What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manufacturing Supervisor - Weekend Shift position at Oxoid Remel Microbiology (Acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific)?
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Joining Oxoid Remel Microbiology, you’ll play an active part in helping deliver products that support accurate disease identification, targeted treatment, food and beverage safety, and pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity.
As a Production Supervisor – Plates Manufacturing, you’ll provide hands-on leadership for our Plates production area, helping ensure manufacturing operations are performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established quality requirements and production schedules.
You’ll lead and develop Manufacturing Operators and Lead Operators while partnering closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Planning, and other teams to solve problems, improve performance, and keep production moving.
About the Role
The Production Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and execution of manufacturing activities within the Plates production area.
You’ll coordinate staffing and production priorities, monitor operational performance, support quality and manufacturing investigations, and ensure employees are trained and qualified to perform their assigned work.
This role requires someone who is comfortable being visible on the manufacturing floor, making timely operational decisions, developing employees, and balancing safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and business needs.
What You Will Do
Minimum Qualifications
This is an exciting opportunity to join Oxoid Remel Microbiology and play an important leadership role within our manufacturing operations.
You’ll have the opportunity to develop people, strengthen manufacturing performance, solve operational challenges, and lead continuous improvement while helping ensure our products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to the quality standards our customers depend on.
If you’re a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys developing teams, solving problems, and driving improvements on the production floor, we’d love to hear from you.
Joining Oxoid Remel Microbiology, you’ll play an active part in helping deliver products that support accurate disease identification, targeted treatment, food and beverage safety, and pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity.
As a Production Supervisor – Plates Manufacturing, you’ll provide hands-on leadership for our Plates production area, helping ensure manufacturing operations are performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established quality requirements and production schedules.
You’ll lead and develop Manufacturing Operators and Lead Operators while partnering closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Planning, and other teams to solve problems, improve performance, and keep production moving.
About the Role
The Production Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and execution of manufacturing activities within the Plates production area.
You’ll coordinate staffing and production priorities, monitor operational performance, support quality and manufacturing investigations, and ensure employees are trained and qualified to perform their assigned work.
This role requires someone who is comfortable being visible on the manufacturing floor, making timely operational decisions, developing employees, and balancing safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and business needs.
What You Will Do
- Production Leadership & Execution
- Provide daily leadership and direction to Manufacturing Operators and Lead Operators within the Plates production area.
- Ensure manufacturing activities are executed according to established production schedules and business priorities.
- Assign personnel and adjust staffing based on production requirements, employee availability, and operational needs.
- Monitor daily production performance, workflow, equipment status, and schedule attainment.
- Coordinate production startups, shutdowns, line clearances, changeovers, and job transitions.
- Coordinate responses to equipment failures, process interruptions, material shortages, and other production constraints.
- Ensure effective shift-to-shift communication regarding production status, staffing, equipment issues, quality concerns, and outstanding actions.
- Provide coaching, feedback, training support, and performance management for assigned employees.
- Ensure employees are appropriately trained and qualified to perform assigned manufacturing activities.
- Establish clear expectations and reinforce accountability for safety, quality, productivity, and performance.
- Support employee development while building a collaborative and high-performing manufacturing team.
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Ensure employees follow applicable SOPs, work instructions, Device History Record (DHR) requirements, GMP practices, safety procedures, and site policies.
- Review manufacturing documentation and support timely and accurate completion of DHRs and associated production records.
- Ensure appropriate material control, product identification, traceability, reconciliation, and documentation practices are maintained.
- Support the investigation and resolution of manufacturing deviations, nonconformances, quality events, and documentation issues.
- Participate in root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities.
- Maintain strong attention to quality and documentation while supporting production objectives.
- Partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Planning, and other departments to support manufacturing requirements.
- Identify production risks and escalate issues appropriately.
- Collaborate across functions to resolve equipment, material, quality, process, and scheduling issues.
- Communicate production status, risks, priorities, and required actions to appropriate stakeholders.
- Operational Performance & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor and communicate key operational metrics related to:Safety
- Quality
- Delivery
- Productivity
- Downtime
- Labor utilization
- Conduct or participate in daily production meetings, Gemba walks, and tier meetings.
- Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, workflow, labor utilization, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Support the implementation and sustainment of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Analyze production performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Perform additional duties as required to support manufacturing and business needs.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related field preferred.
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing or regulated production environment.
- Previous leadership, Lead Operator, or supervisory experience preferred.
- Experience working within established quality systems and controlled manufacturing processes.
- Ability to lead employees, manage multiple priorities, and make timely operational decisions.
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to understand and follow manufacturing documentation, procedures, and quality requirements.
- Basic computer skills and experience with applicable manufacturing and business systems.
- Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, or another regulated manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Gemba, 5S, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience supporting deviation investigations and corrective actions.
- Experience with production scheduling, labor planning, and performance metrics.
- Experience with SAP or other manufacturing execution and enterprise systems.
- Demonstrated leadership and employee-development skills.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong attention to safety, quality, compliance, and documentation.
- The ability to identify production risks and escalate issues appropriately.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- The ability to analyze production performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Strong collaboration skills across Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, and Planning.
- Professionalism, accountability, and a strong focus on achieving manufacturing objectives.
- Work is primarily performed within a manufacturing environment.
- The position may require standing, walking, and moving throughout manufacturing areas for extended periods.
- Personal protective equipment and gowning may be required depending on the production area.
- Schedule flexibility may be required to support production needs, shift coverage, investigations, equipment issues, or other business requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Oxoid Remel Microbiology and play an important leadership role within our manufacturing operations.
You’ll have the opportunity to develop people, strengthen manufacturing performance, solve operational challenges, and lead continuous improvement while helping ensure our products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to the quality standards our customers depend on.
If you’re a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys developing teams, solving problems, and driving improvements on the production floor, we’d love to hear from you.