25 Feb
Manager, Product Finishing
Wisconsin, Madison , 53701 Madison USA

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Job Description:

WHO WE ARE:

Promega is an international bio-tech company that has a lot (over 4000!) products for life science research – including universities, CSI-type stuff, drug discovery and more. We supply reagents, assays and benchtop instruments essential to COVID-19 research, drug development and diagnostic testing.

We strive to create an open, inviting and inclusive culture – we care about you as a person, not just a team member. We embrace the principles of emotional and social intelligence – which helps our employees improve relationships, manage stress and enhance connections. Establishing and maintaining relationships is part of the foundation of our culture - teams are more like family than co-workers.

Our campus speaks volumes. Headquartered in Madison, employees work in and around a campus with multiple buildings that are integrated into a natural setting with trails, ponds, woods and a restored prairie. Sustainability is important – we invest in energy efficiency and use renewable energy. Our culinary team offers top notch food to employees – including an onsite garden to supply fresh produce.

YOUR ROLE:

This hands on role will be involved in providing leadership and management to our Madison manufacturing operations and employees. The bulk of your time will be spent managing employees, setting priorities and goals for various departments, and ensuring effective use of materials, equipment and employees. You will also work closely with groups outside of Product Finishing – to include Quality, Engineering, Materials Management, and more. Managing projects is also a big part of this position.

YOUR EXPERIENCE:

You have strong experience managing people in a manufacturing environment, as well as project management experience. You have excellent attention to detail, analytical and strategic thinking abilities, and love managing budgets. Even better – some background in the science industry!

CORE DUTIES:

1. Provide technical and managerial leadership in all areas of responsibility.

2. Ensures compliance with all applicable corporate and regulatory SOP, cGMP, and safety guidelines.

3. Support new product design, and change from design phase through product launch.

4. Benchmarking Best Practice companies for improvements to filling, lyophilization and packaging operations.

5. Support groups in the specification, installation, start-up, validation and maintenance of production equipment.

6. Perform strategic planning, budgeting and operations analyses within all areas of responsibility. Manage financial performance with budget controls, variance management, and capital management.

7. Maintain ongoing analysis of key issues, projects, and objectives, and provide regular written reports that include metrics to summarize the status and trends of key operational parameters.

8. Coordinate activities and resolution of complex issues and potential problems related to manufacturing and inventory.

9. Ensures that all Manufacturing and Packaging procedures are kept up to date, and reflect current regulatory requirements.

10. Aggressively look for areas of manufacturing process improvement which may include additional capital investment, procedural revision or staffing changes.

11. Collaborate with internal lyophilization expertise in the development of new lyophilized products and processing of custom lyophilized products.

12. Will understand and comply with all elements of the Promega Quality System outlined for the position.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor of Science in a technical field such as engineering, microbiology, etc., with experience in business management OR Bachelors of Business with equivalent experience in filling and packaging.

2. Minimum ten years manufacturing supervision/management experience in filling and packaging (pharmaceutical, specialty Biochemicals, etc.).

3. Minimum five years’ experience in filling and or packaging in a regulated environment preferably Invitro Diagnostics or parenteral pharmaceutical.

4. Minimum five years project management experience in a technical area within a cross-functional team environment.

5. Must possess solid computer skills to include ERP systems (SAP) and Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

6. Strong organizational and communication skills and a demonstrated ability and desire to share experience and knowledge with staff.

7. Experienced in managing controlled environments and/or clean room operations.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience with continuous improvement methods such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, etc.

2. Experience with Statistical Process Control and statistical quality.

3. Experience with product formulation.

4. Experience with operation of automated dispensing and packaging lines.

5. Experience with operation and maintenance of lyophilizers.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Must be able to perform inspections of equipment and operations for cleanliness and safety.

2. Must have the ability to use computer equipment for extended periods of time.

3. Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.

Diversity is important at Promega. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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