Packaging Supervisor/Manager, 2nd Shift (Bottle Packaging Line Experience Required)

Granules Consumer Health LLC is located in Manassas, Virginia. We have 106 employees and annual revenue of $76.64 million. We serve as Granules’ front-end division for private label over the counter (OTC) products in the US.  We offer OTC generics that meet the highest level of quality at an affordable cost.  As such, we are well-established on bulk supply through efficiencies garnered through manufacturing, integration and a high level of regulatory compliance.  We are dedicated to excellence in manufacturing, quality, and customer service. 

*Must have bottling packaging line experience within a pharmaceutical/nutraceutical/food manufacturing environment*

** Relocation assistance provided **

Job Summary

The Packaging Supervisor/Manager (2nd shift) is responsible for the day-today packaging operations at Granules Consumer Health. The individual supervises, motivates, and supports the staff daily, applying a team approach and maintaining open communication. The Packaging Supervisor/Manager also plans, schedules, strategizes, and oversees all packaging activities while continually building quality and compliance.

Principle Accountabilities

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Executing the packaging planning based on the marketing requirement, manpower, and equipment capacity. Ensure product quality meets the specification all the time.
• Supervising a team in packaging, training them on SOPs, cGMP, investigations, CAPAs, protocols and handling quality issues with respect to packaging department.
• Maintaining a GMP compliant work area. Ensuring the production of high-quality products while meeting FDA, OSHA, and company requirements for manufacturing department
• Involves the most effective and efficient use of available resources to produce products that meet or exceed product requirements for cost, quality, and delivery.
• Handling of packaging related business tool (ERP) and ensuring the appropriate date entries.
• Responsible for execution of packaging exhibit, characterization, and validation batches. Responsible for execution of cleaning verification/validation of packaging equipment.
• Monitoring of packaging related change controls, deviations, investigations, and implementing the CAPAs for completion on time and implementation of action items. Ensure packaging records, protocols and reports review and approving as necessary.
• Responsible for enforcing all safety procedures and SOPs.
• Report to departmental head about ongoing measurement identifying progress, issues and corrective action status, and planned projects.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Other or Additional Responsibilities

Perform other job-related duties as assigned at the discretion of management.

Minimum Experience & Education

• BS in Science, pharmacy, or related degree
• 8-10 years of packaging supervisory/management experience within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
• Must have bottle packaging line experience within a pharmaceutical/nutraceutical manufacturing environment.

Knowledge & Skills

• Solid writing skills with strong leadership qualities.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of computer programs.
• Time management and planning skills.
• Strong ability to lead and motivate people and deal appropriately with and difficult situations, as well as a good awareness of current employment relation laws.

We believe in fair and transparent pay practices. Actual compensation is determined based on relevant experience, qualifications, skills, and internal equity.