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This role is not available for sponsorship including I-983 participation.

The responsibility of the **Gummies Operations Team Lead** is to provide guidance to team members while role modeling our purpose and values so that the team delivers safety, quality, cost, and reliability targets daily. Demonstrates creative thinking to solve issues, ensure critical objectives are met while identifying losses to improve throughput and yield.

Responsibilities:

+ Promotes a culture of safety within the team ensuring all members participate in BBS/MDSE program and attend the monthly departmental safety meetings, properly use required PPE, as well as participate in shift risk assessments.

+ Effectively leads others, possesses strong problem-solving skills, and has the technical knowledge to troubleshoot production matters related to quality and/or operational issues while meeting deadlines.

+ Trains, mentors, and develops team members to enable an agile workforce that is cross trained on multiple pieces of equipment/processes and functions.

+ Leads team to meet or exceed daily shift Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the areas of Operations Equipment Efficiency (OEE), schedule adherence, and changeovers.

+ Utilizing a continuous improvement mindset, identifies key losses to improve throughput and yield.

+ Assists in driving root cause problem-solving with urgency and ensures team uses AM tools such as finding and fixing defects, completion of Clean, Inspect and Lubricate (CIL), and focus on Rapid Change Over (RCO) reductions.

+ Facilitates and troubleshoots technical problems to overcome routine manufacturing equipment issues for areas of responsibility.

+ Ensures that respective areas and departments are audit ready at any time by utilizing departmental GMP audit scores to effectively improve ratings.

+ Responsible for leading and coordinating equipment changeover, work assignments.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

High school graduate or GED required

Certification:

None

Experience:

Min 2 years’ work experience of increasing responsibility required, manufacturing experience in a similar industry preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Requires:

+ Ability to lead delivery of required results in Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost each shift.

+ Proficient English ability; required to read/understand written instructions, manuals, and other information; to maintain a variety of written records, and train, employees in a complex process of operating procedures and manufacturing instructions.

+ Basic knowledge of the JD Edwards Enterprise One system or other required systems in order to assist in the close out of work orders.

+ Utilizes calculator and or computer to perform routine mathematical calculations (addition, subtraction, division, percentages) and maintain various production and cleaning logs in addition to proper record keeping.

+ Knowledge of cGMP’s, basic safety practices in an industrial environment, and familiarity with production goals and setting performance objectives.

+ Mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and fix equipment malfunctions.

Physical Requirements:

+ Stand/walk for most of the work shift. Perform duties that require constant visual attention to manufacturing process. Occasionally push/pull boxes/containers weighing from 30 up to 500 pounds utilizing powered industrial trucks or other lifting devices. Manual dexterity required to manipulate controls, disassemble/assemble equipment/boxes using a variety of hand tools. Frequent bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, twisting, reaching, lifting, keyboarding, squatting and grasping. This list in not intended to be all inclusive.

+ **Environment:**

Constant exposure to noise levels loud enough to require employees to wear hearing protection. Warm temperature levels, fumes, vibration, dust, etc. Employee must wear all required PPE, i.e., protective eye wear, hearing protection hair net, uniforms, safety shoes and gloves.

+ **Safety**

The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices without endangering the health or safety of self or others.

**Supervisory** **Responsibilities:** N/A

**Travel:** N/A

Competencies

**Accountability for Results -** Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.

**Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving -** Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.

**Patient & Customer Centricity -** Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.

**Impactful Communication -** Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.

**Respectful Collaboration -** Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.

**Empowered Development -** Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Come discover more about Otsuka and our benefit offerings; https://www.otsuka-us.com/careers-join-otsuka .

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This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. Otsuka reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

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