Manufacturing Production Supervisor (3rd Shift)

Job Summary

Do you want to contribute to a larger purpose to save the lives of infants in the NICU? This is Prolacta Bioscience's mission! Take a look at this opportunity with our Manufacturing team, which is seeking a passionate individual, to fill the role of our Manufacturing Production Supervisor for the Graveyard Shift. This expertise level position is responsible for leading and completing Prolacta's manufacturing processes without assistant while strictly adhering to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP's), Environmental Health & Safety guidelines, and other regulations that apply. The incumbent is responsible to lead the completion of daily job assignments in support of production activities. These activities include but not limit to manufacturing of bulk human milk concentrate, addition of mineral, pasteurization and filling, labeling printing and packaging operation, and equipment cleaning. This position requires teaching and assisting other entry/intermediate level technicians.

Who Is Prolacta Bioscience?

We give babies a brighter future by unlocking the biological power of human milk. Established in 1999, Prolacta Bioscience is a privately held life sciences company that has touched the lives of more than 100,000 premature infants globally. Prolacta is the world's leading hospital provider of 100% human milk- based nutritional products. Based in Southern California, we employ more than 300 people globally, many of whom have dedicated their lives to neonatal care.

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How you will contribute

This role will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to the growth of our organization and develop your professional skills by performing the following...

• Provides daily supervision and critical decision making on the floor to production personnel in the use of equipment and materials to produce quality products under cGMP in accordance with the production plan.
• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Manage shift headcount and capacity model to support current and future production needs, provide input and justifications to management on human capital plan.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation and continuous improvement within and between departments.
• Owner of area SOPs and other documents to ensure integration of cGMPs and improve process efficiency.
• Works collaboratively with cross functional teams to ensure flow of product, sharing of best practices and lean behaviors.
• Responsible for final review of completed manufacturing batch records and all documentation per compliance standards and establish timelines.
• Investigates and resolve problems, identifying root cause, and proposing process improvements through clear communication to operation management.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

What you bring to the role

• Degree in engineering, operation management, related life science, and 3-5 years of experience in production/warehouse supervision OR 10+ years of production/warehouse supervisor experience in a health care manufacturing environment involving process like thawing, jacketed tank mixing, temperature control, separation, filtration, sterile filling, labeling and packaging, handling biologics/human tissue donations, sampling, and product shipping.
• Previous experience in a pharmaceutical or highly regulated bioscience health care environment is preferred
• Knowledge of food, dairy, or infant formula cGMP is a plus

• Some experience in managing budget
• Ability to work without supervision
• Effectively interview and select candidates
• Handle conflict management and bring resolution
• Effective relationship building skills
• Ability to produce and present clear, concise and professionally written communications and presentations
• Performance coaching and directing of others
• Positive attitude and motivation
• Ability to operate in a complex matrix environment

How Prolacta benefits you

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we're committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From up to 100% healthcare coverage starting on the first day of the month after your first day and 401(k) match, we value our employees' health and financial wellbeing. We offer four weeks PTO during your first year of employment and support our new parents with a generous time-off program. We encourage employees to participate in our employee affinity groups, take volunteer time off, and provide access to different educational opportunities.

What else do you need to know

Location: City of Industry location

Schedule: Monday - Friday Graveyard Shift

Travel: Up to 2% car travel between locations may be required

FLSA: Exempt

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Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate (e.g., talking/ hearing), walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle, feel and reach things. The employee is occasionally required to taste, smell, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Sedentary to light work; repetitive motions; pushing; pulling; visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal.

EEO Statement

"Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer." Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is committed to a proactive program of affirmative action and diversity development. The Company will continue to recruit, hire, train, and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion, gender, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or veteran status.

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