Pharmavite · 23 hours ago
Department Leader, Packaging Operations
Pharmavite is a company focused on complete nutrition and is known for its top-selling vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made. The Department Leader in Packaging Operations will manage daily operations, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity while fostering team development and collaboration across departments to meet customer requirements.
Dietary SupplementsHealth CareNutrition
Responsibilities
Executes the Annual Operating Plan for their assigned Department, aligning goals and objectives to the company’s strategic vision, and ensures operating expenditures meet or exceed expectations
Leads and sets the standard and tone for their team by modeling Pharmavite’s purpose, beliefs, and values and while driving meeting schedule adherence and attainment goals to deliver customer requirements
Prioritize work to ensure productivity, safety, housekeeping, and quality product goals are met/exceeded; coordinate daily scheduling with other departments to facilitate flow of materials and finished goods through the department
Monitors operations on their assigned shift while sustaining changes to ensure first-time right mentality
Accountable for team performance through teaching, coaching, and providing meaningful feedback to build capabilities and to drive a culture of high performance and engagement
Collaborate with Production Planning, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Distribution, HR, Tech Ops, Engineering, Planning, Operational Excellence and Receiving departments to expedite and facilitate flow of raw materials, compounds, bulk, and finished product through the department
Investigate NCRs working in partnership with Quality to drive root cause problem-solving with urgency
Champion/Coaches teams on Autonomous Maintenance projects and daily improvement initiatives
Perform analysis of raw material usage and product yields to ensure standards are met or exceeded
Ensure safe practices are being performed and unsafe behaviors and conditions are corrected
Provide technical support for staff with equipment and processes (trouble shoots and develops control techniques)
Oversees and ensures operating expenditures meet or exceed expectations
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A four-year degree or its equivalent combination of education/relevant work experience is required
Requires a minimum of four years' experience in a manufacturing/consumer-packaged goods environment, including at least a year of supervisory/leadership experience
Must be able to work a night shift (6 pm to 6:30 am) with weekend rotation
The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices, without endangering the health or safety of self or others
The incumbent has direct supervisory responsibility for 10 to 15 employees
Preferred
Six Sigma and or Lean/Continuous Improvement experience preferred
Obtain internal Lean Green Belt certification and Kata learner within one year of employment
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
401K match
Other wellness benefits
Company
Pharmavite
Pharmavite is a nutritional supplement firm that focuses on the fundamentals of complete nutrition through essential nutrients and minerals.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
Mergers & Acquisitions
2025-10-23
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2025-10-22
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