2nd Shift Manufacturing Supervisor — Lean Operations

ThermoFisher Scientific; Middletown (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

National medical and dental plans

Vision plan

Employee assistance programs

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Middletown, VA, is seeking a Supervisor of Manufacturing Operations for the 2nd shift (3:00 PM–11:30 PM). The role leads 10–20 operators in a GMP environment, driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements with Lean/PPI methods.

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience preferred; 2+ years in leadership, with GMP/ISO exposure highly valued. Responsibilities include daily production planning, staffing, training, CAPAs, and cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of manufacturing operations experience preferred.
• 2+ years in a leadership or people-management role.
• Experience working in a GMP, ISO, or other regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of manufacturing operators to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Oversee daily manufacturing activities, including production planning, scheduling, staffing, workflow, and execution.
• Ensure manufacturing operations comply with applicable GMP requirements, quality systems, SOPs, and regulatory standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure employees follow established environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Monitor production performance and use operational data and metrics to identify trends, address gaps, and drive improvements.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/PPI, standard work, 5S, and related methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, product quality, and manufacturing processes.
• Lead or support manufacturing investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and other quality-system activities.
• Ensure employees are appropriately trained and qualified to perform assigned responsibilities.
• Establish clear performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and development to team members.
• Support implementation and maintenance of standardized manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, EHS, and other functions to resolve operational issues and achieve business objectives.
• Build effective cross-functional relationships and consensus to support manufacturing priorities and continuous improvement.
• Utilize ERP systems and other business tools to support production planning, execution, reporting, and performance management.
• Maintain flexibility to support varying shifts, schedules, and manufacturing requirements as business needs dictate.

Skills

Leadership

Lean

Six Sigma

GMP knowledge

Production planning

Data analysis

Quality systems

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem-solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

SOPs software

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Middletown, VA, is seeking a Supervisor of Manufacturing Operations for the 2nd shift (3:00 PM–11:30 PM). The role leads 10–20 operators in a GMP environment, driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements with Lean/PPI methods.

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience preferred; 2+ years in leadership, with GMP/ISO exposure highly valued. Responsibilities include daily production planning, staffing, training, CAPAs, and cross-functional collaboration