Production Supervisor

Croda; Alabaster (AL); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Wellness Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Short- and Long-term disability

Résumé du poste

Croda is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily operations in the Production department at the Alabaster site. The role ensures safe working conditions, minimizes errors, and provides technical support and leadership across shifts.

You will support local IT/OT, manage training, and coordinate with maintenance to achieve production targets. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in a science/engineering/business field, 5+ years in production with 3 in supervision, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or Business, advanced degrees preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a production environment (API, biotechnology or diagnostics) and 3 years in a supervisory role preferred.
• Pharmaceutical operations experience and/or knowledge required.

Responsabilités

• Provides leadership and guidance to the Production operation.
• Oversee all Production operations on each shift to achieve targets.
• Lead daily shift close-out meetings and communicate with Production Scheduler, Manager, and Engineers for real-time adjustments.
• Ensure on-time delivery and schedule adherence; solve misses promptly.
• Oversee manufacturing associates in lab-based tasks (synthesis, chromatography, evaporation, processing).
• Develop training programs based on cGMP and SOPs.
• Coordinate manufacturing with maintenance/calibration to meet up-time targets.
• Manage SHE, safety meetings, incident handling, and CAPA planning.
• Ensure quality with line clearance, deviation investigations, and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce defects and improve right-first-time targets.
• Maintain production KPIs and support cross-department collaboration.

Connaissances

Leadership

Shift management

Problem solving

English proficiency

SAP Production Planning

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Engineering/Business

Outils

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Croda is a FTSE 100 organization where wetruly believeour people are our difference and this, along with our values of Innovative, Responsible and Together, creates ‘our Purpose, Smart science to improve lives™’. With over 5,000 employees globally, we specialize in the research and development of innovative ingredients for the Life Science and Consumer Care markets.

We are focused on developing our inclusive culture through accountability,collaborationand innovation. By joining Croda, you will be part of a team who are using smart science to create a more sustainable future.

As we deliver our ambitious 2030 Growth Strategy,we’relooking for a Production Supervisor responsible for oversight of daily operations of the Production department. This position will be responsible for operations on the floor to ensure safe working conditions, minimize errors, provide technical support, organizational leadership, training for production and provide specialist technical support across assigned sites. This role supports local IT and OT environments, resolves complex infrastructure and end-user issues, and delivers site and regional technology projects while maintaining a high level of user service and satisfaction.

Position Summary:

This position will ensure operations are compliant with Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) regulations using defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Site, Croda Group, and Regulatory Authorities.

Working with Human Resources, this role is responsible for personnel activities of the Production department at Avanti, including hiring, training, and managing personnel performance.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to be able to perform the essential functions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provides leadership and guidance to the Production operation.
• Responsible for ensuring the oversight and management of all Production operations on each shift to achieve operational and financial targets.
• Communicates and leads daily shift close out meeting to elevate appropriate information to Production Scheduler, Production Manager, and Engineers to make real time adjustments to month end and quarter targets.
• Accountable for daily schedule meeting rate and on-time delivery requirements.
• Actively solves problems for on-time delivery misses.
• Oversee the work activities of manufacturing associates performing a variety of laboratory-based tasks including synthesis, chromatography, rotary evaporation, and finished product processing following highly detailed instructions.This includes ensuring proper work loading and leveling.
• Assist in the development of training programs based on current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) for new and existing employees including content, documentation, and training protocols.
• Ensure proper coordination of manufacturing with equipment maintenance and calibration activities to ensure up-time targets are achieved for production targets and issues work orders for non-conforming equipment activities and failures.
• Accountable for all aspects of SHE with direct reports – leading event learning groups, leading safety-cross start-ups, incident and injury management, and incident investigations, as well as participating in process hazard analysis.
• Accountable for all aspects of Quality with direct reports – ensuring proper line clearance is documented and executed prior to start-work, event and deviation management, deviation investigations, manufacturing investigations, and leading/participating in Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA) Planning.
• Drives continuous improvement on the shop floor seeking to reduce defect or scrap rate, streamline operations, and improve right first-time targets.
• Maintain KPIs related to production performance, labor utilization, and consistent execution of batch processes.
• Maintains input for Product Standards.
• Assist with continuous effort to improve operations, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly with all departments and vendors.
• Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance as outlined in the company's Standard Operating Procedures, Chemical Hygiene Plan, Emergency Contingency Plan, training memoranda, policy memoranda, Safety Data Sheets, Specification Records, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Shift Team Leads.
• Shift Process Technicians.
• Maintenance Technicians.

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferablyin Science, Engineering, or Business. Advanced technical degrees preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a production environment (API, biotechnology or diagnostics) and 3 years in a supervisory role preferred.
• Pharmaceutical operations experience and/or knowledge required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to progress multiple projects simultaneously to successful conclusions under own initiative.
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations.
• Knowledge of chemical laboratory procedures, standard research techniques and equipment.
• Demonstrated technical/analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Must be able to identify problems encountered in development work and recommend possible solutions.
• Must have oral and written proficiency in the English language.
• SAP Experience for Production Planning and Material Management.
• Ability to schedule multiple activities with competing priorities.
• Ability to interface with all levels in the organization, including manufacturing or lab personnel and senior management.
• Ability to drive teams and suppliers to complete commitments and projects in a timely manner.
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Excel required: pivot tables and graphs; expertise with word-processing and presentation software; with proficiency in
• PowerPoint to create and edit presentations.
• Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and customers.

Wh What We Offer:

T The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, availableimmediately.
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- and long-termdisability

Additional Information:

This is a site-based role located in Alabaster, AL.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process, please email [e-mail].

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, give oral instructions; listen and hear instructions, customer and/or employee responses, etc. The position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling and stooping all day. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

This job operates in an office, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and laboratory setting. This role may come into contact with organic solvents and biological samples.

Why Croda?

Croda recognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce are directly linked to our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate based on any protected attribute, including age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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