Manufacturing Supervisor (Pipeline)

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

The Manufacturing Supervisor role offers a dynamic opportunity to lead and train a team of operating personnel in the production of clinical or commercial products. By ensuring accurate documentation and adherence to cGMP standards, you will play a vital role in maintaining product quality. You will also have the chance to collaborate with various departments, resolve issues, and incorporate new processes, contributing to the overall success of the manufacturing operations. As a mentor and supervisor, you will have the opportunity to positively impact the professional development of your team members. Join our team and make a significant impact by utilizing your skills and expertise to drive excellence in manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develops weekly goals and schedules and set priorities for staff. Reviews weekly production schedule and priorities to determine unit assignments and critical actions.

• Reviews all materials and batch records required to support shift and any off shift needs for the day.

• Provides on the floor training to support formalized technical and GMP training. Check that operator training files match and support the processes they are required to carry out.

• Monitors operator training files and work with compliance specialist to keep files up to date.

• Works with QA and Subject Matter Expert (Tech Ops or Process Sciences) to resolve exceptions. Reviews new Batch records and SOPs.

• Works with technology transfer team to incorporate new processes in the plant.

• Works interdepartmentally to see that work orders, dispensing, preventative maintenance, QC, and documentation issues are resolved and enhances communications at all levels.

• Ensures that direct materials budgets and overtime budgets are met.

• Provides supervision primarily to skilled nonexempt and junior level exempt employees. Acts as advisor to unit or sub-unit, becomes actively involved as required. Acts as mentor for less senior personnel.

• Evaluates staff performance.

• Role requires aseptic gowning the majority of the day.

• Role requires to share the working holidays as needed

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent: 8+ years' experience in all aspects of GMP manufacturing/ packaging processes

• Computer proficiency and scheduling experience required; good writing skills.

• Working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and cGMP Manufacturing packaging and or required

• Sterile/aseptic clean room is preferred

• Cell/Gene Therapy is preferred

• Quality Control experience is a plus

• Familiarity with equipment and facilities validation

• At least 5 years of management experience to include managing production personnel

• Confidence in MS Office to include Word, Teams and Excel

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants