Packaging Manager (Second Shift)

Job Summary

The Packaging Manager oversees day-to-day packaging operations and leads, motivates, and supports the packaging team through collaboration and open communication. This role involves planning, scheduling, and overseeing packaging activities, with a continuous focus on quality and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

As Packaging Manager, you will:

• Execute packaging plans based on marketing requirements, staffing availability, and equipment capacity, ensuring product quality meets specifications.
• Supervise and train the packaging team on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), investigations, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), and protocols; manage quality issues effectively.
• Maintain a GMP-compliant work environment and ensure high-quality products are produced in accordance with FDA, OSHA, and company manufacturing standards.
• Optimize available resources to manufacture products efficiently while meeting or exceeding cost, quality, and delivery requirements.
• Manage packaging-related Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and ensure accurate data entry.
• Oversee packaging exhibit, characterization, and validation batches, as well as cleaning verification and validation of packaging equipment.
• Monitor packaging-related change controls, deviations, and investigations; implement CAPAs and action items in a timely manner. Review and approve packaging records, protocols, and reports as needed.
• Enforce safety and SOP procedures.
• Report ongoing measurements, progress, issues, corrective action status, and planned projects to the departmental head.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reporting and Collaboration

This role reports to the Site Head/General Manager and collaborates closely with the Quality Assurance, Human Resources, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Strong leadership and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning abilities.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Proficiency with computer programs.
• Effective time management skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate teams, manage difficult situations effectively, and demonstrate awareness of current employment relations laws.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor of Science in science, pharmacy, or a related field.
• At least 8–10 years of packaging supervisor experience in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
• Experience with bottling packaging line operations in a pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, or food manufacturing environment is required; pharmaceutical packaging experience is highly preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate computers and telephones.
• Close vision is required for computer-related tasks.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods.
• Ability to perform light to moderate lifting (up to 10–15 lbs).
• Work may involve confined areas.

Travel

• 10% travel required.