Job Description

Warehouse Supervisor in Springfield, MO

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

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! 

Summary:

The Warehouse Supervisor leads all Warehouse and Shipping/Receiving operations at the Springfield site. This role is responsible for supervising Warehouse employees, coordinating day-to-day warehouse activities, and maintaining full compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and Curia policy. As a people leader and operational partner, this position plays a meaningful role in supporting the safe, reliable delivery of products and materials that serve our customers and their patients.

Essential Responsibilities

Warehouse Leadership

• Provide day-to-day supervision of Warehouse and bulk material loading and unloading operations, including coordination of work schedules and performance management for shipping and receiving staff.
• Communicate daily with production supervisors and shipping and receiving personnel to proactively support production continuity and customer commitments.
• Work closely with production to ensure materials are kitted and available when needed.
• Establish shipping arrangements for products, including scheduling bookings and coordinating the preparation and execution of all shipments to meet required timelines, regulatory standards, and customer specifications.
• Prepare shipping documentation and transmit Certificates of Analysis and notifications to designated customer contacts.
• Coordinate packaging and shipment of hazardous materials, including samples and finished products.
• Lead weekly satellite safety meetings for shipping and receiving department employees.
• Coordinate IBC and other reusable packaging inspections, testing, and recordkeeping.
• Receive returned goods and initiate the investigation process.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure DOT, IATA, cGMP, ESHA, and all other applicable regulatory requirements are met across all warehouse operations.
• Conduct DOT training for site employees as needed to ensure compliance and support continuous improvement.
• Direct compliance with Curia policy and guidelines, including fire precautions for warehousing operations.
• Coordinate the site transportation security program, including en route security measures as appropriate.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with Curia Corporate Supply Chain management to implement efficiency optimization programs and apply Curia policy and procedures consistently.
• Collaborate with Quality Control to ensure proper sampling and approval of incoming materials, labeling, sampling, and final inspection of outgoing shipments.
• Work with Purchasing to schedule incoming deliveries and supervise physical receipt of materials, electronic receipt in SAP, and internal distribution of received goods.

Inventory and Resource Management

• Specify, order, and maintain appropriate inventory levels of packaging materials and warehouse consumable supplies.
• Manage the Warehouse department budget and lead budget forecasting activities.

Quality is something we take pride in together. You’ll perform your work in alignment with cGMP requirements and Curia’s standards to ensure our facilities support the safe and reliable manufacture of products for our customers.

• Perform all documentation in compliance with ALCOA++ principles and site SOPs.
• Adhere to applicable cGMP documents including SOPs, batch records, protocols, change controls, and controlled forms.
• Keep all required cGMP training current and escalate quality concerns along with proposed solutions to the Quality department.

Required

• A minimum of a high school education or equivalent
• A minimum of five years of experience in industrial operations, including hazardous material shipping and receiving.
• Must have a demonstrated working knowledge of federal, corporate and local cGMP guidelines and DOT regulations.
• Proven leadership experience overseeing employees, contractors, or cross-functional teams. 
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Experience with common computer software including Microsoft Word and Excel is required. Experience with SAP is desired.

Preferred

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, or other cGMP-regulated manufacturing environments.

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.
• Frequently required to use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, and climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.
• Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this role.

• Regular work in a standard office environment, with frequent entry into the production area of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Production environment may include moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, wet or humid conditions, low levels of toxic or caustic chemicals, and outdoor weather conditions.
• Noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.

Other Qualifications

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

This job description reflects the general nature and scope of the role and is not exhaustive.  We’re a growing organization, and opportunities to contribute beyond this list are part of what makes Curia exciting. We’re committed to reviewing reasonable accommodation requests to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role

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.