Manufacturing Supervisor

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Job Description

About the Role:

TheSupervisor, Manufacturingoversees daily shift operations to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient production. This role leads and coaches manufacturing employees, sets team objectives, addresses operational challenges, and ensures adherence to cGMP, quality, documentation, data integrity, EH&S, and regulatory requirements. The Supervisor partners with cross-functional teams, supports training and performance management, contributes to workforce planning and process improvements, and fosters a collaborative, productive, and compliant work environment.

Shift Schedule: This position follows a weekend-focused schedule consisting of two 12-hour overnight shifts (Friday 10:00 PM–Saturday 10:00 AM and Saturday 10:00 PM–Sunday 10:00 AM), in addition to two 8-hour weekday shifts. Weekday schedules are determined based on operational requirements and may offer flexibility in assigned days and hours.

What you bring to Takeda:

• Will supervise employees on one or more teams on a shift that supports either Small, Mid, or Large-Scale Manufacturing.

• Supervise and coordinate daily manufacturing operations for an assigned team to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution of production activities.

• Set clear daily priorities and expectations for team members to support schedule adherence, quality standards, and operational goals.

• Provide frontline leadership, guidance, and coaching to manufacturing employees to support task execution, employee development, and team effectiveness.

• Monitor day-to-day operations in the manufacturing area and address routine operational issues, escalating to management or support functions as needed.

• Ensure team adherence to cGMP, Good Documentation Practices, data integrity, EH&S requirements, and established company policies and procedures.

• Support quality systems activities by identifying, documenting, and following through on deviations, investigations, CAPAs, and corrective actions within the assigned area.

• Maintain a visible floor presence to monitor work practices, reinforce standards, support troubleshooting, and promote safe and compliant behaviors.

• Coordinate staffing, work assignments, shift handoffs, and team communication to ensure continuity of operations and effective execution across shifts.

• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Labs, EHS, IT, and other support groups to resolve operational issues and support area performance.

• Ensure employees are trained, qualified, and current on required job, safety, and compliance training before performing assigned work.

• Conduct regular coaching, performance feedback, and performance evaluations, and support employee development planning.

• Support workforce administration activities including timekeeping, attendance monitoring, overtime tracking, onboarding support, and maintenance of employee information in company systems.

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and use problem-solving tools to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and team performance.

• Represent the assigned area in meetings, audits, inspections, and investigations, providing accurate information and follow-up support as needed

• Use manufacturing and business systems to support production tracking, documentation, training compliance, and routine operational oversight.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

USA - CA - Los Angeles

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$89,900.00 - $141,240.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - CA - Los Angeles

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes