Supervisor, Team Leader Compounding, 1st Shift

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.

Objectives/Purpose of Job:

The 1st Shift Supervisor, Team Leader, leads daily Compounding operations (Pharmacy, Upper Mix, Lower Mix) so that bulk solution is made safely, compliantly, and on time for every scheduled fill. The role is primarily floor-based. It provides visible leadership and direct oversight of execution, documentation, and contamination control behaviors.

The Supervisor owns Compounding nonconformances and investigations in CATSWeb, along with the related RC/CAPAs and assigned subtasks, through documented completion. The role serves as the primary coordinator of Compounding activities with Validation, Engineering, and Maintenance. It also owns key departmental compliance programs, including LOTO, D2 document approval, and disinfection and gowning practices.

Key Activities/Responsibilities:

Floor Leadership & Daily Execution

• Maintains a consistent presence on the Compounding floor, observing work practices, documentation, and equipment status firsthand.
• Sets shift priorities against the compounding schedule, assigns work, and removes barriers to on-time batch completion.
• Ensures clear shift-to-shift handoffs of open work, equipment status, and risks.
• Owns and presents Compounding at Tier 2 meetings, elevating issues so they are addressed with all other departments and following up through resolution.

CATSWeb, Investigations & RC/CAPA Ownership

• Owns Compounding investigations and NCs in CATSWeb, ensuring conclusions are evidence-based and defensible.
• Owns assigned RC/CAPAs and subtasks from assignment through closure, including objective evidence and on-time completion.
• Tracks open records and due dates, and escalates risks to on-time closure.
• Cross-Functional Coordination & Continuous Improvement
• Serves as the primary coordinator for Compounding activities with Validation, Engineering, and Maintenance, including equipment work, qualification activities, shutdown/recovery, and return to service.
• Confirms scope, production impact, and cleaning/sampling requirements before work begins, and follows up until areas and equipment are released for use.
• Executes approved process changes on the floor in partnership with the Compounding LCT Lead.
• Actively supports Continuous Improvement projects in the Compounding area by providing floor input, making people and equipment available, helping carry out trials and implementation, and sustaining improvements through updated work practices and documentation.

Compliance Program Ownership

• Owns the Compounding LOTO program, ensuring procedures are current, employees are qualified, and practices are followed on the floor.
• Reviews and approves Compounding documents in D2.
• Owns review and maintenance of the Compounding disinfection program and gowning practices, and reinforces contamination control in classified areas.

People Leadership

• Supervises, coaches, and develops Compounding employees, and completes performance reviews and timekeeping.
• Ensures training is completed and builds backup capability for critical tasks.
• Upholds GMP and right-first-time documentation, and escalates quality or compliance risks immediately.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications/Training:

Education

• HS diploma required; AA/AS degree preferred.

Experience & Skills

• Three to five years of leadership experience, preferably in regulated or aseptic manufacturing.
• Experience with NC investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA. Working knowledge of CATSWeb, D2, and LOTO is preferred.
• Strong technical writing skills and the follow-through to manage multiple records and due dates.
• Demonstrated people leadership and the ability to coordinate across functions.

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

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