Job Description Summary

Basic Job Purpose:

As an expert in all Manufacturing processes, ensures production goals are met, high quality products are produced, inventory levels are actively managed, equipment is serviced and maintained as required to ensure optimal uptime, and accurate documentation is maintained in a safe and effective manner. Ensures adequate trained staffing to operate all work cells required to meet production schedules on a daily basis. Able to perform additional duties as required by Production Manager

Job Description

We are the makers of possible

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Direct reporting responsibility for all WH&C and Liquid Media Manufacturing Associates. Facilitate team meetings to keep and increase communication within department.

2. Recommends and/or initiates personnel activities such as selection, transfer, discharge, disciplinary actions and associate’s complaints in a fair, consistent and timely fashion so as to comply with company Human Resources policies.

3. Manages day to day manufacturing activities to ensure goals are accomplished and communication occurs within the group and across all functions/shifts. This includes providing leadership in day to day manufacturing operation activity, employee career development, and overall coaching support to the manufacturing team.

4. Responsible for attaining, daily, weekly and monthly production goals by supporting the daily schedule sequence and allocating the appropriate resources. Manages and escalates exceptions as appropriate.

5. Maintains current technical knowledge base for all Reagent and Liquid Media manufacturing processes.

6. Serves as the shift leader for execution of BD Excellence program , driving improvements on a daily basis as part of standard work processes, participating in improvement projects, and implementing the output from improvement projects.

7. Forms strong working relationships with other departments (Planning, Shipping, Quality, Facilities, Product Support and Engineering) to enable effective daily operations with minimal input or intervention from higher-level management.

8. Ensures all manufacturing documentation/reconciliation is completed following GDP for all cGMP processes.

9. Advocates a proactive approach to next-level Safety performance, seeking to continually identify and eliminate risky conditions/behaviors/processes before an accident happens.

10. Initiates and maintains accurate records and reports of daily production and waste, associate status changes, levels of absence, disciplinary warnings and any other records necessary for the satisfactory performance of the operation.

11. Initiate, gather and complete Quality non-conformances records.

12. Handles hazardous waste as appropriate.

13. Perform SAP transactions and check MES transactions

14. Review all manufacturing batch records

15. Maintain and order non-inventory manufacturing supplies

16. Participate on Gemba walks, Process Improvement team, Safety team and Continuous improvement teams

17. Performs other duties as required.

18. 1st Shift: 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Job Dimensions:

• Executes manufacturing plans according to schedules or in response to visual pull signals.

• Operates independently on a daily basis, requiring continual interactions with area Planners/Buyers and Packaging Operators, Machine Operators, Team Lead, Line Leads and Maintenance personnel across manufacturing operations site wide.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of manufacturing in Food and/or Pharmaceutical industries; or

• Associate degree with 5+ years of manufacturing in Food and/or Pharmaceutical industries.

• Must have supervisory experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment.

• Must have experience working in an FDA, ISO-regulated environment.

• Must be able to comprehend and effectively communicate written and verbal instructions in English.

• Must have demonstrated leadership abilities; excellent organizational & critical thinking skills; high sense of urgency; strongly motivated; balanced perspective; and an effective communicator at all levels.

• Exposure to Lean manufacturing required.

• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point).

• Proficient wit SAP or similar ERP system transactions.

• Working experience writing non-conformances, assessing/identifying root cause and initiating corrective actions/preventive actions to reduce or eliminate the recurrence of the events.

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Operations Management

• Green Belt training/certification

• Lean training/certification

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Will supervise from 14-25 Manufacturing associates depending on business needs and organizational structure.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow, and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.

To learn more about BD visit  https://bd.com/careers

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

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Primary Work Location

USA NC - Mebane

Additional Locations

Work Shift

US BD 1st Shift 7am-530pm Mon-Thu (United States of America)

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.