Operations Support Lead - Material Prep/Formulation/Filling

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The Operations Support Lead for Material Prep/Formulation/Filling will play a critical role in integrating performance efficiencies in the daily tasks. They will be a central focal point that will be primarily on the floor support to work cross functionally with engineers, technicians, and information technology (IT) to improve processes and procedures for operations personnel. They will participate in investigations and own CAPAs related to procedure updates and MES updates.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely, and accountable for supporting all HSE Goals Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail which translates in SOP authoring, developing training tools, and improving user interface in MES or HMIs.
• Review executed batch records, assess log comments, provide real time review of batch records to have supervisors and management address outstanding comments.
• Aid in issue resolution, batch/product approvals, and production schedule execution.
• Author investigations and change controls to support operations processes. Ensure consistency of operations across shifts through active engagement on the shop floor and through Gemba walks and Practice vs. Procedure evaluations.
• Participates and/or lead cross functional teams in the development and implementation of strategies associated with the area for the following initiatives: Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), Operational Standards for Supply Chain Excellence (OSSCE).
• Identify changes required for electronic batch records (MES) and ensure they are implemented consistently with operational practices.
• Work with EWM, IDS and Master Data Team to support launch and ticket builds and process order releases.
• Power user for PMX upgrades in order to write and test scripts accordingly. Develop, administer, and maintain instructor led courses for operator improvement and deployment of consistent processes.
• Understand and influence the manufacturing control strategy for their area. Development and monitoring of metrics for the area.
  
  
  

Requirements (Education, Experience, Training)

• Bachelor’s degree Experienced working in a manufacturing environment preferably in a support organization such as Quality or Engineering
• Must be flexible to attend meetings or support off-shifts (operations is 24/7). Must be able to work a shift schedule requiring weekend and night shift hours. Ability to travel up to 10% of the year for development and network support for sister sites.
  
  
  

Preferred Attributes But Not Required

• Bachelor's degree in technical degree
• Career interests in Operations Leadership
  
  
  

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$25.96 - $38.08

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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