Maintenance and Automation Night Shift Supervisor

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 55,627 - 81,595; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health benefits

Bonus eligibility

Vacation benefits

Job summary

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a maintenance supervisor for their Concord, North Carolina facility. This role oversees night-shift operations, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while managing staffing and performance across multiple shifts.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and five years of experience in a manufacturing supervisory role, with knowledge of parenteral or packaging maintenance processes. This full-time role comes with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Five years of manufacturing or maintenance experience in a leadership/supervisory role.
• Previous supervisory/leadership experience required.
• Knowledgeable of Parenteral or Packaging Maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee night-shift maintenance and ensure safety practices.
• Manage staffing, performance, and daily operations across shifts.
• Ensure compliance with cGMPs and site procedures.

Skills

Leadership experience

Knowledge of GMP processes

Effective communication skills

Problem-solving ability

CMMS experience

Understanding of electrical concepts

Maintenance execution

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

PLC

HMI

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to help produce injectable medications at the new state‑of‑the‑art Parenteral, Device Assembly, and Packaging Facility in Concord, North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• The role oversees night‑shift maintenance and automation activities, ensuring all team members follow required safety practices and maintain strong housekeeping standards.
• Responsible for quality compliance with cGMPs and site procedures while managing staffing, performance, and daily operations across multiple shifts.
• The supervisor drives maintenance excellence by ensuring high‑quality maintenance execution, training readiness, KPI performance, and alignment with production needs.
• They also review work orders, investigate deviations, and lead incident reporting and corrective actions to support reliable 24/7 manufacturing operations.

Key Deliverables

• Safety – Ensures team compliance with safety procedures, policies, permits, and practices. Initiates accident and near‑miss reviews and facilitates incident notifications. Maintains proper housekeeping procedures.
• Quality – Ensures team compliance with cGMPs, Global Quality Standards, and local procedures.
• Manage People Effectively – Manages daily maintenance operations across shifts up to 7 days a week, including attendance, overtime, operational issues, performance management, development planning, and reporting of results.
• Maintenance Excellence –
  • Ensuring quality of Maintenance Execution and RFU.
  • Responsible for Team Training and Development and ensuring the team is current on training prior to assigning work.
  • Responsible for Maintenance KPIs associated with Team’s performance.
  • Aligns Team Priorities to Support Production Plan.
  • Interfaces with customers to ensure alignment.
  • Completes weekly Practice vs Procedure Checks.
  • Reviews a sampling of executed Work Orders.
• Investigates Team deviations as needed.
• Owns incident reporting, investigation, and corrective measures.

Basic Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Five years of manufacturing or maintenance experience in a leadership/supervisory role.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status.
• Previous supervisory/leadership experience required.
• Knowledgeable of Parenteral or Packaging Maintenance operations and processes or other GMP manufacturing experience.
• Formulation, Filling, Device Assembly or Packaging Knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with multiple levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to provide coaching and feedback.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, set objectives and meet targets.
• Demonstrated ability to provide high‑level customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to work without close supervision.
• Demonstrated ability in problem solving.
• CMMS experience desired.
• General understanding of PLC, HMI, and networking.
• Understanding of electrical concepts.
• Experience with Device Assembly and Packaging equipment.

Additional Skills / Preferences

• Position supports a 24/7 operation and is expected to be flexible in maintaining availability for support in decision making and issue resolution as necessary to operate the facility.
• Must be willing to work overtime during peak periods (shutdowns, etc.).
• Must be willing to carry a cell phone and respond to off‑hour emergencies when necessary.
• Some allergens are present in the parenteral plant. Mobility requirements and exposure to allergens should be considered.
• Minimal travel required.

Compensation and Benefits

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $40.38 - $59.23.

Full‑time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including a company‑sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits; life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well‑being benefits such as an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

EEO Statement

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.