Manufacturing Supervisor
Norbrook Laboratories
- Newry
- Permanent
- Full-time
Norbrook laboratories are now seeking to recruit Manufacturing Supervisors who are responsible for managing a team of people in all aspects of manufacturing in order to produce products complying with all aspects of the Norbrook Quality and Environmental Health and Safety systems.Main Activities/TasksSAFETY
Understand and follow the company’s Health & Safety policies.
Coordinate and plan the smooth running of the department.
Supervise a team of operators ensuring that production goals and targets are met.
Liaise with other departments such as Engineering, Process Excellence, Validations and Quality to ensure all production equipment and areas are fully compliant with all GMP and customer requirements.
Ensure that team members are aware of issues which may affect them doing their duties and that information disseminates throughout the department.
Assume responsibility for assigned Operational and Compliance metrics.
Undertake other duties, which may be assigned by Senior Management.OPERATIONAL
Assist in the day to day running of the Norbrook production facility.QUALITY
Comply with all aspects of the Norbrook Quality System.
Ensure that a ‘quality culture’ and an appreciation of the quality system is embedded within the organisation.
Participate in investigations and suggest CAPAs for manufacturing issues.
Ensure all documentation (e.g. production control records, log books, training records etc) are completed in line with good manufacturing practices and expectations.
Ensure all assigned quality events (e.g. deviations, complaints, CAPAs, change controls etc) are addressed in a timely manner.
Identify true root cause in all quality related investigations to prevent reoccurrence and improve compliance, product quality and safety.
Perform regular internal compliance audits against the appropriate regulations to ensure an audit ready Production facility.PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Manage one shift on various shift rotations, which may include but is not limited to three shift patterns or four shift continental style shift patterns.
Manage assigned personnel and provide feedback where required.
Work to build strong cohesive teams both within the department and cross departments within the company.LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Ensure training has been received in relation to specific duties.
Ensure that all operators are adequately trained and are competent in the tasks they are undertaking.
Actively engage in an individual development / personnel improvement plan.
Actively engage in the continuous improvement initiatives (e.g. 6S, Pyramid boards etc).Essential Criteria:
- A degree or third level qualification in Pharmacy, Science, Engineering or Mathematics (or a closely related area) or 4 years relevant manufacturing experience.
- Technical experience in a related manufacturing environment.
- Ability to issue and review technical reports and documents based on strong methodical rationale (either in an education or employment environment).
- Ability to prioritise and meet targets.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work extra hours to meet the needs of the business.
- Proficient in all Microsoft packages
- 1 years+ experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience of working in a regulated environment.
- Experience of control of cross contamination (microbial or chemical).
- Experience of controlling production documentation processes (including a document management system).
- Experience of documentation associated with a quality management system.