Company Description AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Job Description AbbVie Westport have an opportunity for a Manufacturing Supervisor to join our dynamic team to lead and facilitate the safe operations of the Eye Care manufacturing, filling & printing teams in our bio-pharmaceutical processing facility in line with all safety, regulatory and operational requirements. As a supervisor you will assure the long-term effectiveness of the team: deliver high levels of customer service, ensure quality of product and services, comply with all regulatory requirements, achieve desired financial performance including cost reductions, and build a culture of high performance for the team. Responsibilities will include: + Act as key point of technical contact for aseptic compound transfer, fill finish and printing activities. + On the floor Supervision and execution of compounding transfer, filling, Tampoprinting , equipment, preparation and support processing activities in the Eye Care facility to meet clearly stated operating objectives. + Team leadership, motivation and direction to maximize the effectiveness of their manufacturing team. The Technical Shift Leader must clearly communicate task details and goals to their team members, to allow the team members to work effectively. + On the floor promotion of a culture of contamination control and compliance with aseptic best practice. + Daily reporting on the status of all operations and support activities. + Communicate the departmental goals, to provide cost effective quality compliant products in a safe, effective manner. + Liaise with program management, supply chain, technical operations quality and engineering groups to ensure effective planning, scheduling and execution of commercial and clinical manufacturing/filling. + Resolves operations/project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate. + Responsible for driving operations excellences and Key operations targets including OEE where applicable. + Provides direct interface as a subject matter expert with QA department to interact with HPRA, FDA, applicable health authority and internal audits. + Responsible for manufacturing compliance with all safety, environmental and quality related SOPs. + Drive safety improvements and initiatives across the operation. + Ensure successfully implementation of changes to SOPs + On the floor promoting a culture of Right First Time, Behavioral Based Safety, Always Audit Ready and Human Error Reduction within their team. + Adheres to and supports all EHS standards, procedures and policies. + Work closely with the other Technical Shift Leaders to ensure interdepartmental activities are planned and executed safely. + Develop direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks and managing mid-year and annual reviews. + Schedules human and material resources within a department or section in conjunction with near-term plans to ensure their availability; carries out operations within an established budget. Qualifications + You will have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an engineering or Science related field + A minimum of 5 years experience in batch processing, automation, commissioning and validation in an FDA/HPRA regulated industry. + Detailed knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements relating to the pharmaceutical industry is required for this role. + Comprehensive understanding of the principles of contamination control and regulatory expectations for aseptic processing. + Has a technical background in pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries + A minimum of 1 year team direct supervisory experience in a team environment + Possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Works on problems of complex scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors. + Exercises judgment and advises management as to the appropriate actions Additional Information So, does this all sound like the right role for you? Then come join AbbVie! AbbVie is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop innovative solutions for patients and being part of an inclusive work environment. AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. 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