Pharma Manufacturing Director - Ops Transformation

Medline; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Medline seeks a Director of Manufacturing to lead its ReadyCare site in Waukegan, IL, guiding a ~150-person, three-shift operation through a major regulatory transformation. The role focuses on building full-cycle pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and sustaining high standards of quality and compliance.

The Director will drive plant-wide improvements in safety, efficiency, and reliability, partnering with Quality, Regulatory and external experts to support remediation, inspections, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading pharmaceutical manufacturing operations at scale.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, FDA remediation, and quality systems.
• Proven ability to drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for manufacturing, warehouse, supply chain and facilities operations.
• Transform site into a compliant pharma manufacturing operation under cGMP and strong operating discipline.
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, and external experts for FDA remediation and readiness.
• Oversee restart and ramp-up of key product lines and improve equipment reliability.
• Set clear expectations and drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost and productivity.
• Develop and empower a high-performing leadership team with a large hourly workforce.
• Manage capital expenditures and support future manufacturing-line expansion.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and compliant material handling.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Regulatory compliance

CGMP knowledge

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

ERP systems

CAPEX planning tools

Job description

Medline seeks a Director of Manufacturing to lead its ReadyCare site in Waukegan, IL, guiding a ~150-person, three-shift operation through a major regulatory transformation. The role focuses on building full-cycle pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and sustaining high standards of quality and compliance.

The Director will drive plant-wide improvements in safety, efficiency, and reliability, partnering with Quality, Regulatory and external experts to support remediation, inspections, and