Supervisor, Manufacturing

ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead and supervise a high-throughput biotechnology production line, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time output.

You will coordinate across manufacturing groups, manage resources, train staff, and drive process improvements while adhering to cGMP and ISO standards. A Diploma or degree with 5 years supervisory experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum Diploma or equivalent; 5 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with cGMP, ISO 13485, ISO 9001 operations is required.
• Night shift / 24/7 management experience is highly preferred.
• Experience with inventory control and hazardous chemicals is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production in reagent manufacturing, array, flowcell, and manifolds.
• Ensure production goals are met and resources are scheduled efficiently.
• Train employees, write work instructions, and revise documents as needed.
• Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Shipping, and Planning groups.
• Manage batch records, timesheets, and shift changeovers.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Supervisory experience

Education

Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree advantageous

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position Summary

This position will provide effective leadership and supervision for production personnel on a high throughput biotechnology production line.

Position Responsibilities

• Oversee production in one or more of the following areas: reagent manufacturing, array, flowcell, manifolds production
• Ensure production goals are met
• Schedule and manage resources, track and report results, troubleshoot issues, train employees, and implement process improvements
• Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Shipping, and Planning groups to deliver results
• Write and revise work instructions, and train technicians on the proper use of these documents
• Responsible for efficient processing of work orders, reviewing batch records, maintaining training records, facilitating efficient shift changeovers, revision of work instructions, production scheduling and reviewing timesheets
• Talent Acquisitionactivities which include identifying needs of the department, justification for budget to fill positions, coordinating with HR to market the position, review resumes, conduct interviews and identify and recommend a candidate as the potential hire, and employee orientation to the department and company.
• Talent Developmentactivities which include developing training plans with employees to ensure they have the necessary expertise to successfully perform their jobs, provide ongoing guidance to employees, and career counseling to help employees develop and advance in their careers
• Job Role Definitionensures that job descriptions accurately record the primary responsibilities, qualifications and terms for each job role in their group
• Performance Managementactivities include setting performance standards, ensuring employees have appropriate and realistic job goals, providing ongoing feedback about employees’ performance, conducting performance appraisals, including assessing how the employees have performed and how they can improve their performance, developing performance improvement plans if employees’ performance is not adequate and providing rewards for employee accomplishments.
• Ensure employees follow all applicable company policies and procedures
• Other duties as may be determined by Management.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Minimum Diploma or equivalent qualification required, with around 5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification is advantageous, with preferably with 1-2 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with cGMP, ISO 13485, ISO 9001 operations is required
• Candidates with night shift and/or 24/7 management experience will be highly preferred
• Experience in inventory control, SAP or similar
• Experience with hazardous chemicals is a plus
• Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills
• Pharmaceutical / Life Science product manufacturing experience is preferred
• Preference given to those with a command of GMP regulations as they pertain to clinical diagnostic products and expertise in transitioning processes from R&D to a manufacturing setting