Supervisor, Manufacturing

Position Summary

The role is responsible for providing effective leadership and supervision to production personnel and to ensure all team members and operational activities are in compliance with cGMP, quality & safety requirements and achieving operational objectives.

Position Responsibilities

• Complete required training (e.g. cGMP, safety and work instructions, etc.) within a stipulated time frame.
• Execute tasks strictly following cGMP, Quality, Safety and Work instruction requirements.
• Ensure employees follow safety, quality requirement, and all applicable company policies at all times.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and maintain cleanliness (6S) of the working area.
• Timely report/ escalate any concerns (work-related or personal).
• Meet daily production schedule and performance expectation.
• Able to take on additional tasks or responsibilities when required.
• Familiar with the manufacturing process of the area in charge.
• Identify potential issues associated to product and process across shifts and work on proactive internal measures to prevent future occurrence under broad direction.
• Improvement work:
• Participate and lead a process improvement team across areas / sections within the same department.
• Facilitate an organization's systems and processes relating to continuous improvement (e.g. 6S) and coach team members toward continuous improvement.
• Analyze work practices within own scope of work for innovation and improvement opportunities.
• Formulate the work instructions for each stage of the manufacturing operations.
• Incident investigation and reporting:
• Lead an investigation team under broad supervision and is able to submit a good report.
• Provide guidance to team members.
• Adapt different techniques and concepts in technical writing for effective engagement with individuals and/or teams.
• Lead and mentor a group of team members to meet production KPI and corporate goals & targets:
• Provide effective leadership and supervision within shift to meet daily production target and shift KPIs with broad guidance.
• Co-ordinate & prioritize activities based on production, equipment and supply to meet the objectives.
• Learning and Development:
• Responsible for the skill development of the shift.
• Able to provide guidance to the team and new supervisor.
• Develop On the job (OJT) training programmes for Manufacturing Process Technicians.
• Responsible for the overall certification rate of the shift.
• Be a role model for Technician 1-5.
• Production Planning & Resource Management:
• Analyse production resources and manage resource planning to meet production performance within own shift with broad guidance.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent. Candidates with Diploma or NTC / NITEC/ educational qualifications with relevant working experience may also be considered.
• 5+ years of working experience, with 1-3 years of Supervisory experience.
• Experience in GMP controlled manufacturing/production environment.
• Thorough knowledge of processes.
• Point person to resolve issues elevated by support personnel.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, Quality, work safety instructions & practices at all times.
• Complete tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
• High level of discipline and integrity.
• Able to undertake multiple tasks.
• Able to undergo job rotation/ cross training.
• Able to work in noisy environment with appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE).
• Able to work in chemical environment with appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE).
• Must be able to identify different colors for work purposes. In Illumina, we handle components/chemicals with different colors, and it is necessary to be able to differentiate and identify the correct components/chemicals (using visual) during operation.
• Possess a positive attitude and sense of urgency.
• Meticulous, keen attention to details and organized.
• Candidate must be able to work 12 hours rotating shifts (4 monthly rotations from day to night and vice versa).
• Able to lead a production team to meet production KPI / schedules and priorities.

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.