Production Lead - GMP Manufacturing Leader

International Vitamin Corporation; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

International Vitamin Corporation is seeking a Production Lead in Greenville, SC to manage scheduling, staff, and daily production activities. You will ensure GMP compliance, drive efficiency, and coordinate with multiple departments to meet quality standards.

The role requires oversight of raw material conversion to finished product, adherence to safety practices, and ongoing process improvements. Strong leadership and regulatory knowledge are essential.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to production schedules, assigning staff to ensure production quotas are met for finished goods inventories
• Mentor, motivate and counsel associates, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth
• Uphold regulatory requirements (GMPs, FDA, OSHA) and company technical requirements (SOP(s), Work Instructions, etc.) in the production of assigned product
• Participates and recommends improvements in machinery and equipment and in manufacturing methods for special projects and/or as opportunities arise
• Ensures that all GMP and safety standards are followed in compliance
• Oversee operating area(s) and responsible for converting raw materials into finished product in a safe, sanitary, cost-effective, and efficient manner that meets company quality standards
• Communicate to management progress of the department, problems, employee actions, new ideas, and all other relative information to the shift and department
• Communicates performance standards to associates, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems
• Interface with other department Team Leaders and employees in a professional manner to coordinate the activities and issues
• Serve as proxy for production supervisor(s) and assume responsibilities of other job functions as needed
• Identifies the temporary staffing needs of unit for the following day or week, and arrange for the presence and assignment of temporary or regular labor to the unit prior to line start-up
• Participates in GMP, sanitation and safety inspections throughout the production departments and corrects, or issues work orders to correct any identified deficiencies
• Adjust ingredients to machine runs in accordance to master batch record (MBRs) formulations
• Recommend and assist in authoring deviation request(s)
• Utilize company ERP systems, (Oracle, IWMS, MES) for inventory transactions, scanning, label creation, verifying additions to batch records and data entry
• Utilize Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook) to log production outputs, create product start-up documents to record relative standard deviations (RSDs), friability, disintegration, reliability/quality testing
• May use (but not limited to) power equipment such as a forklift, hand tools, and other devices operated in a warehouse environment (i.e. electric jacks, sit down, stand ups, and cherry picker forklifts for applicable area(s))
• Maintain clean work environment at all times, including and not limited to hygiene practices
• Ensure rooms and equipment are properly cleaned and maintained and coordinate / perform all cleaning duties as required
• Ensure all inventory issues are monitored and resolved
• Interface with other departments as required (i.e. product development, maintenance, engineering, etc.)
• Maintain proper recording and usage of batch records per established compliance processes
• Ensure SOPs, work instructions and cGMP(s) are followed at all times
• Work overtime and perform other duties as required
• Poses no direct threat to the health or safety of himself/herself, of others, or to property. Defined as a significant risk of substantial harm that cannot be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level by reasonable accommodation.
• Requires regular attendance to perform essential elements as contained herein between the assigned start and end times for work.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

International Vitamin Corporation is seeking a Production Lead in Greenville, SC to manage scheduling, staff, and daily production activities. You will ensure GMP compliance, drive efficiency, and coordinate with multiple departments to meet quality standards.

The role requires oversight of raw material conversion to finished product, adherence to safety practices, and ongoing process improvements. Strong leadership and regulatory knowledge are essential.