Manager-Quality Floor

Manager-Quality On The Floor (Manufacturing)

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Your Role:
Manager, Quality On-The-Floor

This position provides administrative and technical direction to the Quality on the Floor team at the Elwood site, overseeing all manufacturing operations from incoming inspection to packaging and labeling. The role ensures the release of quality products through staff development and compliance, while driving continuous improvement and innovation by implementing new quality initiatives and sharing best practices across the Elanco network.

• Leadership & Compliance Oversight:
  Provide administrative and technical direction to the Quality on the Floor team, implementing SOPs aligned with regulations and Elanco Global Quality Standards. Identify and elevate quality issues, oversee deviations, CAPA, and complaints, and assist with internal, regulatory, and corporate audits.
• Manufacturing & Packaging Quality Oversight:
  Deliver routine quality oversight of manufacturing, packaging, and labeling operations through floor audits, line checks, and walkthroughs. Coordinate issue resolution with manufacturing, guide personnel in compliant documentation, and proactively mitigate quality/compliance risks.
• Incoming Quality & Material Control:
  Oversee the site’s incoming quality inspection program, manage raw material and packaging specifications, and ensure compliance with Elanco requirements for material inspection, release, handling, storage, and control.
• Training & Investigations Management:
  Execute the department’s training program, collaborate on curricula development, and ensure timely completion of all assigned training. Review and approve manufacturing and quality investigations, ensuring compliance, root‑cause identification, and effective CAPA implementation.
• Continuous Improvement & Project Leadership:
  Identify and implement new quality initiatives and systems to drive continuous improvement and innovation. Actively lead project teams aligned with site quality strategic direction, championing idea generation and solution development.

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biopharmaceuticals, or another science‑related field.
• Minimum of 8 years in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Previous people‑leader experience and the ability to lead teams to achieve results.
• Well versed in all regulatory requirements, inclusive of cGMP/GLP and 9
  
  CFR.

• Significant working and theoretical knowledge to objectively assess procedures, determine compliance levels, apply appropriate risk assessment, and recommend improvements.
• Thorough, data‑based, and technically correct decision‑making skills.
• Ability to plan, schedule, organize, prioritize, and coordinate project activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with cross‑functional groups.
• Demonstrate proficiency in lean/5S/six sigma methodologies.

• Travel: