Manufacturing Supervisor Jobs

*13 MONTH CONTRACT POSITION - Parental Leave*

Company Overview

At Jamieson Wellness, we’re dedicated to improving the world's health and wellness with our portfolio of innovative natural health brands. Established in 1922, Jamieson Vitamins is our heritage brand, available in over 40 countries and recognized as Canada's #1 consumer health brand. We manufacture and market sports nutrition products and specialty supplements under our Progressive, Precision and Iron Vegan brands, and market products by Lorna Vanderhaeghe Health Solutions (LVHS), the #1 women's natural health focused brand in Canada. In 2017, Jamieson Wellness was named one of the top ten most reputable companies in Canada. For more information please visit jamiesonwellness.com.

Overall Responsibilities

To provide leadership and direction through training and communication to production team members to meet schedules. To supervise the manufacturing and/or packaging of product in a safe and cost effective manner in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Specific Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Escalate deviations from Standard Operating Procedures and manufacturing/packaging instructions
• Interact with peers, subordinates and other departments to achieve common goals
• Monitor and maintain housekeeping and sanitation programs/standards
• Trouble shoot any production problems to minimize impact
• Participates in team member performance evaluations and discipline
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices in all GMP sensitive areas of Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. facilities
• Escalate any problems during a production run with recommendations for their solution
• Monitor equipment and premises, issuing work orders for maintenance required and continued follow-ups to ensure that repairs are completed on a timely basis
• Complete and offer suggestions for improvement of all manufacturing and packaging documentation
• Work in compliance with the company’s Health & Safety Policies/SOPs including but not limited to the Safety Responsibilities Procedure
• Maintain necessary inventory of tablet tooling, spare parts and materials
• Inspect all machinery for cleanliness, safety requirements and proper set up prior to production
• Assign operators to specific duties on a day-to-day basis
• Check and approve labour reports and overtime as submitted by team members
• Provide initial, and ongoing training to operators in areas of safety, equipment and handling, Standard Operating Procedures, GMP requirements and company policies and practices
• Ensure all ingredients are present as stated in the manufacturing formula and packaging form prior to production
• Investigate opportunities for improvement to increase efficiencies
• Assist in planning of daily and weekly production schedules and staffing requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Requirements

• Computer literate
• Three (3) years supervisory experience in the pharmaceutical industry specifically in the manufacturing of tablet Compression and coating and/or equivalent University or College degree in a science related field
• Proven human relation and communication skills
• Must be self-motivated and be able to work in a TEAM environment
• Managing/supervising unionized employee an asset
• Validation experience would be an asset
• Working knowledge of regulations (GMP’s and WHMIS)
• Problem solving skills and abilities

OUR VALUES

TEAMWORK – We collaborate towards common goals and objectives; We celebrate wins and learn from losses together; We appreciate and value each other’s contributions; We ensure our team goals trump individual or departmental interests;

ENTREPRENEURSHIP – We foster creative, innovative and empowered thinking at all levels; we are agile and Responsive to changes; we are consumer obsessed and data based; we demonstrate initiative and take calculated risks;

INTEGRITY – We do what we say; We do what is right even when it’s not easy; We demonstrate mutual respect and inspire trust; We seek and accept accountability; We take a quality approach in everything we do;

TRANSPARENCY – We communicate openly, honestly and directly; we encourage productive and respectful conflict to develop the best solutions; we provide and share information to enable sound decision making at all levels;

EXTERNAL FOCUS – We continually seek understanding of forces that affect our business, customers, consumers, government, technology, competition and suppliers; We proactively solicit the views of the outside world on how we’re doing and what to improve; We foster relations with outside influencers to gain proactive insight in the latest developments that could affect our business; We review and discuss necessary change regulatory to incorporate it into our strategy.

ACCOUNTABILITY - We take personal ownership and pride in everything we do; We demonstrate a bias for action; We challenge the status quo constantly seeking to improve; We eliminate barriers and bias to empower others to achieve our goals; We are accountable to build an environment free of bias in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and all other types of discrimination

Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes and encourages applications from all interested and qualified candidates. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.