Manufacturing Supervisor - 1st Shift

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Manufacturing Supervisor

The leader position has the responsibility for the administration and direction of day-to-day operations over their responsible area at the Winslow site. The leader will facilitate individual activities and the necessary steps to ensure team alignment with and completion of business objectives to produce quality animal health products in a timely basis.

Functions, Duties, Tasks:

• Operations Leadership - Helps to develop and communicate objectives, plans and measures for the department; holds self, team, and individuals accountable for meeting objectives (cost control, production requirements, safety, compliance, environmental, etc.); ensures the appropriate resources are available to run day-to-day business throughout entire scope of leadership.

• Provides Safe Work Environment – Ensures everyone wears their proper PPE; follows and ensures all safety policies and procedures are followed; performs management audits monthly; sets a good example on safety; proactively seeks out safety concerns in their area and follows up as appropriate.

• Operates in Compliance with Regulations - Follows and enforces documentation practices involved with change control, drawings, BOMs, batch production records, environmental permits, etc.; ensures spills are promptly reported, root causes identified, and countermeasures implemented; follows and enforces all quality and environmental policies and procedures.

• Establishes a Productive Work Environment - Actively encourages team building within and across departments; supports and promotes company policies; willing and able to address personnel issues in a positive, professional, and consistent manner; creates and maintains an atmosphere where viewpoints and feelings can be shared in a non-threatening manner; initiates, leads and completes improvement activities; supports management decisions with actions and words. 

• Supervises People - Ensures performance management objectives are developed; administers interim and final reviews consistent with the performance management process; provides support through encouragement, coaching, feedback, reinforcement and recognition; recognizes and pursues development opportunities for people within his/her span of influence; communicates, monitors and provides feedback on job expectations of direct reports.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Proven ability to supervise others, which includes providing positive and constructive coaching and feedback, strong communication skills (verbal and written), and the ability to get results through individuals and teamwork. 

What Will Give You the Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications):

• Knowledge of USDA regulations and requirements.

• Operational excellence/lean manufacturing experience,

• Development experience, and/or supervisor/coaching experience.

Additional Information:

• Work hours Day shift with some night and weekend responsibilities.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles! 

Elanco Benefits and Perks: 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include: 

• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO) 

• 8-week parental leave 

• 9 Employee Resource Groups 

• Annual bonus offering 

• Up to 6% 401K matching 

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status