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Production Lead - SLC East
Date: Apr 14, 2025
Location:
Salt Lake City, United States, Utah, 84108
Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id: 61586
Who we are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
This position is responsible for leading peers in the assignment and execution of daily activities, providing training and direction and performing the manufacturing of drug products through equipment set-up, operation, clean-up and maintenance in compliance with all regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures.
How you’ll spend your day
All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position by any incumbents with reasonable accommodation if necessary. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in other related duties or assignments.
- Responsible for ensuring the daily work and assignments to technicians are carried out based on manufacturing schedule and resources available including tools and supplies.
- Responsible for collecting and sharing pertinent information regarding manufacturing status and/or issues during shift start.
- Responsible for ensuring that performance visualization boards on production floor are completed correctly and potential issues are escalated through the appropriate processes.
- Responsible for working with maintenance to ensure scheduled preventive maintenance activities are completed in a timely manner.
- Responsible for providing on the job training and guidance to lower level technicians and may perform the responsibilities of lower technicians.
- Responsible for working with maintenance and/or engineering to troubleshoot complex production equipment issues.
- Responsible for signing off batch records, rooms, and equipment as required as a supervisor designee.
- Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintain compliance with all assignments.
- Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Batch Record instructions.
- May provide recommendations and/or assist in revising Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and/or Master Batch Records (MBR’s).
- May assist with Investigations and Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA’s).
- Responsible for performing additional related duties as assigned.
Your experience and qualifications
Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.
Education/Certification/Experience:
- Requires High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience, preferably in a related industry such as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or food processing.
- Prefer some undergraduate coursework or Bachelor’s Degree.
- Must be certified or able to certify under the company “Train-The-Trainer” program.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
- Skill in set up, changeover, programming and operation of various manufacturing and/or packaging equipment including, but not limited to, mixers, pouchers, bottle/tube fillers, laminators, packagers and labelers.
- Computer proficiency with comprehensive working knowledge of MS Office products, Learning Management Systems (LMS), ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle and manufacturing/quality systems such as Trackwise.
- Communicate effectively with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Self-directed with ability to organize and prioritize work.
- Ability to provide coaching, mentoring or encouragement to help others improve their knowledge or skills.
- Ability to motivate, influence and lead others with and/or without direct supervisory authority.
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships between teams.
- Detail oriented with ability to identify errors and/or inconsistencies while performing tasks.
Problem Solving:
- Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situation or data requires knowledge and evaluation of identifiable factors.
- Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
- Normally receives little instruction on routine work and receives general instructions on new assignments.
- May proactively recommend methods and procedures for problem resolution.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
- N/A
Enjoy a more rewarding choice
We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.
The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Reports To
Production Supervisor
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