Production Supervisor

Ref. no.: MK/40500

Tags: Production Supervisor

Location(s): Connacht Galway Galway city

Salary range (€): Negotiable

Additional benefits:

Minimum experience required: 3 - 4 Years

Employment type: Permanent Full-time

Minimum qualification: Third Level Degree

Contact person: Michelle Kilcar

Contact e-mail: michelle@ccprecruit.ie

Job description:  

Production Supervisor

Job Purpose:

• To develop and maintain a feasible plan for hiring, training and management of personnel and to ensure quality issues, process and material flows are operated efficiently.
  
  
• Through his or her management style, the Supervisor actively demonstrates and propagates the core values of the organisation. He or she is a strong team player and demonstrates this through the integration of key goals with appropriate other functions (e.g. Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Finance, R&D, HR etc.).

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning - including developing /maintaining a viable plan incorporating hiring, training, capacity-modelling, efficiency/yield assumptions, ramp-rate, learning-curve etc.
• Liaising with ware-housing, quality assurance, bulk-packaging and sterilisation areas to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Maintaining GMP / Housekeeping at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
• Cross-functional management of QA, materials, IS and HR support for the team.
• Interacting and liaising with the other manufacturing teams and Logistics to prioritise backorders.
• Managing process and material flows, space management, and working with the Engineering group to maximise utilisation of space designated for specific operations area.
• Administration duties which include Time and Attendance system, Holiday planning, Build Plan review Back Order review, Travel planning etc.
• Works with EHS to identify significant environmental impacts of the organisations operations and to establish goals and targets around significant environmental impacts.
• Good knowledge of GMP / FDA regulatory requirements, housekeeping, health and safety.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liase with various support groups.
• Previous experience of people-management and demonstrated ability in people motivation, organising and team building would be a distinct advantage.
• Solid record of attention to detail and strict adherence to procedures.
• Build Quality into all aspects of work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements
• Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports Quality policy, Quality System & the appropriate regulations for the area.
• Ensure employees are trained to do their work and their training is documented.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Typically, the Supervisor holds a degree holder in engineering or science or alternatively will have developed from within the organization with demonstrated supervisory skills.
• Bachelor of Science / Engineering or relevant qualification.
  
  
• 3 years plus experience in a supervisory capacity in a manufacturing environment.

Working Conditions:

• The majority of the work will be spent on-site in a manufacturing / cleanroom environment
• There may be a requirement as part of the role to travel to other sites.