Akkodis is hiring: Senior Manager- Film Coating Operations in City of Rochester

Senior Manager - Film Coating Operations

We are seeking a Senior Manager for Film Coating Operations in Rochester, NY. Must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Coating Engineering, or a related field.

Rate Range: $150,000 to $190,000 per year. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Senior Manager- Film Coating Operations responsibilities include:

• Oversee daily operations of the film coating department, ensuring adherence to production schedules, quality standards, budget, and safety protocols. Need for a significant EHS safety upgrade and environmental compliance plan with related experiences.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance coating uniformity, throughput, and yield while reducing waste and downtime. Utilize formal problem‑solving tools and problem‑solve and implement solutions to problem chemistries. Requires knowledge of process capabilities and performances related to coating and slitting processes.
• Make analytical based production decisions for film coating technologies, equipment and formulation interactions.
• Partner with R&D, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to support new product introductions, process validations, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, OSHA, and other applicable regulatory standards.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of supervisors, operators, and technicians. Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous learning. Manage performance of the team.
• Support or lead capital investment projects related to coating equipment upgrades, facility expansions, or automation initiatives.
• Communicate manufacturing strategies to provide guidance and support to manufacturing, ensuring quality processes and products. This includes collaborating on development of inspection control plans and quality system controls to support manufacturing operations.
• Communicate technical difficulties, manufacturing roadblocks, capacity issues, and continuous feedback on performance to the manufacturing plan. Collaborate on inventory, production planning, material handling, purchasing and space allotment plans and policies.
• Review financial reports, provide feedback on results, work to improve timeliness and accuracy of information. Monitor and implement MUV and scrap reduction efforts.
• Mentor, direct, and inform managers concerning the vision and mission of the department. Provide managerial support based on each individual’s management requirements and ensure operation’s success by providing necessary tools.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Coating Engineering, or related field is required.
• Minimum eight years related experience.
• Knowledge of coating processes and formulation.
• Excellent Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) knowledge.
• Experience in understanding and adhering to manufacturing documentation, and completing manufacturing documentation.
• Strong technical writing and analytical skills required to write investigative reports, SOPs, NCMRs, batch records and other production-related documents.
• Demonstrates commitment to the development, implementation and effectiveness of Quidel Quality Management System per ISO, FDA and other regulatory agencies.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.

If you are interested in this role, please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities or questions, feel free to contact me at 585-490-8656 or gina.manioci@akkodis.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401(k) plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, associates may be eligible for paid leave including paid sick leave or any other paid leave required by federal, state, or local law, as well as holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client‑recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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