Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Supervisor! This onsite position is located in Athens, Georgia.
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The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for leading a new/growing team of production personnel to maximize quality and output in a manufacturing operation. The Supervisor's responsibilities include supervision of manufacturing activities, ensuring efficient operation in safety, environmental, cost, quality, and production, in alignment with the Athens Site Objectives. They also partner and collaborate within and across departments to optimize site performance, create consistency of expectations and opportunities, and encourage site pride, a team-oriented culture, and stewarding J&J citizenship. Initial responsibilities will include projects/initiatives for commissioning and qualification, as well as process development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise operating personnel while manufacturing products in compliance with safety, environmental, DEA, and cGMPs (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) procedures.
- Maintaining a high caliber team through effective leadership of: Performance Management, Talent Management, Recruiting and Staffing, and Training and Development processes.
- Facilitate performance management processes to include assisting in setting goals, objectives, and performance expectations; providing periodic performance evaluations; identifying and supporting talent development activities; and developing individual performance improvement programs when required.
- Maintain a significant presence in the work areas to observe, support, and participate in problem-solving; also maintain understanding of all processes within area of responsibility and facilitates issue resolution.
- Responsible for production schedule attainment of their team and collaborates with staff to address schedule delays and issues, develop efficient production schedule; this includes resolution of Quality issues through collaboration with QA and team members.
- Accountable to maintain area housekeeping and operating equipment and to assist in maintaining procedures and systems such as SAP in a manner that assures production is achieved per established production plan, budget, and quality standards.
- Serve as a member of the Manufacturing department staff to develop and lead execution of the Area business plan, including providing input on the site Cascade, Area annual budgets, capital plans, project prioritization, compliance, and organization development plans.
- Cascade and translate strategic and tactical plans to develop their team'sunderstanding of their contribution to achieving higher level goals including Area, Site, and Company business objectives.
- Grow and develop others by conducting training for operations in the operation of production systems and train the personnel in the area of safety and quality.
- Live Our Credo and the Janssen Purpose by putting Our Credo stakeholders' needs first, pursuing the highest standards of compliance, quality, and ethics.
- Connect expansively within the department, with other departments, and within the company to address customer needs.
- Shape the future through innovation by inspiring new ideas, trying new things, and demonstrating resilience and agility to adapt to change.
- Grow by developing self and others to reach goals by engaging in open and honest conversations, managing energy, and taking ownership for outcomes.
- Adhere to all state and federal regulations/guidelines including FDA, EPA, OSHA and DEA, as well as with company/site policies and procedures.
- Participate/Assist with programs/initiatives to attain safety, industrial hygiene, environmental, and quality goals to provide a safe, healthy, and compliant workplace; also encourage employee participation in the programs.
- Ensure safe work permits and maintenance work orders are performed to support plant activities as required.
Qualifications
Education:
- Minimum of High School or equivalent diploma is required; Vocational, Certificate, Technical, Associates, or Bachelor's / University or equivalent degree preferred
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience
- Experience working within a regulated cGMP and/or FDA manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver results
- Strong influencing, partnering, and collaboration skills, analytical skills and good oral and written presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret procedure manuals and process criticality documents, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret and carry out a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
- Ability to learn and operate such systems as SAP Production, ADP, eLIMS, Document Management System, etc.
- Effectively communicate within the department and across organizational boundaries, including timely communication and collaboration with other shifts and areas as appropriate to ensure that the needs of the site are met
Preferred:
- Chemical manufacturing experience is strongly desired
- IH/EHS experience/training
- People/team leadership (direct or indirect reports)
- Experience with process control systems (e.g., Emerson DeltaV) and data historian software (e.g., OSi PI)
- Experience, training, or certification in Lean/Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools and methodologies
Other:
- May require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel
- Requires ability to work onsite, initially on day shift hours and work alternate shifts / extra hours (days or nights, or possible 12-hour rotating shifts), and respond to emergency calls that may require returning for after-hours coverage
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.