Supervisor – Operations

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Supervisor – Operations

As the Supervisor for Operations you’ll directly lead the operations team to deliver the demand for monoclonal antibody bulk protein production.

In this role, you’ll lead personnel within a manufacturing unit operation to achieve the business productivity goals with a focus on safety, quality, and manufacturing excellence.

Your Responsibilities:


* Lead an operations staff to achieve business demands with a “Safety first and quality always” mindset.


* Effectively staff and work-plan the organization to ensure compliance in training and personnel capability on the manufacturing floor.


* Represent operations in cross-functional collaboration throughout the site to uphold a manufacturing, quality, safety, and technical agenda.


* Engage in documentation processes for manufacturing record lifecycle management, change and deviation management, personnel performance, and production execution.


* Passionately engage in personnel development, organizational development, and manufacturing process development.


* Role-model and create an accountability culture to Elanco’s core values of respect, integrity, and excellence.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Education: Highschool diploma or equivalent


* Experience: 3+ years experience in a regulated, commercial manufacturing environment.


* Must be able to wear appropriate gowning and personal protective equipment in manufacturing and support areas.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):


* Bachelor’s degree in biomanufacturing related field


* Biomanufacturing experience


* Monoclonal antibody manufacturing


* Understanding of USDA, FDA, EU GMP, cGMP regulatory standards


* Operational excellence, lean manufacturing, six sigma, TPS experience


* Demonstrated success in leadership


* Experience with SAP, OSI PI, VEEVA

Additional Information:


* Travel: minimal 0-5%


* Location: Elwood, KS


* This role is a day shift 5a-5p 12 hour, 2 week r...