Lonza
Manufacturing Supervisor - Cell Therapy
US - Houston, TX
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
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About the role
- Manufacturing Supervisor - Cell Therapy Location: Houston, Texas - Onsite Shift: 7 am -7 pm - 12-hour rotating schedule.
- This role offers the opportunity to combine people leadership, technical expertise, and cross‑functional collaboration in a fast‑paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- About Lonza At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength.
Responsibilities
- Lead and direct daily cell therapy manufacturing operations, ensuring safety, quality, and delivery to plan under cGMP conditions.
- Plan, schedule, and assign work for operators while providing real-time support, troubleshooting, and decision-making on the production floor.
- Coordinate activities across Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and other support teams to ensure on-time batch release and issue resolution.
- Own inspection readiness and compliance, including review and approval of batch records, logbooks, and SOPs to support right-first-time execution.
- Coach, train, and develop a team of 6-12 direct reports (and up to 20 dotted-line reports), including performance management and career development.
- Strong people leadership skills, with the ability to coach, develop, and motivate teams in a shift-based operation.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions, troubleshoot non-routine issues, and collaborate cross-functionally.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree is required.
- Proven experience leading manufacturing operations in a regulated environment, preferably cGMP or biopharmaceutical production.
Nice to have
- A continuous improvement mindset, with experience or interest in Lean, 6S, or Six Sigma methodologies preferred.
Compensation
- A competitive compensation.
Benefits
- Performance-related bonus
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Act as shift leadership coverage as needed, supporting run manager responsibilities during absences or vacations.
Company info
- What we are looking for:
- Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together.
- Everyone's ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that's the kind of work we want you to be part of.
- If you're ready to help turn our customers' breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
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