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Job Description

About the role:

The Fractionation Building 5 Supervisor implements and supervises daily activities in Building 5 to ensure manufacturing goals and project deadlines are met by the commitment date while maintaining compliance with the current manufacturing practices (cGMPs), environmental health and safety (EHS) guidelines and any other regulations that could apply. You will drive results to support plant strategic objectives. You must enforce company rules and regulations and promote Takeda Values within your shift. You will coach/mentor employees to drive performance. You must be able to prepare and present technical reports and trends. You must have the ability to manage multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting, and prioritize responsibilities of self and direct reports. You must have organizational and administrative skills. You will set the example for all other employees of Takeda. The direct reports of supervisors observe the behavior of their leadership and interpret that behavior as acceptable. Supervisors must promote the appropriate behavior, compliance, cleanliness, and culture of Takeda.

How you will contribute:

• Oversee production related activities in Building 5 to ensure manufacturing goals are met.
• Facilitate and verify appropriate training for all employees on the shift (including cGMPs, job skills, safety).
• Ensure assigned projects and deliverables (i.e. corrective actions, exception reports, meeting action items) are completed per the commitment date.
• Implement systems to maintain compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), environmental health and safety (EHS) guidelines, FDA, and any other regulations that apply.
• Ensure 100% compliance with established department procedures and regulations in producing high quality therapeutic products.
• Drive performance with employees by providing a positive and equitable work environment emphasizing respect, responsiveness, and results, as well as, using the talent management process.
• Interface with computerized (automated) manufacturing control system.
• Be present at the shift transition with the shift supervisor(s) and ensure shift transition/communication to the next incoming shift.
• Lead the daily Tier 1 meeting of their respective cell(s).
• Spend 80% of their shift in the manufacturing area, as feasible
• Will be responsible for driving operational excellence and flawless execution in the areas of cost reduction, discard reduction, annual productivity improvements, inventory turnover, regulatory excellence including exception reduction and internal/external regulatory commitment management, on time delivery and lead time reduction, improving the overall safety of the work environment, leadership development and the ability to create a vibrant continuous improvement culture based on the principles of QLP, Lean Manufacturing, total employee involvement and DMAIC problem solving.
• Act as fill in department Manager/Associate Director in their absence
• Lead/participate in site level EHS/engineering/quality/continuous improvement initiatives

What you bring to Takeda:

• B.S. degree preferably in a technical Science or Engineering discipline with 5 years related manufacturing experience.
• 2 years leadership experience required.
• Experience in all aspects of manufacturing process preferred.

Important Considerations

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the prod