CHEF, EMBALLAGE TECHNIQUE

Jubilant HollisterStier, une filiale de Jubilant Pharma Holdings Inc., recrute actuellement un Chef, Emballage Technique pour rejoindre notre équipe !
Que pouvons-nous offrir?
Une culture qui valorise la croissance et les opportunités de développement professionnel, un salaire de base hautement compétitif, des programmes d’assurance médicale, dentaire et d’invalidité complets, un plan de retraite collectif, ainsi que des programmes de santé et de bien-être. Jubilant HollisterStier est une entreprise en forte croissance avec des bureaux à Kirkland, au Québec, et à Spokane, dans l’État de Washington. Organisation entièrement intégrée de fabrication sous contrat, Jubilant HollisterStier a la capacité de fabriquer des préparations injectables stériles, ainsi que des formes posologiques solides et semi-solides. Nos quatre installations en Amérique du Nord et en Inde offrent des services de fabrication spécialisés pour les secteurs pharmaceutique et biopharmaceutique. Jubilant HollisterStier est un fier membre de la famille Jubilant Pharma. Pour plus d’informations, visitezwww.jublhs.com.
Nous, avec le plus grand soin pour l’environnement et la société, à accroître la valeur pour nos clients et parties prenantes en offrant des produits innovants et des solutions économiquement efficaces grâce à la croissance, à la rentabilité et à un investissement judicieux des ressources. Si vous êtes prêt pour un défi enrichissant, nous vous invitons à faire le premier pas et à postuler dès aujourd’hui !
Jubilant Pharma Holdings Inc. et toutes nos filiales sont fières de la diversité de notre personnel. Notre objectif est d’avoir une main-d’?uvre aussi diversifiée que les patients et les clients que nous servons. Nous avons un environnement inclusif où nos employés peuvent prospérer et où nos différences sont les bienvenues. En embrassant nos différences, nous créons des produits qui bénéficient à nos patients, clients et à la santé humaine en général.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Manage the technical and organizational activities related to packaging department employees, including mechanics and plant cleaners.

Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring efficiency and quality during packaging line changeovers.
• Performing effective corrective actions for technical issues during line operations.
• Promptly addressing technical safety aspects and related concerns.
• Proactively seeking improvement opportunities (continuous improvement program) in organizational and technical work methods.
• Supporting maintenance and engineering teams with the purchase of new equipment and the upgrade of existing equipment.
• Managing the technical supervisor, line mechanics, and plant cleaning teams.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Required Experience:

• Production experience in a pharmaceutical or equivalent cGMP-regulated environment
• Minimum 10 years in a technical environment
• Minimum 5 years in a supervisory role or equivalent experience

Preferred Additional Experience:

• Exposure to customer service-oriented environments is an asset
• ERP environment experience (SAP preferred)

Functional Skills:

• Computer proficiency
• Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and understanding of their applications
• Knowledge of continuous improvement processes
• Strong technical knowledge of packaging equipment

Behavioral Skills:

• Strong organizational and motivational abilities
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate, mentor, and lead cross-functional teams
• Proven experience in building and coordinating teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; effective motivator
• Analytical problem-solving and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated initiative and innovation
• Ability to work in a unionized environment
• Results-oriented

WORK ENVIRONMENT (US & Canada)

Physical:

• No special physical requirements for this role

Environmental:

• The work involves daily risks but requires no special safety precautions

Job Overview

Personnel Management:

• Support and motivate the packaging technical team to achieve departmental goals by implementing the appropriate action plan.
• Coach employees under your responsibility, including the technical packaging supervisor, in their roles and responsibilities.
• Support the management of mechanics and plant cleaning teams.
• Maintain professional and effective communication with various support departments (quality, engineering, product development, etc.) to achieve team objectives.
• Initiate performance evaluations and develop action plans to ensure ongoing training and team development.
• Manage absenteeism and overtime.
• Ensure timely training and instruction of employees.

Production Operations:

• Implement line performance improvement measures (via operational work methods and equipment improvements) within the established Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) program to reduce operating costs, scrap rates, and improve production yield.
• Support maintenance and engineering teams in the purchase of new equipment and assist with updating existing equipment.
• Maintain and update a list of all equipment or work method changes due to improvements.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to add value to the process while ensuring technical execution meets planning requirements for maximum line efficiency and optimization.
• Assess new methods to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of product visual inspection activities.
• Determine continuous improvement (CI) objectives through equipment modifications, technical team work organization, and minimal financial investment.
• Evaluate the impact of introducing new or improved practices.
• Recommend permanent corrective actions to address:
• Quality deviations and to meet set targets
• Safety issues or potential risks as a preventive measure
• Line performance to ensure agreed-upon packaging targets are met
• Prepare technical production reports, such as changeover durations, line performance, and the impact of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate, plan, and organize weekly meetings with employees to gather ideas and suggestions for line efficiency improvements, fostering a continuous improvement mindset in packaging operations.
• Ensure equipment is operational and initiate/follow up on work orders.
• Ensure equipment availability for technical modifications, preventive maintenance, and calibration to avoid line interruptions.
• Participate in the implementation and management of KPIs related to deviations, rejects per operation, machine downtime, etc.
• Manage priorities to meet organizational and team-specific objectives.
• Occasionally work on continuous improvement initiatives with other departments and their supervisors/managers.
• Order consumables for packaging production.
• Perform other tasks assigned by management.

Quality Operations:

• Ensure that employees and equipment in the packaging area follow procedures and comply with cGMP standards.
• Responsible for approving incident reports.
• Review departmental SOPs.

Health & Safety:

• Attend health and safety committee meetings.
• Responsible for enforcing and ensuring compliance with health and safety rules.
• Ensure all employees adopt safe work practices and behaviors.