Operations Line Lead

Operations Line Lead

We're hiring an Operations Line Lead in Rockford, IL. Take charge of daily production operations in a pharmaceutical packaging environment. Lead teams, operate equipment, and drive quality and performance in a role built for consistency, accountability, and long-term stability.

Operations Line Lead Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:

• Operate and maintain machine accordance with batch record, safety and quality standards. Ensure process optimization through routine mechanical adjustments.
• Conduct daily line huddle communication meeting – review of all shift to shift communication, information acquired during the Shift meeting and VCB (Visual Control Board) results.
• Provide directions to other line members by ensuring the crew has signed the roster; assigning crew members to the appropriate positions.
• Review jackets and ensure proper components and resources are at the line.
• Escalate quality, service, and equipment performance issues to supervision.
• Communicate production needs to the necessary support departments to include but not limited to warehouse, quality, maintenance, and business unit.
• Update all line required information including hourly run charts and all areas of the VCBs.
• Interact with team to ensure machine performs optimally.
• Order components when necessary.
• Answer questions and resolve issues for associates on the line.
• Accurately completes paperwork to include scrap calculations, recovery and production rates, batch record entries.
• Lead and perform lot in and lot out, line clearance, and deep clean functions (Safe guards in place).
• Actively participate in Gemba and/or Safety Gemba as applicable on their line.
• May require use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR).
• This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
• Knowledge of and adherence to all company, cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices), and GCP (Good Clinical Practices) policies, procedures, rules.
• Attendance to work is an essential function of this position.

Operations Line Lead Requirements:

• Stationary position: 3/4 of the day.
• Move, traverse: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, or place: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Install, place, adjust, apply, measure, use, or signal: up to 3/4 of the day.
• Ascend/descend or work atop: from 3/4 of the day.
• Position self (to) or move (about or to): 3/4 of the day and up.
• Communicate or exchange information: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Detect, distinguish, or determine: 3/4 of the day and up.
• On an average day, expect to move and/or transport up to 50 pounds.
• This position may have the following special vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to focus.
• Work is performed in areas with moderate risk or discomfort that may require special safety precautions, such as -wearing protective clothing or gear for up to 3/4 of the day.
• Work near moving mechanical parts for 3/4 of the day and up.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.

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