Supervisor, Metrology/Electrical

We go where others won’t, taking on some of the biggest public health challenges to protect and enhance millions of lives, and create a better, more secure world. Here, you will join passionate professionals who advance their scientific, technical and professional skills to develop products designed-to protect and enhance life.

JOB SUMMARY 
•    Lead a team of Metrology and Electrical technicians while achieving deliverables on time and according to cGMP guidelines.
•    Provide oversight for personnel or team issues and personnel development. Utilize cGMP, GDP, EHS, DEQ, SOX, OSHA, Life Safety, and applicable building codes.
•    Provide technical support to others within the company.
•    Present and defend the Metrology program to outside auditors.
•    Maintain compliance with applicable cGMP regulations, vendor guidelines, and documentation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•    Responsible for overseeing all day-to-day activities within the functional areas, including performance management
•    Responsible for making daily adjustments to the planned work schedule, including reassigning tasks as necessary due to emergency to high priority unplanned Work Orders
•    Responsible for all personnel issues (PTO, overtime, IPMPs, discipline, reward, team/personnel development) within the functional area
•    Responsible for cGMP training compliance, career development, skill training, and cross training of worker. Mentors and provides support as necessary
•    Participant and lead in major projects; technical, cost, scheduling and performance decisions.
•    Follow engineering standards across projects by identifying and implementing best practices.  Be accountable for quality.  
•    Identify and suggest initiatives for continuous quality improvement in safety, efficiency, quality, and process profitability.  
•    Manage competing demands and priorities.
•    Support maintenance and manufacturing to trouble shoot equipment, facility, and utility failures and initiate corrective actions.
•    Perform equipment specifications and designs.  Review and approve technical proposals and designs.
•    Assist in developing cost estimates. 
•    Excellent organization and communication skills 
•    Must have the ability to multi-task and coordinate workload by priority
•    Must be customer service and quality driven 
•    Must possess the ability to influence supporting departments
•    Must be able to receive constructive feedback and adapt to change within a dynamic environment
•    Must be tenacious while maintaining integrity and self-awareness
•    Must be able to adapt to change, viewing obstacles as opportunities
•    Must comply with all applicable rules and regulations of Emergent and the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry. This includes FDA regulations such as cGMP, GDP, EH&S regulations, and company regulations such as the employee handbook

The above statements are intended to describe the nature of work performed by those in this job and are not an exhaustive list of all duties. Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time which reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. 

MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS

•    Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent related experience 
•    2+ years in Metrology supervision in a pharmaceutical cGMP industry.  Food or chemical industry considered.
•    5+ years experience with calibration in a Manufacturing environment demonstrating increased responsibility.
•    Knowledge of equipment, facilities, standards, techniques, policies, and processes.
•    Good leadership/decision making skills.
•    Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
•    Excellent time management skills and the ability to handle several tasks simultaneously.
•    Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Products.

Per CDC guidelines, Emergent strongly recommends that all employees working on site are vaccinated to help ensure their safety, as well as the safety of fellow employees. This includes the use of good judgment when determining when the CDC guidelines advise that you stay home when ill. 

There are physical/mental demands and work environment characteristics that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. This information is available upon request from the candidate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all essential functions.
 

Emergent BioSolutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values the diversity of our workforce.  Emergent does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
 

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Emergent BioSolutions does not accept non-solicited resumes or candidate submittals from search/recruiting agencies not already on Emergent BioSolutions’ approved agency list. Unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to Emergent BioSolutions by search/recruiting agencies not already on Emergent BioSolutions’ approved agency list shall become the property of Emergent BioSolutions and if the candidate is subsequently hired by Emergent BioSolutions, Emergent BioSolutions shall not owe any fee to the submitting agency.