Primary Packaging Operations Associate

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical company in Columbia, SC is seeking an Operations Associate to support Manufacturing Operations. This role involves managing project plans, providing administrative support, and ensuring timely documentation changes. Candidates must possess excellent organizational skills, effective communication, and a high school diploma. The position requires bending, typing, lifting (up to 40 lbs.), and standing throughout the facility. This is a critical role to ensure efficient operations and facilitate change management.

Responsibilities

• Assist with project management and administrative support to the BFS Area.
• Manage document change and execute required changes.
• Create spreadsheets or graphs for data tracking.
• Monitor production line data and perform related administrative duties.

Skills

Excellent organizational skills

Effective verbal and written communication

Problem-solving skills

Ability to multi-task

Integrity and accountability

Initiative and follow-through

Pleasant and cooperative attitude

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Job Purpose:

• Serves as the Operations Associate for Manufacturing Operations and provides direct support to the Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, Vice President of Manufacturing BFS and their direct reports.
• Oversees day-to-day functions with the development and implementation of efficient coordination of office management, ensuring an effective office environment.
• Develop and implement project plans, processes, and systems to ensure timely project completion. Successfully manage project timelines, resources and deliverables and present regularly to upper management.
• Responsible for assisting with tracking and trending data related to operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing project management and administrative support to the BFS Area.
• Acts as Author for Document Change projects and Equipment/Process Change projects.
• Collaborates with department SMEs and management to determine change requirements.
• Executes changes and manages change progression to ensure timely completion of changes.
• Provides notifications for documents up for biennial review.
• Create spreadsheets or graphs as needed.
• Manages DOT initiatives related to procedures to include new equipment, process changes, and other associated projects.
• Adhere to all Company policies, safeguard the company's interests and act in an ethical and legal manner.
• Administrative support executive-level manager/staff.
• Providing BFS personnel with access to BFS (HMI).

Supplemental Functions:

Provide guidance and Training when appropriate to ensure documentation requirements are met.

Perform administrative duties to include OEE, Intervention, Changeover, Downtime and Production monitoring of production line and individuals.

Required to monitor data on all production lines.

Performs all other duties as assigned or apparent.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• Must possess excellent organizational and scheduling skills.
• Ability to professionally communicate verbally and in writing. Demonstrate excellent grammatical skills, problem-solve and capability to multi-task.
• The ability to take strategic objectives, accept accountability, motivate and influence others.
• The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.
• The ability to effectively manage oneself, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.
• Possesses the initiative and follow through to implement, track and achieve on-time completion of projects, as assigned by management.
• Position requires being reliable, responsible, dependable and fulfilling obligations.
• Position requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Must strive for continuous improvement in all work activities.

Education / Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Licensing and Certifications:

• N/A

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• This position requires bending, typing, lifting (up to 40 lbs.), standing, sitting and walking throughout the facility.