AddressSeeking: Area Quality Supervisor
Shift: Afternoon Shift (Mon-Fri)
Salary: Competitive Wage + Shift Loading + Super
About the Company
With a remarkable 60-year legacy at Ensign Laboratories, we are shaping the future of health and wellness by relentlessly pursuing quality and innovation in every product we create.
At Ensign, we are a collaborative team of passionate individuals dedicated to developing cutting-edge solutions that change lives. We proudly partner with some of the world’s leading brands, providing a comprehensive range of contract manufacturing services to formulate and fill a hugely diverse range of liquid and aerosol products, from over-the-counter medicines and nutritional supplements to cosmetics and specialised food.
Join us and you’ll have the opportunity to contribute directly to the wellbeing of our community and leave a lasting impact on the future of health and wellness. Our trusted partnerships with leading brands allow you to be at the forefront of innovation, ensuring exceptional results and brand protection, as we craft products together that truly make a difference.
Responsibilities include:
- Be a role model to all employees by maintaining the highest standard of compliance with the companies GMP and Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures
- Direct process line quality supervision, refer relevant SOP’s / Policies
- Assist in employee training reviews and where required, in the development and delivery of the training.
- Labour allocation to be commensurate with production requirements, any excess labour to be returned to the Site Labour Coordinator or appropriate area shift manager.
- Report any employee skill or attitude deficiencies that may have a negative impact on quality standards and performance
- Provide objective feedback to the area manager regarding subordinate compliance with GMP and OHS training. Specifically gaps in understanding and practical application. Do not permit any employee to continue to work if they are in breach of personal hygiene and gowning requirements.
- Communicate updates of SOP’s and other quality/safety specific documentation changes when required.
- Report any discrepancies between theoretical and practical application of work instructions to the area manager, participate in SOP upgrades if required.
- Conducts QC checks when required by EJS (Electronic Job Sheets) through all lines for designated area.
- Focus on line start-ups for all lines in designated area.
- Direct communication with line crews about what they are to be observant of in relation to quality and safety.
- Liaise with line setters, always working as a team to ensure production lines run efficiently.
- Liaise with component marshals for line changeovers to ensure reconciliations and returns occur promptly and in real time.
- Ensure that the half hourly labour rotation is adhered too
- Ensure that you have provided suitable manual handling direction to the line operators and ensure that manual handling equipment is used where reasonable available to minimise any risk of injury.
- Report to your manager any manual handling activities that present risk of injury.
Essential Skills:
- 5 years of experience in a similar Production QC Supervisory role within Pharmaceutical or Food Manufacturing.
- Experience with GMP, HSE and quality control in a TGA environment highly advantageous.
- Ability to prioritise work and meet daily deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Willingness to learn and participate continuous improvement projects.
- Must have PR or AU / NZ Citizenship
Ready to embark on a rewarding career journey? Apply now and be part of our team developing innovative products that change lives and help us build a healthier future.
