Manufacturing Group Leader V - 3rd 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:

To ensure all manual and automated visual inspection processes for sterile pharmaceutical products are conducted in accordance with cGMP standards, quality requirements, and regulatory expectations.

Key Activities/Responsibilities:

Inspection Oversight

• Monitor and perform visual inspection activities, ensuring adherence to SOP and cGMP requirements and correcting/escalating issues as they occur.
• Ensure the movement, segregation and control of product occur in accordance with SOP, preventing product mix-ups and ensuring an accurate status (i.e. location and quantity) in ERPLx. 
• Record, track, and review all data collected throughout the inspection process, confirming accuracy and timely completion, as well as adherence to GDP principles.
• Support investigations concerning visual inspection activities.

Certification and Qualification

• Develop and deliver instructor-led training, practical demonstrations, and hands-on assessments.
• Lead visual inspection personnel qualification efforts, including annual recertification and retraining.

Coaching and Continuous Improvement

• Provide immediate feedback, corrective action training, and coaching to visual inspection personnel.
• Work closely with Operations, Quality, and other departments, communicating openly and escalating matters when necessary.
• Initiate documentation changes designed to reduce error, improve clarity, and drive efficiency within the visual inspection process.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for visual inspection activities. 
• Promote teamwork and collaboration in order to help create a work environment that encourages continuous improvement and a Right First Time (RFT) mindset. 

Other

• Support departmental projects and perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Training:

Formal Education:

•        High School diploma required

Skills: 

•        Communication, conflict resolution, and critical thinking

•        Detail oriented, highly organized

•        Effective problem solver with proven leadership and team development abilities

Experience:

•        5+ years working in a regulated industry, pharmaceutical preferred

•        Demonstrated history of coaching/teaching others strongly preferred

•        Demonstrated ability to work in GMP systems like CATSWeb, ERPLx, etc. preferred

Eligibility for Internal Applicants:

Have no corrective actions at the written warning level in last six months / no final warning level in the last 12 months / no active PIP. 
Meet the qualifications of the position as stated above.                                                     
Be in your current job for 12 months.

Position applying for must be a step up in progression and not a step down.       

Shift: 3rd Shift Sunday-Thursday (2230-0700)

This position may be available in the following location: Greenville, SC

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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