Production Supervisor - Secondary
Typical job description:
Pharmaceuticals production supervisors’ co-ordinate a series of secondary pharmaceuticals production lines and its staff to make sure that performance targets in the areas of compliance, customer service productivity and cost are met.
Key Processes:
The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation.
However, it will almost certainly involve:
- Schedule production and plan production capacity in daily and weekly scheduling meetings;
- Investigate quality problems (such as failure to comply with GMP);
- Write up action plans to prevent problems from recurring;
- Maintain accurate production documents and SOPs;
- Liaise with team managers to ensure staff training requirements are met;
- Review the supply process and take steps to improve it;
- Carry out ad hoc projects.
Entry Level:
5 GCSEs or 5 Standard Grades or 5 National Qualifications (Intermediate) or
BTEC First Certificate in Engineering (or a related area) or
Higher Diploma in Manufacturing & Product Design or
Higher Diploma in Engineering or
Relevant Industrial Experience
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Pay and conditions:
Production supervisors can earn between 23,000GBP and 33,000GBP depending on the level of responsibility, complexity and technical understanding involved in the role.
Industry Standard:
Diploma/ S/NVQ Level 3 in a relevant discipline and
ILM Level 2 Team Leading
Competencies:
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- Ability to plan and organise within a production environment;
- Flexibility to respond to changing business needs;
- Ability to work as part of a team;
- Honesty and integrity;
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
Knowledge needed for the role:
- Current understanding of FDA and EMEA guidelines for Manufacturing Drug Products
- Experience of working either a pharmaceutical plant or a factory production environment;
- An understanding of lean manufacturing techniques;
- Proficient in IT;
- Understanding of statistics and data interpretation techniques.