Manufacturing Supervisor

Jobtailor; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a qualified Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee the manufacturing process and departmental staff on the designated shift. The role focuses on ensuring continuous production, training technicians, and maintaining compliant batch documentation in a GMP environment.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of related experience in pharma/GMP/FDA environments, strong leadership, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' related experience in pharma, GMP, or FDA-regulated environments.
• Equivalency: high school diploma or GED with 4 years of related experience accepted.
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, including protein purification and aseptic processing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cGMPs, FDA regulations, and industry guidelines.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience highly preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
• MS Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Oversees manufacturing process and department personnel on designated shift.
• Trains and develops department technicians.
• Provides immediate supervision and assigns tasks, checks work, maintains schedules.
• Oversee production review of batch documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Initiate Facility Work Orders when equipment requires repair.
• Participate in process/product troubleshooting.
• Recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance, layout, and quality.
• Maintain a quality presence to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Generate thorough written reports.
• Participate in regulatory and internal inspections/audits.
• Provide guidance and hands-on training to direct reports.
• Appraise and monitor performance; coach and address issues.
• Provide leadership role ensuring employee health and safety.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Project management

English communication

MS Office proficiency

Quality/compliance mindset

cGMP knowledge

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Biology/Chemistry/Chemical Engineering emphasis

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Oversees the manufacturing process and the department personnel on designated shift
• Trains and develops department technicians
• Provides immediate supervision to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks, checking work at frequent intervals, and maintaining schedules
• Oversee production review of all department batch documentation for completeness and accuracy
• Initiate Facility Work Orders when equipment requires repair
• Participate in process/product troubleshooting
• Recommend and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, facility layout, and quality of product
• Maintain a quality presence to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements
• Generate thorough written reports
• Participate in regulatory and internal inspections/audits
• Provide guidance and hands‑on training to direct reports
• Appraise and monitor performance of department personnel
• Coach, counsel, address complaints and resolve employee related issues
• Provide a leadership role ensuring employee health and safety

Requirements

• Associate’s degree required
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Emphasis in Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or closely related scientific/technical discipline preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience in a pharmaceutical, GMP, or FDA regulated environment required
• Equivalency: In lieu of an Associate's degree, candidate must have a High school diploma or GED, and a minimum of 4 years of related experience in a pharmaceutical, GMP, or FDA regulated environment
• Requires an in depth understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, including protein purification and aseptic processing
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of cGMPs, FDA regulations, and industry guidelines
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience highly preferred
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, including protein purification and aseptic processing, while ensuring compliance with cGMPs and FDA regulations. Proven ability to lead and develop teams, manage projects, and enhance production methods for improved quality and efficiency.