Production Manager Jobs

The Siegfried Group is a global life science company with a network of 11 sites in Europe, the USA, and Asia. Siegfried offers contract development and manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates, and drug products. Siegfried has sales of USD 1.3 billion and employs over 3,600 people. Siegfried Holding AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: SFZN).

Purpose of Position

Our site in Pennsville has been part of the Siegfried family since 1928 and has around 180 employees. It is our drug substance manufacturing site for the US market and provides spray drying operations globally, with focus on pilot and commercial manufacturing of drug substances (APIs) and related.

Within this context, we are currently looking to fill the position of Production Manager.

In this role you will be responsible for the overall management of manufacturing of the site, and you will play a fundamental role in the growth our Site in Pennsville.

If you are looking for a new career step and see yourself as a team player who shows initiative, is passionate about optimizing results and you are willing to roll up your sleeves to make a difference every day together with your employees, then you are the right personality for us.

The Role

As Production Manager, you will lead our Managers of Wet Trains, Physical Operations and Cleaning Experts as well as be responsible for our team of Chemical and Physical Operations Operators (ca. 60 employees). You are a direct report to the GM at our site in Pennsville and a member of our Site Leadership Team (SLT).

Your responsibilities

• Guarantee the safety of the plant employees and ensure that all plant operations are conducted in accordance with applicable federal and state laws

• Cooperate closely with development to design processes that fit the manufacturing capabilities and ensure that all new production processes are safe and in compliance with all relevant environmental regulations

• Coordinate all current and new production activities through supervision and delegation to ensure that all production requirements are met, till the conclusion of the campaign

• Collaborate closely with Compliance to implement all process validations, equipment qualifications, and rework/reprocessing activities as well as review and approve any deviations or investigations associated with production

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance cycle time, yield, labor utilization, efficiencies, process reliability, and production costs

• Coordinate all DEA activities through supervision and delegation to ensure that all CFR regulations are met. Manage implementation and adherence to all applicable DOT, IATA, IMO, SHE, DEA and cGMP regulations

Your Profile

Knowledge and experience

• A Degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry and 5+ years of experience in a similar role in chemical synthesis type manufacturing preferably within the pharmaceutical or life science industries would give you the ideal background for this role

• A proven track record in applying structured approaches of Lean and Six Sigma is key to support improvements and cultural change in the operational organization

• You bring relevant project management experience, ideally in a cGMP controlled environment

• Relevant experience in managing a unionized team

• You are willing to support your team in 24 x 7 rotating shifts according to business needs

Soft Skills

• Proven ability to lead, coach, and motivate employees, clearly communicate job requirements and effectively manage the performance of the assigned tasks, while keeping a "hands-on" mentality

• Ability to identify and analyze issues, providing solutions, and forward-thinking through solid problem-solving

• Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills with the ability to communicate and form relationships at all levels from entry level to Executive Committee

Our Benefits

• 401(k) Plan
• A generous Employee Share Matching Plan
• Buy Up of Life Insurance (optional)
• Competitive performance-based bonus
• Life, Sickness and Accident insurance, and Long-term disability (paid by company)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision (employee contributes a small cost)

Siegfried USA will explore and provide reasonable accommodations to assist any qualified individual with a disability in performing the essential functions of his/her job.