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Operations Superintendent

Kedrion Biopharma
14 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Melville, NY, United States
$92,000 - $125,000 USD yearly
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Kedrion Biopharma Inc. is an international company that collects and fractionates blood plasma to produce and distribute plasma-derived therapeutic products for us in treating and preventing serious diseases, disorders and conditions such as Hemophilia, Primary Immune System Deficiencies and Rh-Sensitization. Job Summary Lead the team that keeps operations moving. Join us as an Operations Superintendent and play a key role in overseeing overnight operations in a highly regulated production environment. In this leadership position, you'll drive daily execution, support frontline supervisors, remove operational barriers, and ensure teams have what they need to meet safety, quality, and production goals. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced operations leaders from manufacturing, logistics, distribution, supply chain, processing, or other fast-paced operational environments who enjoy solving problems, leading people, and improving performance. What you'll do Drive daily operational activities across multiple work areas to ensure production, safety, quality, service, and compliance objectives are achieved. Translate leadership priorities into clear execution plans and ensure consistent performance across shifts. Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and support to Shift Supervisors and frontline teams. Promote strong communication and continuity between shifts to maintain operational effectiveness. Monitor operating metrics, staffing needs, schedules, and workflow challenges to identify opportunities for improvement. Serve as the primary escalation point for significant operational, safety, quality, staffing, and compliance concerns. Support overnight operations by helping teams navigate critical issues, coordinating resources, and ensuring timely resolution of challenges. Partner with cross-functional teams including Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Environmental Health & Safety to address operational barriers and support business objectives. Lead or support investigations, corrective actions, process changes, and operational improvement initiatives. Ensure issues are properly documented, addressed, and communicated to leadership when necessary. Coach and develop Shift Supervisors by providing guidance, feedback, and support to help build a high-performing team. Track key performance indicators and help identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve operational performance. Support recovery efforts during unexpected operational events and help ensure business continuity. Implement approved continuous improvement initiatives and monitor results to drive efficiency, productivity, and operational excellence. Communicate operational performance, resource needs, and critical updates to leadership. Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support site operations and business goals. Qualifications and need-to-know Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field. Minimum of 5 years of experience in operations leadership, team supervision, production management, logistics, supply chain, distribution, manufacturing, or other comparable operational environments. Experience leading teams and coordinating activities across multiple shifts or work groups. Experience identifying and resolving operational challenges while balancing safety, quality, service, and productivity objectives. Ability to support investigations involving operational, personnel, asset, or compliance-related matters. Knowledge of workplace safety principles, risk assessment, and operational compliance practices. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment. Experience using data and performance metrics to drive operational improvements. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Exce…

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