What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Manager position at Merck?
Job Description
The Elkhorn, Nebraska site is hiring an Operations Manager for our Packaging Manufacturing team. The primary focus of this role is to provide direct oversight of the execution of manufacturing operations for packaging production and the performance management and development of our people to ensure the organization’s productivity targets are achieved. The selected candidate will primarily work Friday-Sunday and will manage a team working a similar shift. However, the candidate, along with his/her team, will be occasionally expected to work 2nd shift, weekday work, or take calls after hours as the job requires.
Position Responsibilities
Employee Development & Leadership:
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
US And Puerto Rico Residents Only
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
About
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship
No
Travel Requirements
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements
Not Applicable
Shift
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License
No
Hazardous Material(s)
n/a
Job Posting End Date
04/14/2025
The Elkhorn, Nebraska site is hiring an Operations Manager for our Packaging Manufacturing team. The primary focus of this role is to provide direct oversight of the execution of manufacturing operations for packaging production and the performance management and development of our people to ensure the organization’s productivity targets are achieved. The selected candidate will primarily work Friday-Sunday and will manage a team working a similar shift. However, the candidate, along with his/her team, will be occasionally expected to work 2nd shift, weekday work, or take calls after hours as the job requires.
Position Responsibilities
Employee Development & Leadership:
- Models Company leadership principles and inclusive behaviors.
- Responsible for hiring, managing, and developing employees.
- Provides coaching and supports skills development and process capabilities within the IPT.
- Is responsible for providing effective feedback and coaching within the team during the Performance Management cycle and ensuring that Employee Development Plans (EDP’s) are in place.
- Is accountable for ensuring all operators receive appropriate training for all assigned tasks.
- Is accountable for the effective performance management of individuals in their teams.
- Responsible for leading Tier and functional team meetings.
- Demonstrates a strong compliance mindset (EHS, Quality and Finance) and continuously sets a high standard for themselves and their team.
- Ensures that themselves and their team follow safe operating instructions for all tasks and equipment.
- Ensures that the right tools and equipment specified for the task are available and utilized.
- Ensures that the correct personal protective equipment required is available and utilized.
- Ensures all incidents and near misses are reported within 24 hours and participates in the investigation and identification of effective corrective and preventative actions (CAPA).
- Supports the on-time completion of Quality compliance tasks in relation to Deviation, CAPA and Change Control management.
- Supports all aspects of Quality Assurance including cGMP, RFT and good documentation practices and provides coaching to the rest of their team.
- Is accountable for the daily, weekly, and monthly schedule adherence of production activities within their department.
- Contributes to creating a culture of continuous improvement and leads by example.
- Sponsors effectives problem solving and ensures that resources are available.
- Ensures visibility and communication of key productivity metrics with the teams.
- Responsible for the implementation and execution of Standard Work in all functional areas.
- Is responsible for meeting agreed departmental budget for Spend, Transfers to Inventory (TTI), Discards and Headcount.
- Recognizes and investigates opportunities for financial savings.
- High School Diploma/GED with five years in the vaccine, pharmaceutical, food, or equivalent industry or
- Bachelor’s degree with three years in the vaccine, pharmaceutical, food, or equivalent industry
- Excellent teambuilding skills that focus on mentoring and coaching
- Working knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) or equivalent regulations
- Ability to prioritize, focus on and obtain results
- Working knowledge of aseptic techniques
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
- Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
- Supervisory experience
- Experience with pharmaceutical packaging manufacturing process, including but not limited to vision systems and robotics.
- Experience in SAP and inventory control
- Lean, Six Sigma experience – specifically OEE
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
US And Puerto Rico Residents Only
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
About
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship
No
Travel Requirements
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements
Not Applicable
Shift
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License
No
Hazardous Material(s)
n/a
Job Posting End Date
04/14/2025
- A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
