  • Monitor training schedules in accordance with production needs
  • Ensure processes and SOP’s are being adhered to; identify opportunities for process improvement
  • Participate in the review and approval of SOP’s
  • Review and Sign off on CAPA’s
  • Consistently bring positive energy and motivation to production teams through open dialogue, providing regular production progress updates, highlighting accolades, and giving constructive ongoing feedback to support employee development
  • Continuous analysis of current production processes and procedure, proposals for improvements, implementation and follow through on agreed upon changes.
  • Understand implications of departmental downtime and inefficient processing.
  • Ability to coordinate, contribute to and work within a cross-functional team.
  • Contribute to production planning and budgeting.
  • Facilitates production department staffing meetings, generating action plans impacting production department KPI’s.  Presents departmental metrics and action plans in management staff meetings.
  • Actively coaches all team members promoting continuous improvement and overall team development and cross training, including the Supervisory level.
  • Adheres to cGMP guidelines as well as the CFR.
  • Performing periodic reviews and development opportunities relating to Supervisors and key personnel.
  • Upholds Company policies, including the Professional Conduct Policy and Prohibition Against Harassment Policy, and the Business Ethics and Conduct Code.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • High School diploma required; Bachelors degree preferred.
  • 5 years’ experience in manufacturing environment.
  • 2 years of supervisory experience in a GMP manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
  • Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving experience.
  • Proven ability to motivate teams and manage conflict.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Stand, walk, push, pull, twist, reach overhead, and bend to the floor.
  • Occasionally move items or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds – potential to handle heavier materials with mechanical assistance.
  • Occasionally required to climb ladders and/or steps to reach equipment.
  • Reading precision measuring equipment, machine dials, gages, and thermometers; must be able to observe fine details utilizing a microscope.

 

Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.

 

PRINCIPALS ONLY
NO AGENCIES OR THIRD PARTIES

Attention Job Seekers and Applicants:  Please be aware of attempted recruiting scams.  While Adare does conduct virtual interviews for some positions, we do NOT use Skype or Google Meet.  If you are contacted by someone regarding a job opportunity, please be vigilant in reviewing the details of any and all correspondence.  Here are some things to look out for: bad grammar; font inconsistencies or formatting irregularity: logos not properly sized, stretched out, blurred; numerous different font styles and sizes within the content of an email or letter; company impersonators (postings that mirror a reputable company, but there’s no link to the business) mismatched email or website domains, or there is difficulty with locating an address, business phone number, and/or email address, financial requests: Do not provide payment or account credentials as part of the application process. Legitimate companies should not require transfers, checks, gift cards or the wiring of funds as a condition of the application process.  Additionally, equipment purchases: be cautious if a company asks you to purchase your own equipment (computers, iPads, mobile phones) and requests you to mail it to their IT department.  Applicant Follow-up Questions: Proceed with caution if you receive an application follow-up request that requires you to click on a link to answer additional questions; especially if the questions request personal information such as a social security number.  General anonymity: proceed with caution if you can’t quickly verify the identity of the poster.

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