Manufacturing Supervisor

Lonza; Portsmouth, Northern (NH, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Career growth

Leadership development

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Lonza in Portsmouth, NH is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead a bioscience manufacturing team in a cGMP environment. You will oversee daily operations, ensure safety, compliance, and on-time production, and partner with engineering, MSAT, scheduling, and quality to deliver therapies.

You will develop people, drive operational excellence, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced biopharma setting, with rotating 12-hour day shifts on a 2-2-3 schedule.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a science-related discipline, or a high school diploma/equivalent with relevant experience.
• Manufacturing experience in a cGMP-regulated environment.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, GMP compliance, and manufacturing operations.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
• Experience leading employees through training, coaching, and performance development.
• Ability to work cross-functional and effectively manage multiple priorities in a dynamic production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to ensure safe, compliant, and on-time execution of the production schedule.
• Coach, train, and develop operators through performance management, career planning, and ongoing development activities.
• Monitor manufacturing activities to ensure compliance with cGMP requirements, quality systems, SOPs, and safety standards.
• Review batch records, logbooks, and production documentation to support timely batch release with minimal errors.
• Coordinate activities across multiple departments to troubleshoot equipment and process-related issues.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, staffing, and workforce planning activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining inspection readiness and operational excellence.

Skills

Team leadership

GMP compliance

Quality systems

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a science field

High school diploma with relevant experience

Job description

United States, Portsmouth (New Hampshire)

Manufacturing Supervisor

Location: Portsmouth, NH (On-site)

At Lonza, our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together to help improve lives around the world. As a Manufacturing Supervisor, you will lead a team responsible for producing therapeutic proteins in a highly regulated cGMP environment. Your leadership will help ensure safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations while supporting the delivery of life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

This is an exciting opportunity for a manufacturing leader who enjoys developing people, driving operational excellence, and solving complex challenges in a fast-paced biotechnology environment. You'll play a key role in production planning, team development, compliance oversight, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, MSAT, Scheduling, and other support functions.

Shift: Rotating 12-hour day shifts (7:00 AM–7:00 PM) on an alternating 2-2-3 schedule.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• Opportunities to lead, coach, and develop a high-performing manufacturing team
• Exposure to advanced biologics manufacturing processes and technologies
• A collaborative environment with cross-functional partners across the site
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Opportunities for career growth and leadership development

What you will do

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to ensure safe, compliant, and on-time execution of the production schedule
• Coach, train, and develop operators through performance management, career planning, and ongoing development activities
• Monitor manufacturing activities to ensure compliance with cGMP requirements, quality systems, SOPs, and safety standards
• Review batch records, logbooks, and production documentation to support timely batch release with minimal errors
• Coordinate activities across multiple departments to troubleshoot equipment and process-related issues
• Support recruiting, onboarding, staffing, and workforce planning activities
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining inspection readiness and operational excellence

What we are looking for

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a science-related discipline, or a high school diploma/equivalent with relevant experience
• Manufacturing experience in a cGMP-regulated environment
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience preferred
• Strong understanding of quality systems, GMP compliance, and manufacturing operations
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills
• Experience leading employees through training, coaching, and performance development
• Ability to work cross-functionally and effectively manage multiple priorities in a dynamic production environment

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone's ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that's the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you're ready to help turn our customers' breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza:

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters.

We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.