Supervisor - Bacterin

Job Description:Job Title: Supervisor – Bacterin Department: BacterinLocation: Charles City, IowaAt Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, we are dedicated to our vision of leading the way to a healthier world for animals. Recognized for our breakthroughs in veterinary medicine and innovative product development, our reputation in the animal-care industry precedes us. More than 3,500 employees keep our reputation strong by bringing us a full range of talent. Wyeth, a Fortune 500 Company and global leader in pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, and animal healthcare products, we know that it is our employees who keep us on the cutting edge of innovative discoveries and superior customer service. To sustain and enhance our leadership position in the pharmaceutical industry, we continue to recruit, develop, and motivate individuals whose skills, values, and work ethic will grow and improve our business.JOB SUMMARY:Supervise, coordinate and direct the daily activities of hourly / non-exempt facility personnel engaged in the manufacturing and/or processing of product specific to functional area.RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide all aspects of daily supervision and direction of area personnel to include managing key employee relations activities of coaching, counseling, discipline, recognition and the performance management process. Engage in budgeting process by gathering data to support budget requests that impact own functional area. Also responsible for day-to-day management of area specific expenditures against approved budget. Utilize effective planning tools/data to design, implement and execute production and resource scheduling against operational demands. Prepare and/or revise departmental documentation and written procedures such as standard operating procedures, manufacturing directions, investigation reports, etc. Responsible for ensuring documentation and procedures are up to date and consistent with current practices, processes, and requirements. Assure area activities are in compliance with SOP’s, cGMP’s, production schedules, safety requirements, and facility practices and policies. Ensure area employees are developed through required training and that training is documented. Also responsible to assess appropriateness and effectiveness of training activities through daily observation of staff behaviors and results achieved. Focus on process improvement by challenging staff to identify improvement opportunities, monitoring the effectiveness of the improvement and communicating with other functional areas to identify like opportunities. Act as communication link to disseminate business information between upper levels of management and area workforce. Perform final review on completed batch production records and associated documents to assure compliance with established parameters and for good documentation practices Perform trend analysis on antigens produced by functional department Facilitate release and/or acquisition of starting materials and supply items pertinent to current production demandsBASIC QUALIFICATIONS: BS/MS degree in a scientific discipline and /or minimum of 3 years experience in biological manufacturing environment.ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Prior supervisory experience preferred. Training in cGMP’s associated with animal biologicals and/or related field is preferred Training on UF/MF (hollow fiber) and centrifugation systems is preferred Training in aseptic clean room and laboratory techniques is preferred Demonstrate general understanding of financial reports and their impact within own department. Ability to accomplish tasks through the efforts of a team within the department. Display a working knowledge of equipment within department in order to maintain process efficiency. Ability to manipulate databases, documents and spreadsheets to support business related reporting requirements. Demonstrated ability to write technical reports applicable to department (i.e. SOP’s, MD’s, internal investigative reports, etc.). Effectively interact with subordinates, peers and direct supervisor across multiple departments within the organization. Ability to recognize operational risk and take calculated action that results in significant impact to their own department. Display the ability to train and audit other employees in general applicable areas of regulatory compliance. Demonstrate a general understanding of process(s) within areas upstream/downstream of immediate department.Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, offers competitive compensation and benefits programs, including child-care subsidies, flex-time, business casual attire, educational assistance and professional development programs. For more information, visit our website at http://www.wyeth.com Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Search Firm Representatives: Please Read Carefully. Wyeth, including all of its divisions, is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Wyeth via-email, the Internet, or directly to hiring managers at Wyeth in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Wyeth, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Wyeth as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Wyeth prior to January 2004 is hereinafter void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Wyeth, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Wyeth has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Vice President, Strategic Staffing at Wyeth in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.Expected Travel Time: None       www.wyeth.com/careers Wyeth is an equal opportunity employer that shares the vision of a diverse workplace. Search Firm Representatives: Please Read Carefully. Wyeth is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Wyeth via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Wyeth in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Wyeth, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Wyeth as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Wyeth prior to January 2004 is hereinafter void.Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Wyeth and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Wyeth has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Vice President, Strategic Staffing at Wyeth in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.