Manufacturing Production Operations Specialist

Job Description

Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

We are seeking Growth and Improvement minded Manufacturing Production Operations Specialists that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

• Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs

• Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)

• Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape

• Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world.

• Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Summary, Focus and Purpose

A part of our Company's Manufacturing Division, Elkton’s Operations Team is searching for highly motivated individuals at an Operations Specialist level to provide support to Operations at the site. The successful candidate will support Operations in either Vaccine or Antibiotic production. The Manufacturing Operations Specialist is assigned to a product manufacturing team and partners with the Operations Managers in coordinating maintenance activities and ensure the manufacturing area is operating at peak efficiency.  

Reporting to the Associate Director of Operations or Operations Manager, the Operations Specialist primary responsibility will be to help facilitate day to day production and support of operations. You will partner with the area Manager to assist with ship floor management and has the opportunity to develop into a manager with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer

Key Functions

• Assists Operations Manager in execution of duties.

• Delivers operational improvements on key business projects, including updating weekly metrics and deliverables.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.

• Complete documentation of deviation events

• Complete production batch record review (post- Production)

• Coach and provide oversight on shop floor to identity potential issues before they arise and prevent deviations.

• Ownership of the Leader standardized work process which prioritizes resolution of issues from the shop floor and drives resolution through 8-step problem Solving and other Lean tools.

• Collaborate with peers on global teams to ensure a positive learning organization, alignment of strategy and sharing best practices.

• Mentor others on effective communication and active listening techniques to fully understand needs and expectations.

• Assist operations team and shop floor to with defining the requirements of the electronic batch record and successful implementation.

Minimum education required:

• Bachelor degree or higher, preferably in Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or another technical field

OR

• High School Diploma/GED with four years of relevant experience in manufacturing or military service

Experience | Skills | Knowledge

Preferred

• Demonstrated record of successfully working in team environments and influencing people with a broad range of skills and experience

• Performance mindset to drive and influence behaviors on the floor.

• Self-motivation, ambition, resilience, and confidence in taking risk.

• Lean, Six Sigma problem solving skills coupled with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Ability to prioritize, focus on and obtain business results.

• Principled verbal and written communications

• Strong organizational skills

• Technical writing experience related to procedures and investigations.

• SAP, MES and Delta V experience is an advantage.

Shift and Schedule

• Work off-shifts and weekends as needed.

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