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Packaging Supervisor

Adare Pharma
Philadelphia, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Jul 2025

About the role

Are you ready to join a growing, global drug development and manufacturing organization that puts people first? Come to Adare! We work closely with our pharmaceutical industry partners during all phases of drug development and commercial manufacturing with a mission of improving the lives of patients and medicines essential to people all over the world. Every role within Adare offers you a unique, customized experience with a chance to make a real impact that is critical to our success. With the help of people like you dedicated to our mission, Adare is transforming lives by transforming drug delivery!
Join our mission at Adare!
What can Adare offer you?
• Medical/dental/vision/life – low employee premiums
• 401k with a highly competitive match
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays
• Career growth and internal opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Relocation assistance
• Performance-based bonus
• Employee Recognition Programs


We are seeking to hire a Packaging Supervisor to join our Packaging team…
If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you!
JOB SUMMARY
The Packaging Supervisor is a crucial role as a shift leader in Adare’s packaging operations. This Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring the packaging of client products in compliance with regulatory requirements, operational plans, and company policies. This position will support Adare through a high growth time, and will be expected to play an important role in the interviewing, onboarding, and training of employees.
ESEENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead and guide packaging floor personnel to ensure efficient use of equipment and materials for high-quality product outcomes in accordance with cGMP and production plan.
• Provide coaching, counselling, and development to direct staff, provide input on performance reviews.
• Maintain alignment with department goals and objectives.
• Promote safe work practices and compliance with policies and environmental, health, and safety standards.
• Train personnel on equipment, processes, and SOPs.
• Develop and manage packaging schedules within budget.
• Ensure timely project completion and participate in qualification and validation activities.
• Perform investigations for OOS, partner with Quality to create and implement CAPA’s
• Investigate and resolve problems, propose process improvements and foster collaboration.
• Monitor processes, generate reports, and provide operational direction.
• Review documentation for compliance standards and establish timelines.
• Participate in multi-functional project teams and perform additional tasks as required.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, pharmaceuticals, related life sciences, or equivalent with 4+ years of experience; Associates’ degree with 6+ years’ of experience, or 8+ years’ experience with a certification.
• Experience in tablet or capsule packaging, manual visual inspection, and finished product packaging with serialization.
• Proficient in investigations and technical writing
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in technical writing, MS Office applications, and leading operational teams.
• Familiarity with FDA cGMPs and regulations.
• Ability to work in office and biotechnology manufacturing environments.
• Flexibility for different shifts and overtime

Physical Demands

The physical demands 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 frequently required to sit, use hand and fingers, to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.
PRINCIPALS ONLY
NO AGENCIES OR THIRD PARTIES


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