About The Job

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market.

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet. That's why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands.

• Develops and fosters environment of employee safety, peer-to-peer coaching, zero safety defect mindset and injury elimination.
  
• Ensures facility operates in compliance with "Current Good Manufacturing Practices" during day-to-day operations.
  
• Must ensure all FDA regulated processes, procedures, and equipment are validated and that production is accomplished within FDA compliance.
  
• Makes strategic and tactical staffing decisions within Plant 4 boundaries.
  
• Prepares Plant 4 budget, determines department operating expenses, and controls actual department costs.
  
• Responsible for continuous profit improvement initiatives through improvements in labor/materials productivity, operating efficiencies and employee cost awareness through education and training.
  
• Support new product and/or packaging development and implementation.
  
• Serves as a member of Sanofi Chattanooga's Operational Leadership Team.
  

• Verify all Plant 4 activities are compliant with Regulatory (FDA, OSHA, EPA), Company and Site level expectations as managed through daily +QDCI ritual and other KPI governance.
  
• Prepares or directs preparation of all departmental records and reports.
  
• Establishes and maintains compliance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
  
• Provides necessary training and supervision of personnel to correctly perform Standard Operating Procedures for all aspects of operations including material flow, cleaning and sanitization of equipment, and internal control procedures.
  
• Initiate/facilitate/complete cleaning validation and IQ/OQ/PQ requirements for all relevant
  equipment and systems on site. Including design, planning and implementation of validation
  documents and procedures.
  
• Conduct packaging trials to support new product introduction and packaging development.
  
• Budget/Profit Improvement: Prepares plant operating budget. Establishes specifications of expense items used to support production and continuous improvement opportunities.
  
• Prepares plant operating budget.
  
• Establishes specifications of expense items used to support operations.
  
• Approve expenditures submitted by direct/in-direct reports.
  
• Ensures inventories and control of expensed purchased items including equipment maintenance, building/facility maintenance, and operating supplies.
  
• Analyze budget reports for effective management of expenditure and allocation of resources.
  
• Prepares and submits productivity and yield improvement plans/actions/results.
  
• Identifies and implements Profit Improvement Projects and Capital Expenditure Requests.
  
• Develops annual goals and objectives to improve strategic position of the company and personal development.
  
  

• Education: You must have a bachelor's degree in management, Science, Engineering or related field.
  
• Experience: Minimum of four (4) years' experience in supervision with increasing responsibility in regulated manufacturing or 10+ years of commensurate regulated manufacturing leadership experience
  
• Preferred Experience: Experience to include processing, packaging, technical, budgetary, validations and demonstrated cultural improvement in fast-paced regulated consumer goods manufacturing.
  

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
  
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
  
• Take good care of yourself and your family with benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs with 3 weeks paid vacation and at least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
  
• Enjoy a well-crafted rewards package with competitive pay that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
  
• Take advantage of our robust 401(k) program and tuition reimbursement to further your future, education and career.