Manufacturing Supervisor, (Pipeline) Onsite - AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The Manufacturing Supervisor role offers a dynamic opportunity to lead and train a team of operating personnel in the production of clinical or commercial products. By ensuring accurate documentation and adherence to cGMP standards, you will play a vital role in maintaining product quality. You will also have the chance to collaborate with various departments, resolve issues, and incorporate new processes, contributing to the overall success of the manufacturing operations. As a mentor and supervisor, you will have the opportunity to positively impact the professional development of your team members. Join our team and make a significant impact by utilizing your skills and expertise to drive excellence in manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develops weekly goals and schedules and set priorities for staff.
• Reviews weekly production schedule and priorities to determine unit assignments and critical actions.
• Reviews all materials and batch records required to support shift and any off shift needs for the day.
• Provides on the floor training to support formalized technical and GMP training. Check that operator training files match and support the processes they are required to carry out. 
• Monitors operator training files and work with compliance specialist to keep files up to date.
• Works with QA and Subject Matter Expert (Tech Ops or Process Sciences) to resolve exceptions. Reviews new Batch records and SOPs.
• Works with the technology transfer team to incorporate new processes in the plant.
• Works inter-departmentally to see that work orders, dispensing, preventative maintenance, QC, and documentation issues are resolved and enhances communications at all levels.
• Ensures that direct materials budgets and overtime budgets are met.
• Provides supervision primarily to skilled nonexempt and junior level exempt employees. Acts as advisor to unit or sub-unit, becomes actively involved as required. Acts as mentor for less senior personnel.
• Evaluates staff performance.
• Role requires aseptic gowning the majority of the day.
• Role requires sharing the working holidays as needed.

Onsite position in Branchburg, NJ and will require work rotatory shifts.

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent: 8+ years’ experience in all aspects of GMP manufacturing/ packaging processes
•  Computer proficiency and scheduling experience are required, as well as good writing skills.
•  Working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and cGMP Manufacturing packaging and or required
• Sterile/aseptic clean room is preferred
• Cell/Gene Therapy is preferred
• Quality Control experience is a plus
•  Familiarity with equipment and facilities validation
• At least 5 years of leadership/management experience including managing production personnel
• Confidence in MS Office to include Word, Teams and Excel

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html 

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html