Secondary Packaging Manager

NEPHRON SC, LLC; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

NEPHRON SC, LLC is seeking a responsible supervisor for its Secondary Packaging area to ensure smooth operation of packaging lines and adherence to production goals.

The role requires overseeing training, scheduling, and process improvements within a pharmaceutical packaging environment, with focus on accuracy, safety, and efficiency. High school diploma is required, a Bachelor's in a related field is preferred, and 5 years of manufacturing experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience coordinating packaging operations and schedules.
• Strong attention to detail and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Keep production lines running to meet goals.
• Assist with planning and coordinating packaging operations and training.
• Oversee scheduling, line changes, and line efficiencies.
• Perform administrative duties such as roster and monitoring production lines.
• Support packaging trainers and implement new packaging strategies.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Production scheduling

Training

Detail oriented

Planning & coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in operations management, business administration, or related fields

High school diploma

Job description

Description

Job Purpose:

Secondary Packaging’s main objective is to place primary packaged products into outer packaging that provides additional protection for distribution and retail. The secondary packaging process ensures the safe, compliant, and efficient transport of the pharmaceutical products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for keeping production lines running efficiently to meet production goals.
• Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.
• Assists Management team in Secondary Packaging with planning and coordinating all packaging operations. Oversees training and investigations.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Supplemental Functions:

• Assist with maintaining the NPS Secondary Packaging schedule based on sales need or production schedule.
• Assist coordination with production teams to forecast secondary packaging operation needs.
• Create WIPS packaging configuration for each lot on the secondary packaging schedule.
• Assist with ensuring all secondary packaging procedures when necessary.
• Assist packaging trainer in the development of new employee trainings.
• Present and explain new packaging / logistics strategies to Senior Manager or Director of Secondary Packaging
• Coordinate training, changeovers, line efficiencies, and scheduling
• Assist in setting packaging goals, analyzing, developing, determining and implementing policies, procedures, and programs.
• Assist with report findings and recommendations
• Assist performing administrative duties to include personnel roster, scheduling, and monitoring the production line.
• Other duties as necessary.

Requirements

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma required. Preferred Bachelor's Degree in operations management, business administration, or related fields; or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years manufacturing / production work experience
• Must be detail oriented and dependable with the ability to supervise employees.
• 1 year supervisory training preferred.