Area Production Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production safely and meet targets while complying with HSE, cGMP, FDA, and quality standards.
• Drive Right First Time performance through batch execution, documentation accuracy, deviation management, root cause investigations, CAPA, and audit readiness.
• Improve OEE, yield, throughput, labor productivity, and waste through performance management and resource optimization.
• Collaborate with Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to resolve issues and support projects and validations.
• Coach and develop supervisors, technicians, and operators; lead workforce planning, training, and succession planning.

Experience and qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of manufacturing leadership experience; regulated-environment experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, FDA regulations, batch manufacturing, production operations, and quality systems.
• Proven team leadership and strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with SAP, batch record and deviation management systems, production planning, inventory control, and related manufacturing technologies.
• EBR, MES, and audit experience preferred; Lean Six Sigma preferred.
• OSD process experience in granulation, compression, encapsulation, coating, and packaging preferred.

Skills for success

• Business partnership, collaboration, relationship management, productivity management, and process improvement.
• The posting also lists distribution logistics, logistics management, vendor negotiation, contract negotiation, category management, supply management, and procurement.

Compensation

• US salary range is $115,000–$173,000 per year; hiring range is up to $140,000.
• Eligible roles may receive an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off, 401(k), parental leave, adoption and fertility support, and tuition reimbursement.