Plant Manager - Remote (Florida) - Full Time

iPivot; Orlando (FL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Plant Manager to oversee operations at their high-volume pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. This role involves leading a talented team to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards while driving efficiency improvements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in GMP environments, particularly in soft gel manufacturing, and a proven track record of implementing Lean initiatives. Join a forward-thinking company where your leadership will inspire a culture of excellence and continuous improvement, making a significant impact in the pharmaceutical sector.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in high-volume GMP manufacturing.
• Strong leadership in soft gelatin capsule manufacturing.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end manufacturing operations ensuring quality and safety standards.
• Deliver sustainable cost decreases and efficiency increases.
• Coordinate new product transfers and technology implementations.

Skills

Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Leadership in drug manufacturing

Operational discipline

cGMP compliance

Process technology transfers

Lean initiatives

Multitasking in fast-paced environments

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree

Job description

Plant Manager - Remote (Florida) - Full Time

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Hi,

I am Suresh from IPivot. Please find the job description below for your reference. If interested, reply with an updated resume.

Job Title: Plant Manager
Location: Florida
Duration: Full Time
Note: Travel - 20% for training purposes might be required.
Desired Skills: Background in Pharma, specifically in soft gels.

Job Description
Plant Operations directs, leads, and controls the activities of a SPI-Florida high-volume, pharmaceutical drug manufacturing plant.
Sets manufacturing and operations strategic direction and motivates staff and organization to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery requirements while fostering an environment of continuous improvement.
The Senior Director will inspire and motivate team to ensure a high level of employee engagement and create a positive and high-performing culture that consistently exceeds performance metrics and key results.

Work Experience
Bachelor's Degree
Advanced Degree preferred.
At least 15 years of manufacturing experience with high-volume production operations in GMP manufacturing environment.
Leadership experience in generic drug manufacturing and soft gelatin capsule manufacturing is a must, and experience with hormone product manufacturing is a plus.
Strong understanding of operational discipline and cGMPs.
Experience with new facility start-ups and process technology transfers.
Experience with both clinical and commercial manufacturing.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaboratively influence at all levels of the organization. Driven and self-motivated to lead and operate in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly growing company environment.

Duties and Responsibilities
Hands-on leadership of end-to-end Manufacturing Operations while consistently meeting and exceeding quality, delivery, cost, and safety standards.
Deliver sustainable year-over-year decreases in operational cost and increase in overall efficiency of infrastructure manufacturing sites and productivity.
Responsible for leading all operations and the actions required to assure production, shipping schedules, and planned sales are achieved within the operational expense and capital budgets.
Plans and coordinates the transfer of new products, technologies, equipment, and processes in conjunction with US Sales and Marketing needs and supports group strategic plans.
Coordinates with appropriate group plans for future strategic plans implementation, including the orderly phase-in of new products.
Develops and maintains a comprehensive cGMP facility master plan to optimize resources.
Leads implementation of Lean initiatives.
Partner with senior-level leaders to assess current processes, metrics, and customer requirements to identify process improvement opportunities.
Lead the operations team to deliver high-priority projects per associated timelines, quality requirements, and budget.
Lead New Product, Process, and Technology implementation initiatives while tightly managing project spend on capital and expense budgets.
Work closely with Manufacturing, Science and Technology (MS&T), Formulations, and Research and Development, and other functional stakeholders as necessary to drive successful project implementation.
Actively engage with Manufacturing Operations to evaluate existing process layouts in terms of new process integration, ensuring best utilization of floor space, minimized handling, and optimum process flow.

Thanks and Regards,
Suresh Durgam
Senior Recruiter
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