Production Supervisor, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Filling Operations | Meister Chemie-/Pharmaabfüllung (m/w/d)
Merck KGaA
Job Summary
This key leadership role involves overseeing and organizing the chemical and pharmaceutical filling team, ensuring all processes are efficient, safe, and compliant with stringent quality standards. The supervisor acts as a crucial interface between various departments, driving the optimization of production workflows. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading, motivating, and instructing staff on safety, environmental protection, and health protocols, as well as implementing operational goals and managing employee performance evaluations and development plans. You will be responsible for creating shift and on-call schedules, planning production orders using established IT systems in coordination with dispatch, and rigorously ensuring GMP, IVD, and ISO compliance. This position is ideal for a proactive leader with a strong background in chemical production who is committed to quality assurance and process improvement within a dynamic scientific and technological environment.
Required Skills
Education
Completed further training as Industrial Master Chemist or equivalent qualification
Experience
- Multiple years in chemical production, preferably in chemical filling
- Operational leadership experience (more than 3 years) desirable
- Experience in creating shift and on-call schedules
- Experience in planning and implementing further training measures
- Experience in organizing and ensuring GMP, IVD, or ISO compliant production
- Experience collaborating with various departments for product quality assurance
Languages
Additional
- Must possess fundamental knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations; Must ensure compliance with safety regulations, especially in EX (Explosion Protection) areas; Ability to assess employee performance and initiate necessary changes; Ability to represent other Master areas within the operation.
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