Team Manager-Packaging & Labeling

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Your Role: Manager – Label Control & Packaging

As the Manager – Label Control & Packaging, you will lead packaging and label control operations at the Fort Dodge site, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and continuous improvement across manufacturing support processes.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for advancing packaging operations, driving automation and process improvements, and leading teams in a highly regulated GMP environment.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead all Label Control and Packaging operations, ensuring compliance with cGMP requirements across line clearance, material issuance, reconciliation, and documentation
• Drive strategic initiatives to improve and automate packaging processes, enhancing efficiency and accuracy
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, including capital and expense planning
• Lead and develop teams through workforce planning, coaching, and performance management
• Support investigations, complaints, recalls, and cross-functional coordination with internal and external stakeholders

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field OR equivalent experience
• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years in warehouse/packaging operations (or 10+ years in GMP biologics manufacturing) with 4+ years of leadership experience
• Top 2 skills: Strong leadership in GMP-regulated operations + ability to drive process improvement and operational efficiency

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

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biologics, or vaccine manufacturing environments
• Background in warehouse/logistics operations, including inventory and distribution
• Experience with SAP or other MRP/inventory management systems
• Proven experience leading change and implementing process improvements
• Experience working in a union environment and managing complex operations

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