Position Title: | API Operations Manager | Supervisor Title: | Sr. Manufacturing Manager | | | | | Position Type: | Full Time | | | | Location: | Augusta, Georgia, USA | | - Operational Leadership
- Lead daily activities across Fermentation, Purification, and Aseptic processes to meet production schedules and ensure schedule adherence.
- Coordinate production changes and preventative maintenance activities with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance teams.
- Ensure all process equipment and controls undergo necessary preventative and process checks in accordance with SOPs and cGMP requirements.
- Oversee small capital and improvement projects, including contractor activities.
- Quality & Compliance
- Submit, investigate, and approve deviation investigations and change controls.
- Maintain classified environment integrity by ensuring proper equipment, training, and procedures within biological, chemical, and aseptic production areas.
- Ensure all personnel in API areas are properly trained and qualified through required SOPs/modules.
- Safety & Environmental Stewardship
- Ensure all work complies with ES&H guidelines, site safety policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Promote and maintain high environmental, health, and safety standards throughout manufacturing areas.
- Lead and mentor the manufacturing operations team, fostering collaboration across departments.
- Coach direct reports and support shifts leads in hiring, performance management, and professional development.
- Oversee performance reviews, incentive reviews, and development planning for staff and indirect reports.
- Manage area staffing, overtime, shift alignment, and vacation schedules to meet business needs.
- Financial & Resource Management
- Provide input for capital budgeting and CapEx projects.
- Conduct preliminary budget forecasting, scheduling, and review for API production areas.
- Manage expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budgets.
| Minimum Qualification (Education, Experience and/or Training, Required Certifications): Education: - B.S. Degree in Engineering/technical field or equivalent experience required.
- Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental and safety programs aligned with strict organizational goals.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills appropriate for multiple organizational levels.
- Excellent planning, organizational, interpersonal, and prioritization skills.
- Demonstrated team-building ability and skill in facilitating action plans.
- Proficiency with computer systems, including Microsoft Office.
- Comfortable working across all levels of a manufacturing environment.
| Additional Preferences: Desired: - Minimum three years chemical or pharmaceutical experience.
- Minimum two years demonstrated leadership experience in manufacturing, engineering, and/or maintenance management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills tailored to the appropriate audience
- Good interpersonal skills, planning, organization and prioritizing are essential.
- Team building skills, along with the ability to facilitate action plans.
- Must have knowledge of computer systems and software applications (SAP), including Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work well at all levels within the organization, comfortable in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to communicate influence and coach employees at all levels in the organization.
- Must have experience in accessing, developing, implementing, and maintaining necessary environment programs and initiatives to promote and achieve strict safety/environmental goals, standards, and objectives.
| Other Qualifications: - The role requires mobility throughout production areas, including the ability to climb stairs and ladders, perform inspections, and lift up to 40 lbs.
What do we offer? - Competitive Salary
- Competitive Benefits Package and Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) Plan + Company Match
- Vacation + End of Year Vacation (Company Sponsored)
- Growth Opportunities to expand your career
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