Production Supervisor

About Vector Laboratories

Vector Laboratories is seeking a talented and highly motivated individual to join our growing team. As an organization known for its culture of service, reliable products and unmatched technical expertise, our employees are passionate about the impact and quality of their work. The opportunities we provide to work collaboratively and build trusting relationships in a team-oriented environment make Vector Laboratories an ideal place to learn, flourish and contribute to scientific advancement. We genuinely value diverse perspectives and ideas and strive to demonstrate how this approach results in success. With nearly 50 years of history, Vector Laboratories boasts an unparalleled reputation in protein labeling, detection, and conjugation. Our recent mergers and acquisitions have significantly expanded our portfolio, serving the biopharma industry, academia, life science tools, and diagnostics, providing comprehensive solutions to the life science industry. We are looking to take Vector Laboratories to new heights and hope you’ll consider joining our globally impactful team!

Job Summary

Vector Laboratories, a leading life science company in the Bay area, is seeking a Production Supervisor to join our team. This role will be a key member of our Manufacturing team. Supervises the Fill/Finish team in the filling, kitting, and formulations of laboratory reagents in accordance with established ISO 9001:2015 procedures. Ensures delivery of finished goods on time. Follows policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. Experienced with automated and semi-automated filling, labeling equipment and work order/review and release.

This position reports to the Fill/Finish Manager

Competencies Identified for Success

• Coaching and developing people — Holds regular one-on-ones with each technician. Gives feedback on the spot, not only at review time. Keeps a cross-training matrix and moves people onto new tasks deliberately. Can name each team member’s next development step.
• Safety leadership — Wears PPE and follows procedures every time, setting the example. Stops unsafe work immediately. Reports near misses and closes out corrective actions.
• Planning and prioritization — Collaborates and builds the weekly plan against the schedule and adjusts quickly when materials, equipment or staffing change. Raises risks to Planning early, with options for solutions.
• Problem solving and continuous improvement — Uses data to find root cause (5 Whys, fishbone, Pareto). Runs small, practical improvements on the line and checks they held. Tracks metrics and acts when a trend slips.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of fill/finish and packaging technicians: set clear daily priorities, expectations and accountability for quality, safety and output.
• Address performance and conduct issues promptly and fairly, partnering with HR on coaching plans and corrective action when needed.
• Train, coach and supervise technicians; assess and document competency on procedures and equipment and maintain a cross-training matrix so every critical task has trained backup.
• Hold regular one-on-ones, support technician growth, and development by setting individual development goals, completing performance reviews, providing timely/specific feedback, cross-training opportunities on new processes and equipment, and creating stretch opportunities
• Manage schedules, time and attendance, overtime and time-off requests to balance coverage with team well-being.
• Supervise and support the department’s daily activities, ensuring all work follows ISO 9001:2015 procedures, SOPs, work instructions, and good documentation practices.
• Balances quality, productivity, safety and morale to achieve positive results and continuous improvement in all areas.
• Execute the production schedule and ensure on-time delivery of finished goods; flag capacity, material or equipment constraints.
• Perform hands-on fill/finish and packaging work as needed to meet the schedule.
• Create and revise SOPs, work instructions, product labels, forms and batch records under document control practices.
• Collect and report performance metrics against defined objectives.
• Provide input on labor and material costs for the area.
• Initiate nonconformances and deviations, and support Quality with root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Support internal and external audits and maintain the area in an audit-ready state.
• Identify potential issues in the production process and implement small improvements on the line using lean, 5S or root-cause tools.
• Support projects such as new product introductions and equipment qualification.
• Maintain a clean, orderly and safe work area following health and safety guidelines.
• Ensure correct PPE use, chemical handling and waste disposal; report and follow up on incidents and near misses.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in life science, engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years in a regulated manufacturing environment (ISO 9001, ISO 13485 or GMP), including 2+ years leading or supervising a team.
• Hands-on experience with fill/finish, labeling and packaging operations, manual and semi-automated.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, document control, batch record review and good documentation practices.
• Experience with nonconformance investigations, root-cause analysis and CAPA.
• Proficiency with an ERP/MRP system for work orders and inventory transactions, and with Microsoft Office.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to write procedures others can follow.

Preferred:

• Experience in life science reagents, diagnostics, biotech or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Lean, Six Sigma (Green Belt) or 5S training.
• Experience with equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and new product transfer to production.
• Familiarity with chemical safety, OSHA requirements and hazardous-material labeling.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $84,614.40 - $93,600.00. The salary offer will depend on multiple factors which may include the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and other qualifications.

Pay: $84,614.40 - $93,600.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person