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BFS Packaging Manager

Who we are?

We are a French pharmaceutical industrial group, recognized for making affordable healthcare products that improve and simplify patients’ lives to as many people as possible.

With 30 years of technological expertise, we position ourselves as a world leader in sterile single dose with 10 sites on 4 continents and more than 2000 employees.

Since 2013, our site Unither Manufacturing LLC. based in Rochester (NY), specializes in the manufacture of Blow-Fill-Seal, Liquid Stick-Packs, Pharmaceutical bottles, Tablets and Capsules. It has more than 300 employees.

Your role

Reporting to the Senior Manager Operations,

JOB SUMMARY:

The Production Area Manager is responsible for ensuring the delivery of production objectives within the specified area. This includes establishing performance indicators for continuous improvement, managing staffing and training needs, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards, and fostering a positive work environment. The role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and effective communication across various teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Production Planning, Performance Objectives and Monitoring (30%)

Represents Operations in the pre-S&OP process to ensure production plans meet current and future requirements, and reflect non-commercial activities that would impact the production schedule.

Ensures that appropriate levels of trained resources are available to meet production schedules.

Establish and track performance objectives for production, ensuring continuous improvement year on year.

Break down overall production objectives into specific targets by activity, line, and manager.

Monitor production performance daily, ensuring timely reporting and communication of results.

Ensure that performance is displayed by line and regularly inform team members about their performance metrics

Production Improvement Plans (25%)

Initiate and manage improvement projects with Industrial Engineering and project team member.

Evaluate the effectiveness of critical actions and propose necessary adjustments to production processes.

Analyze failures and propose organizational changes or adjustments to production equipment as needed.

Compliance and Documentation (20%)

Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and other regulatory requirements.

Participate in the creation and updating of Quality system documents, ensuring adherence by the team.

Report any critical deviations regarding product, facility, or procedural compliance to the Quality department.

Team Management and Development (25%)

Ensures self and staff understand the organization’s vision, values, goals and strategies and their relationship to their daily work.

Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staff, training and qualifications are in place.

Understands HR policies and practices and uses them to manage employees

Conduct annual evaluations to assess team development and performance.

Foster a culture of communication and engagement within the production teams

Your profile

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.

At least 5 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing setting, with a strong preference for experience in GMP-regulated or quality-driven environments.

Proven managerial skills with a focus on coaching and team development.

Equivalent combinations of education and directly related experience will be considered.

SPECIFIC SKILLS:

Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Proven ability to analyze performance data and implement effective solutions.

Familiarity with regulatory environments and industry trends.

Demonstrated planning and organizing skills, operational decision making ability, adaptability, and ability to build strategic relationships and facilitate change

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ENVIRONMENT:

Must be able to work at a computer work station for extended periods of time.

Must be able to use all necessary PPE such as safety glasses, safety shoes and hearing protection.

Traditional office environment, with frequent visits to other areas of the facility, including production areas, loading docks, maintenance areas and laboratories.

Sitting 40% of the day; standing or walking 60%.

Lifting requirements are slight and occasional.

This position requires work in both the office and GMP manufacturing environment.

SCOPE OF DECISION-MAKING:Decisions require basic/routine analytical judgment. Plan and perform diversified duties requiring knowledge of a particular field and the use of a wide range of procedures. Involves the exercise of judgment in the analysis of facts or conditions regarding individual problems or transactions to determine what action should be taken within the guidelines or standard practice.

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION PROVIDED:Direct supervision responsibility, including performance assessments, of more than 10 employees.

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL CONTACTS:Regular inside and outside the organization: Requires regular contact with subordinates and/or other departments, with occasional contacts with individuals outside the organization. Also includes jobs with regular customer/client contacts.

Compensation range

100,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD

*The referenced compensation range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Benefits

+ 401K Plan: Unither Matches up to 6% on Employee Contributions each pay period.

+ Retirement plan: Unither has a 4% Retirement Savings Plan contribution each year on prior year earnings.

+ Performance bonus: Hourly employees recive this pay out Quarterly and Salaried employees recieve this Annually.

+ 11 Paid Holidays per year

+ Health Insurance: Benefit Premiums Paid 100% by Unither for EE, Spouse or Domestic Partner, and Children.

+ Dental and Vision Insurance: Offered for Employee, Spouse or Domestic Partner, and children.

+ Health Savings Account (HSA): Quarterly Contributions made by Untiher in addition to Employee contributions.

+ Life insurance: 2X employees Annual salary paid by Unither. Supplemental Life Insurance offered for Employee, Spouse or Domestic Partner and Children.

Learn more about us:

We are a dynamic company driven by a spirit of victory and are therefore pursuing strong growth while maintaining a close relationship with our customers and employees.

Our culture is based on 5 values: Respect, Responsibility, Trust, Courage and Innovation. We are committed to bringing these values to life with our employees by granting them a high degree of autonomy in the exercise of their profession and by encouraging their initiatives.

We are committed to providing them with working conditions and atmosphere that is conducive to their development and the expression of their potential.

We propose you to integrate a site that values the meaning of work and that entrusts our employees with a high level of responsibility.

Join us and make a difference!