Supervisor, Shift; Manufacturing (12 Hour Nights) in Rensselaer, NY

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives. 

The Shift Supervisor is a member of the Production Department of Curia - Rensselaer. It is the responsibility of Production to produce product in accordance with cGMP manufacturing procedures and Standard Operating Procedures. The Shift Supervisor reports to the Production Manager and directs the Chemist Operators daily activities which include, but are not limited to the following: production activities, general housekeeping activities, and other production related activities.

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities 
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more! 

Responsibilities

• Manage all activities of Chemist Operators on their shift to manufacture API’s according to the issued batch records along with performing daily housekeeping actions as required.
• Keep the Production staff and managers informed of progress and activities.
• Responsible for preparation of pass-off sheets for shift change and communicating changes to procedures and pertinent information to next shift.
• Responsible to the Manager for a summary of daily activities and progress of shift
• Responsible for overseeing cleaning of production equipment and facility in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and cGMP guidelines.
• Responsible for enforcing all safety procedures and guidelines in accordance with company SOPs and OSHA standards.
• Train and coach Chemist Operators in new procedures and policies
• Act as an extension of QA in auditing functions.  This includes:
  • Daily evaluation and audit of current batch records in progress for their shift and the previous shift.
• Daily walk thru audits of the facility to identify and correct errors, eliminate problems or bring them to the attention of upper management
• Enable and enact change to GMP problems they note in the facility
• (Clutter in the halls, inventory problems, etc.).
• Shift Supervisors are responsible for follow-up and reply to all QA Internal Audits in the allowed time frame which includes corrective action taken where necessary.  This includes:
  • Assigning corrective actions to the appropriate people
• Ensuring the completion of correct actions and maintaining the standard.

Qualifications 

• 5-10 years Manufacturing experience required
• Knowledge of S.O.P.’s
• Good leadership and communication skills

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Pay Range: $71,000-$88,400/yr.

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

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