Production Supervisor
Position Summary
Catalent is a global, high-growth, public company and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives.
Our Manassas, Virginia site is a part of the Consumer Health division and provides expanded capabilities in soft chews and lozenges. With extensive development and manufacturing expertise and a wide range of flavors, ingredients, and colors available, we can work with complex formulations to help create engaging new products consumers will love.
The Production Supervisor will provide general leadership and direct supervision to production crew. Ensure that quality standards are maintained, and productivity targets are met. The Production Supervisor will comply with SQF, Food Safety Plan (HACCP), Food Quality Plan (FQP) standards.
This position is a 2-2-3 schedule and 100% on site at our Manassas, VA facility.
The Role
Oversee and direct the planning and execution of daily production activity.
Ensure any changes in processes and procedures are properly implemented.
Direct and manage the operations to improve performance through continuous improvement methodology and problem analysis to reduce unscheduled downtime, minor equipment stops, breakdowns, process upsets, material quality losses.
Analyze, report and complete daily production reports, gap analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Utilize data to facilitate the timely, accurate interpretation, and reporting of performance, quality, and safety data.
Oversee the sanitation process of equipment and facility.
Schedule, train, and mentor crew so that they can produce at maximum efficiency.
Ensure adequate staffing, direction and corrective action.
Direct employees in proper safety procedures and identify/eliminate avoidable accidents.
Other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
High School/GED required
Technical Certificate or higher preferred
3+ years of experience in food, Nutraceutical, or pharmaceutical manufacturing required
3+ years of supervisory experience required
Experience with ERP system preferred
Demonstrated ability to read, write, and speak clear English. Bilingual capabilities in Spanish and English are preferred
Knowledge of machinery operations and equipment.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel and is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
The employee is required to sit, climb or balance and taste or smell.
Why You Should Work At Catalent
Spearhead exciting and innovative projects
Fast-paced, dynamic environment
High visibility to members at all levels of the organization
152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
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