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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Pay: Competitive pay based on education and/or experience and $500 bonus after 6 months and $1,000 bonus after 1 year!
Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, 401(k), paid-time off, $5,000 annual tuition reimbursement, holiday pay, etc.
Days: Sunday through Wednesday
Hours: 6:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. (NIGHTS)
Position:
As a Manufacturing Operations Supervisor, you will be responsible for the technical operations for the manufacturing areas, including all staff training, environmental factors, performance improvement and work processes affecting product safety, purity and potency. Ensure compliance with all regulations in accordance with AABB, CLIA, federal, state, OBI policies and procedures. Always ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures in the work area and use of applicable protective equipment to prevent exposure to potentially infectious blood and body fluids. Manage blood component product manufacturing based on inventory and customer needs.
Qualifications:
- Position requires a Bachelor's of Science from an accredited institution in chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science. Education may be substituted by (5) years of working and relative experience.
- 2-5 years Quarantine/Dispo experience.
- Must maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements concerning validation, calibration, quality control, and maintenance of equipment and supplies used at Oklahoma Blood Institute.
- Must have experience or knowledge of blood and tissue center procedures and equipment.
- Must maintain knowledge of and perform according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies.
- Must have excellent planning, investigation and organizational skills.
- Must have strong leadership skills and professional appearance and demeanor.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must be professional, detail oriented, self-motivated, innovative, creative, assertive, organized, communicative, and can work independently.
- Must maintain good working rapport with all departments.
- Must be able to make decisions regarding operation and personnel of the department.
- Strong computer skills are preferred.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work with all Manufacturing Staff to provide adequate support during new hire training, annual competencies, cross training initiatives and new SOP implementation training.
- Oversee performance improvement efforts due to both root cause corrective actions (RCCAs) and metric driven KPI strategies when applicable, working jointly with Technical Operations Systems.
- Have direct oversight of Quarantine and Dispo Technicians as well as Technical Operations Coordinators to include the supervision of job performance, schedule and workload.
- Assist with the implementation of new or revised tests, procedures, and equipment with SOPs and CFR regulations.
- Effectively coach, mentor and develop employee skillsets and potential.
- Lead the investigation, resolution or escalation of issues and deviations both within manufacturing and to support cross departmental functions.
- Ensure manufacturing staff identifies, escalates and documents events that deviate from normal operation; supports deviation investigations.
- Partner with Shift Leads, TO System Analyst, and Quality Assurance to identify events that are deviations and completes event investigations.
- Provide technical assistance and advice to the Manufacturing Managers and Manufacturing Director.
- As directed, provides support to Technical Operations - technical writing, failure investigations and SOP implementation.
- Supervise and audit monthly cycle counts for plasma, red cell and platelet accuracy.
- Maintain a safe working environment and report incidents/accidents to Manager and/or Director of Manufacturing Operations.
- Conduct audits of the validation and maintenance of instruments and equipment.
- Take after hours on-call for specialty products on the Manufacturing Schedule as needed.
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