Environmental Monitoring Supervisor

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Position Brand Description:

Lilly is a fortune 500 company in operation for over 140 years creating high-quality medicines for our patients while living our company values of Integrity, Excellence, and Respect for People in everything that we do. 

Lilly is designing and building a new state of the art Parenteral, Device, and Packaging Assembly Facility in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina.  This is an exciting opportunity to help build a state-of-the-art facility and Quality System from the ground up. 

The QC EM Supervisor will provide supervision for a shift of Environmental Monitoring (EM) Technicians to ensure compliant customer service to one or more Indianapolis Parenteral Plant production operations. Assist in performing routine environmental monitoring of aseptic manufacturing, filling, and supporting areas.  Provide EM technical support to production and other areas within the plant. 

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Enforce compliance to all procedures, methods, and other regulatory commitments as relating to EM, as well as applicable production operations.
• Comply with cGMPs and ensure that the integrity of the data collected is maintained.
• Ensure department compliance with EM Quality Systems, cGMPs, and Good Documentation Practices with appropriate escalation of issues to management.
• Assist in routine environmental monitoring of all production areas, as well as (where applicable) viable monitoring of personnel.
• Proactively manage daily business to meet customer requirements to include workload management and shift communication.
• Develop Performance Management (PM) for employees, coach and provide feedback for performance improvement, and recognize both performance accomplishments and gaps.
• Provide shift-support on issues and electronic-disposition of area- and equipment-HOLDs based on EM data.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience (4+ years) in Environmental Monitoring (Supervisor experience preferred).
• Associate’s degree or equivalent, Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• Flexible schedule: Position may require training or working on day shift for a short duration prior to transitioning to night shift. Weekend work may be required. Ability to work 12-hour shifts.
• High degree of understanding of cGMPs required.
• Understanding of regulatory standards / requirements for EM.
• Knowledge of / familiarity with Parenteral production environments and operations.
• Strong computer skills, documentation skills, and attention to detail. Previous experience with laboratory IT systems including LIMS, LES, and standalone COTS systems.
• Ability to focus on continuous improvement.
• Understanding of compliance requirements and regulatory expectations for lab systems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to include proven and demonstrated teaching / coaching skills.
• Strong understanding of environmental monitoring and supported production or lab operations.
• Familiar with all related manufacturing areas within areas of responsibility and the associated environmental monitoring of those areas.
• Must be able to lift 30 pounds and be able to pass, push, and pull to execute specific aspects of job duty.
• EM Supervisor tasks involve repetitive motions.
• EM Supervisor requires gowning certification, and repeatedly aseptically gown daily.
• Must be able to stand / walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work in various areas within the site.  Some allergens are present in the parenteral plant.
• Shift supervisor will be required to work shift which is being supported.

Additional Preferences:

• Environmental Monitoring Supervisor experience preferred.
• Manufacturing or production experience preferred.
• Experience in Aseptic manufacturing or production, QC, QA, Technical Services, or Regulatory is desirable.
• Technical writing and written communication skills are a plus.
• CAPA Lead Investigator - Root Cause Analysis certification.

Other Information:

• Minimal travel required.
• Post Offer testing exam may be required.
• Position is first shift, but second shift work may be required. 

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