Manager, Manufacturing - Sterilization

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

PURPOSE OF JOB

Manage the daily and long-term objectives of the Sterilization production areas.  Provide direction/guidance for manufacturing projects. Assure operations is in compliance with all Safety, GMPs, SOPs and FDA guidelines. Assist and develop team leaders and leads in the management of department personnel and floor operations. Assure all non-conformance investigations are thorough and accurately assess the situation as well as provide sound corrective actions. Manage and track critical department metrics including spending, line performance, safety, and manufacturing quality metrics. Be a leader to assure line performance shows continuous improvement.

KEY ACTIVITIES

Manage/supervise all department supervisors/leads.  Manage and lead all departmental employees to include training, discipline, motivation, mentor and develop in order to accomplish departmental goals within GMP/OSHA/SOP and FDA guidelines.
Responsible for the achievement of key operating metrics in all departments.  Insure effective actions are taken to address negative trends.     
Maintain high standards for quality and compliance in all operations.   
Champion projects to reduce scrap, improve efficiency, and improve product quality.
Establish a strong sense of cooperation and teamwork with peers in all support functions.

Maximize operational flexibility to achieve excellent customer service results with minimum cost.

Supervise direct reports

SCOPE OF POSITION 

Manage the daily and long-term objectives of Sterilization in the APA and Sterilization area.  
Set and manage annual departmental budgets for labor and spend.  
Assist and develop team in the Sterilization operations area. 
Manage and track critical department metrics including spending, sterilization (Gamma/EtO) performance, safety, and manufacturing quality metrics. 
Be a leader to ensure performance shows continuous improvement

KEY RELATIONSHIPS 

Must have positive working relationship with planning/scheduling group as well as the quality organization.  

Relies heavily on maintenance and engineering team to accomplish departmental improvements and meet goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) required
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Biology preferred

Experience

Minimum of 10+ years of management experience required
At least 5+ years of leadership experience in aseptic production preferred
Minimum of 7+ years of experience in a GMP-regulated industry
Strong knowledge of aseptic processing required

Skills & Competencies

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities

This position may be available in the following location(s): US - Greenville, SC (Plant)

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