Fill/Finish Operations Supervisor - Night Shift

Elanco; Elwood (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Elanco, a leader in animal health, is seeking a Fill/Finish Operations Supervisor for their Elwood, Kansas facility. This crucial role involves leading aseptic filling and finishing operations, ensuring compliance with GMP standards while driving operational excellence. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in a GMP biomanufacturing environment and strong technical skills. The position offers opportunities for career growth in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a regulated commercial GMP biomanufacturing environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing equipment in a sterile environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily fill / finish manufacturing operations ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Oversee aseptic filling and secondary packaging activities.
• Maintain strong shop floor presence to monitor operations.

Skills

Aseptic processing

Troubleshooting

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People. We pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, works with dynamic individuals, and acquires new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights. Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role

Your Role: Fill/Finish Operations Supervisor - Night Shift. The Fill/Finish Operations Supervisor is responsible for leading personnel, tasks, and activities associated with aseptic filling, finishing, and secondary packaging operations at the Elwood, Kansas monoclonal antibody (mAb) manufacturing facility. This role provides day-to-day leadership for shop floor manufacturing operations, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient production of sterile injectable products while driving team performance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead daily fill / finish manufacturing operations, ensuring production activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with cGMP, USDA, EMA, and company standards.
• Oversee aseptic filling, finishing, and secondary packaging activities to meet production schedules, quality expectations, and operational targets.
• Maintain strong shop floor presence to monitor operations, reinforce safety and quality culture, troubleshoot issues, and support manufacturing teams in real time.
• Ensure accurate execution and review of batch records, manufacturing documentation, SOPs, and SAP production transactions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Technical Services teams to resolve manufacturing challenges and implement process improvements.
• Support equipment troubleshooting, maintenance coordination, deviation investigations, and root cause analysis activities to minimize downtime and manufacturing variability.
• Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing personnel through training, performance management, and talent development initiatives while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Act as a change agent by driving operational excellence initiatives, continuous improvement efforts, and adherence to safety and compliance standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: 3+ years of experience in a regulated commercial GMP biomanufacturing environment, including aseptic processing, fill / finish, formulation, or secondary packaging operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing equipment, troubleshooting, and shop floor operations in a sterile manufacturing environment.
• Ability to interpret and follow SOPs, batch records, and manufacturing documentation with a high level of accuracy and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment while maintaining strong safety and quality standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, engineering, biomanufacturing, or a related scientific discipline.
• Demonstrated success leading operational or manufacturing teams within a GMP-regulated environment.
• Understanding of USDA, FDA, and EU GMP regulatory requirements for veterinary biologics manufacturing.
• Experience performing or supporting investigations, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with manufacturing systems and tools such as SAP, OSI PI, Veeva, CMMS, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to lead through influence and collaboration.

Additional Information

• Location: Elwood, Kansas (on-site position)
• Shift: Day Shift (1st Shift); occasional overtime may be required to support production operations
• Travel: 0–5%

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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