Operations Line Lead

QPS Employment Group; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,720; Full time

Job summary

JobRx, Inc. is seeking an Operations Line Lead to supervise a high‑performing production team in a pharmaceutical packaging environment. You will drive safe, efficient operations and ensure quality in a fast‑paced facility.

You will coordinate with quality, maintenance and warehouse teams, review line performance, and lead daily line huddle. The role requires shift flexibility, weekend work, and strict adherence to cGMP and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Stand 3/4 of the day or more.
• Move, traverse and operate for 3/4 of the day and up.
• Lift up to 50 pounds on average day.
• Work around moving machinery with moderate noise.
• Attend to safety and PPE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain machine per batch record and quality standards.
• Lead daily line huddle and communicate shift information.
• Assign crew, sign rosters, and ensure proper line resources.
• Review jackets and ensure line components are available.
• Escalate quality or equipment issues to supervision.
• Coordinate production needs with warehouse, quality, maintenance.
• Update hourly run charts and VCB information.
• Ensure optimal machine performance with team collaboration.
• Order components when necessary.
• Answer questions and resolve line associates’ issues.
• Complete scrap, recovery, and production rate paperwork.
• Lead line clearance and deep cleaning functions.
• Participate in Gemba and Safety Gemba as applicable.
• Wear PPE and PAPRs as required; overtime/weekend work possible.
• Follow PCI Pharma Services, cGMP and GCP policies.

Job description

Job Description

Position Title: Operations Line Lead

Wage: $18.00 - $22.30 per hour

Shift: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, weekend

Hours: 6:45am-3:00pm (Mon-Fri); 2:45pm-11:00pm (Mon-Fri); 8:45pm-7:00am (Mon-Thurs); 6:45pm-7:00am (Fri-Sun); 6:45am-7:00pm (Fri-Sun)

Lead a high-performing production team in a fast-paced pharmaceutical packaging environment where your technical expertise, leadership, and focus on quality drive safe, efficient operations and help deliver life-changing medications to patients.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain machine in accordance with batch record, safety and quality standards. Ensure process optimization through routine mechanical adjustments
• Conduct daily line huddle communication meeting – requires review of all shift to shift communication, information acquired during the Shift meeting and VCB (Visual Control Board) results
• Provide direction to other line members by ensuring the crew has signed the roster; assigning crew members to the appropriate positions
• Review jackets and ensure proper components and resources are at the line
• Escalate quality, service, and equipment performance issues to supervision
• Communicate production needs to the necessary support departments to include but not limited to warehouse, quality, maintenance, and business unit
• Update all line required information including hourly run charts and all areas of the VCBs
• Interact with team to ensure machine performs optimally
• Order components when necessary
• Answer questions and resolve issues for associates on the line
• Accurately complete paperwork to include: scrap calculations, recovery and production rates, batch record entries
• Lead and perform lot in and lot out, line clearance, and deep clean functions (Safe guards in place)
• Actively participate in Gemba and/or Safety Gemba as applicable on their line
• May require use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
• This position may require overtime and/or weekend work
• Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI Pharma Services, cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices), and GCP (Good Clinical Practices) policies, procedures, rules

Requirements

• Stationary Position: 3/4 of the day
• Move, Traverse: 3/4 of the day and up
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, or place: 3/4 of the day and up
• Install, place, adjust, apply, measure, use, or signal: Up to 3/4 of the day
• Ascend/Descend or Work Atop: From 3/4 of the day
• Position self (to) or Move (about or to): 3/4 of the day and up
• Communicate or exchange information: 3/4 of the day and up
• Detect, distinguish, or determine: 3/4 of the day and up
• On an average day, the individual can expect to move and/or transport up to 50 pounds
• This position may have the following special vision requirements: Close Vision, Distance Vision, Color Vision, Peripheral Vision, Depth Perception, Ability to focus
• Work is performed in areas with moderate risk or discomfort that may require special safety precautions, such as -wearing protective clothing or gear for up to 3/4 of the day
• Work near moving mechanical parts for 3/4 of the day and up
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate
• Excellent attendance

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