Lead, 12-Hour Production Shift – Onsite Ops Leader

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Onsite work

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is seeking a Production Lead to self‑direct operators and assist the Production Shift Supervisor in daily scheduling, operation, and evaluation of staff on the Williamsport, PA site.

You will coordinate materials, quality and documentation with multiple teams to sustain throughput and product quality. The role emphasizes leadership, training, and adherence to ISO 13485:2016 quality systems, with a 12‑hour day shift on a 2‑2‑3 schedule.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience; with 2-year lead experience.
• Knowledge of GMP requirements would be an advantage.
• Willing to work onsite and 12-hour shifts.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.
• Good verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Take over information at shift change and prepare shift change papers using Excel.
• Troubleshoot, clean, and maintain molding and finishing equipment as directed.
• Coordinate production scheduling, materials, and line documentation with Supervisors and other teams.
• Train new hires and perform coaching and performance evaluations.
• Ensure quality systems and SOPs are followed and assist in incident investigations.
• Maintain a neat, safe, and compliant production floor and participate in continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

GMP knowledge

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Excel

Intouch

SAP

Kronos

Job description

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is seeking a Production Lead to self‑direct operators and assist the Production Shift Supervisor in daily scheduling, operation, and evaluation of staff on the Williamsport, PA site.

You will coordinate materials, quality and documentation with multiple teams to sustain throughput and product quality. The role emphasizes leadership, training, and adherence to ISO 13485:2016 quality systems, with a 12‑hour day shift on a 2‑2‑3 schedule.