Supervisor, Manufacturing - Pancreatin

Join our team at Scientific Protein Laboratories (SPL), a world leader in biosourced pharmaceuticals, located just outside of Madison, Wisconsin in Waunakee! SPL is an innovative biopharmaceutical leader with unique products and services supporting the pharmaceutical industry globally. For over 40 years, SPL specializes in the development and cGMP compliant manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). SPL has an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Supervisor, Manufacturing - Pancreatin.

Our Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily GMP manufacturing operations to ensure production activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with cGMP requirements, SOPs, and company policies. This role provides direct leadership to manufacturing personnel, maintains documentation integrity, drives production performance, and serves as the primary escalation point for shift operations. The Manufacturing Supervisor promotes a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement while ensuring products are manufactured according to established specifications and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures timely and accurate execution of manufacturing instructions.

• Monitors ongoing operations and address routine issues in real time.

• Reviews batch records, logbooks, and documentation in real time for completeness and accuracy.

• Enforces proper documentation practices (ALCOA+ principles).

• Promotes a right first time mentality to reduce errors that are within the team’s control.

• Escalates deviations, non-conformances, and safety concerns in a timely manner, as needed.

• Ensures staff are properly trained and qualified to execute assigned tasks.

• Maintains shift coverage, including scheduling and attendance tracking. Create a finite schedule for the assigned team.

• Promotes a strong culture of safety and quality on the floor.

• Ensures compliance and proper use of PPE and adherence to manufacturing gowning procedures.

• Participates in investigations related to deviations, incidents, or out of specification results in taking appropriate immediate actions and escalation, as needed.

• Assists with troubleshooting equipment and process issues.

• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and communicate them to management. Support or lead actions to implement process improvements.

• Serves as the primary point of contact for assigned shift operations.

• Communicates production status, issues, and leads the shift change meetings.