Manufacturing Team Leader

Business: Pharma Solutions
Department: Pharmaceutical Production
Location: Lexington

The Manufacturing Team Lead serves the point person and on-the-floor resource for manufacturing operators, as well as performs all activities related to the preparation, filling, capping, autoclaving, terminal sterilization, compounding, and lyophilization production.

• Assists operators by accurately checking processes and tasks or setting-up, trouble-shooting and product change-overs
• Ensure housekeeping activities are completed, ensure cleanliness and orderliness of manufacturing area at all times
• Ensure correctness of team’s manufacturing documentation
• Coordinate and provide on-the-job training to new hires
• Perform end-of-shift reports, as needed
• Performs line clearances, cleaning/sanitization, cleaning, preparing and sterilization of fill equipment, sterilization of components, operation of aseptic filling equipment, filter testing, operation vial washing equipment
• Operate and maintain production related equipment
• Weigh, measure and check raw materials to assure batches manufactured contain proper ingredients and quantities
• Execute validation protocols for processes and equipment
• Maintain records and a clean environment to comply with regulatory requirements
• Read, understand, and comply with Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assists operators by accurately checking processes and tasks or setting-up, trouble-shooting and product change-overs
• Monitor and may perform daily operations and provide direction to staff as needed to maintain safe and cGMP compliant work environment.
• Monitor batch production records and documentation entries throughout the manufacturing/packaging/inspection process to ensure timely closure.
• Helps to ensure compliance with all government and company regulatory requirements to ensure applications of cGMP compliance with respect to staff, areas, documentation, and quality requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

• High School education or equivalent

• Minimum 2 years of experience in an aseptic, or other cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment

• Ability to communicate effectively and lead a team
• Mechanical aptitude, ability to operate processing equipment
• Prior knowledge and/or ability to understand and follow job related regulatory requirements (cGMP, OSHA, FDA)
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow written instructions
• Team player committed to quality and working effectively with others
• Track record of consistent attendance and overall reliability