Assistant Manager, Production

Avantor; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is hiring an Assistant Manager, Production for the Single-Use Manufacturing department at the Devens, MA site. You will supervise 1st–3rd shift supervisors and cleanroom staff, coordinating day-to-day operations to ensure on-time production and quality across multiple teams.

You will drive process improvements, lead safety initiatives, and manage resources to meet customer timelines while partnering with site leadership to align with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent years of experience.
• 2+ years of manufacturing or related experience.
• 2+ years leadership in manufacturing, assembly and/or packaging.
• Experience in a GMP & FDA regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Experience working in a cleanroom environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reinforce manufacturing procedures to meet schedules with minimal disruptions and deviations.
• Ensure subordinates adhere to site safety procedures and near-miss reporting requirements.
• Provide information on on-time performance toward meeting customer timelines.
• Advise supervisors on resource allocations for high-priority and expedited orders.
• Collaborate with supervisors and internal stakeholders on problem solving and scheduling decisions in Single-Use Manufacturing.
• Ensure production teams and cleanroom leaders work collaboratively in decision-making aligned with GMP, KPI, OSHA and HR guidelines.
• Inform Operations Manager of major production activities and non-routine schedule changes.
• Define department goals and develop a roadmap to achieve them.
• Report department performance and KPIs; evaluate personnel and develop morale.
• Utilize lean manufacturing tools to improve productivity and efficiency within quality requirements.
• Supervise Cleanroom Supervisors across shifts and develop managerial skills.
• Review employee performance and conduct associate relations investigations to resolve issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team management

Lean manufacturing

GMP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

The Opportunity

Avantor is seeking an Assistant Manager, Production to be responsible for the Single-Use Manufacturing department at Avantor Fluid Handling site in Devens, MA. They will be responsible for a team of supervisors across 3 shifts and cleanroom associates and will coordinate day-to-day activities, in collaboration with the cleanroom supervisors and other internal stakeholders, to ensure continuous production. The role reports directly to the Site Operation Manager and is required to collaborate with site leadership toward the goals of the business.

How you will thrive and create an impact

Maintain and reenforce manufacturing procedures and ensures that production is flowing to the schedules, with minimal disruptions and deviations. Ensure that all subordinates adhere to the site safety procedures, and near miss reporting requirements. Responsible for maintaining quality within the scope of the job description. Provide information regarding on-time performance of production activity toward meeting customer timeline requirements. Advice supervisors on resource allocations, to react to high priority and expedited job orders. Interacts with supervisors, and other internal shareholder in problem solving, decision-making, and personnel issues, as it relates to Single-Use Manufacturing. Ensure that production teams and cleanroom lead/senior associates work collaboratively in the decision-making processes and that the decisions are in alignment with the business goals and objectives, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI), OSHA requirement and current Human Resources (HR) guidelines. Advise the Operations Manager and internal shareholders of major production activities and non-routine changes to the schedule and other applicable information. Defines goals and objectives of the department and subordinates. Develop roadmap for the team to achieve defined goals and objectives. Report on the department’s performance and metrics and track KPIs. Evaluate department supervisors and reviews department personnel. Develop morale and motivation to subordinates through positive leadership, sincere interest and recognition, fair appraisals of performance and sound counseling within established Company policies. Utilize lean manufacturing tools to recommend and implement changes in production area that may result in higher productivity or increased efficiencies that benefit the company, within the Quality requirements. Perform other duties as assigned Supervise of the Cleanroom Supervisors (1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift). Enable and develop supervisors in their managerial skill and personal competency. Review and evaluation of employees' performance. Conducts associate relation investigations and facilitates effective communications and collaborative problem-solving strategies to prevent or resolve associate relations issues.

What we're looking for

• Education: Bachelors Degree preferred or equivalent years of experience.
• Experience: 2+ years of manufacturing or related experience.
• 2+ years of leadership responsibility in manufacturing, assembly and/or packaging operations desired.
• Experience in a GMP & FDA regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Experience working in a cleanroom environment is preferred.

Additional Qualifications

• Familiarity with assembly/production processes and applications within similar industry preferred.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, assembly instructions, and drawings.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ERP System software.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good team building and personnel management skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
• Must have strong leadership skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Must be hands‑on, team oriented and committed to business improvement processes.
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management.

Why Avantor?

Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science. The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor. We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

Pay Transparency

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is $78,000.00 - $125,350.00. Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.

Company Overview

Avantor®, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries. We set science in motion to create a better world.