Production Supervisor - 1st Shift (Harbor 6 - Gummy)
Robinson Pharma
- Santa Ana, CA
- $70,000-80,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plans, supervises, directs and engages in daily Gummy vitamin manufacturing operations by developing daily schedule for the production team and/or making schedule changes when needed.
- Participates in continuous improvement by making suggestions in working conditions and the use of equipment to increase the efficiency of the department.
- Crossed-trained in all functional areas of the department to identify and operate different types of equipment to fill in when needed.
- Oversees the preventive maintenance of department machines/equipment as outlined in the SOP's.
- Updates and develops new procedures of the workflow as needed.
- Reviews/analyzes reports, records, and directives to obtain data required for planning activities, such as new commitments, the status of work in progress, and problems encountered.
- Completes data entry daily on productivity in ERP system.
- Checks/verifies that all required production records and documents are completed.
- Generate reports to analyze the productivity of the department.
- Writes operations procedures for Gummy equipment in compliance with cGMP requirements.
- Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve production work goals.
- Works closely with R&D and QA to properly identify production problems and makes sound decisions on how to correct such problems within the boundaries of procedures and regulations.
- Observes the production team to ensure they exercises care in use of equipment and maintains a clean, organized work area at all times.
- Estimates, requisitions, and inspects all materials.
- Works with R&D to run pilots as needed.
- Reviews and approves the creation/validation of methods used in production of products.
- Follows/enforces that everyone adheres to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), Good
- Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), Standard Safety Practices, and all company policies/procedures.
- Completes other projects and tasks as assigned by management.
- 2+ years in a related industry (preferably Gummy vitamin manufacturing) with 2 years in a leadership role and working knowledge of cGMPs and FDA regulations as it pertains to document control.
- Ability to use a calculator to add, multiply, subtract, and divide decimals and basic units of measure.
- Communication Skills (Oral/Written) - able to speak clearly, concisely and accurately to ensure effective department operations.
- Computer skills (Intermediate) – MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ERP systems.
- Honesty/Integrity - follow through with company values and provide exceptional quality products.
- Leadership Skills - possesses key skills to drive organizational performance that are most critical to success: ability to motivate people, drive accountability, achieve results, managing a large team.
- Project Management - ability to initiate, plan, execute, and control to the end of a project, delegating tasks, staying within budget, setting priorities, multi-tasking, and delivering on time.
- Problem Solving - works systematically and logically to resolve problems, able to identify causation and anticipate results, including conducting root cause analysis.
- Safety Minded – follows/demonstrates awareness of all safety policies/procedures of self and others.
- Teamwork/Cooperation - ability to work well with others in a group and cooperate with others.
- Values Diversity and Ethics - serves with integrity and respect in interacting with different ethnic backgrounds, cultures, languages and values.
- Competitive Wages, $70,000-$80,000/year, depending on experience.
- Medical & Dental (company pays 75% of employees HMO plans)
- Discounted Vision
- 401k- match up to 3% annual salary
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation Days
- Sick Days
This is a full time position