Discover Veranova: At Veranova, we believe people are our most important asset, and we are dedicated to building the most talented workforce in our industry. Our commitment to uncompromising focus on quality, compliance, safety, and excellence in delivery shapes everything we do. We are not just looking for skills; we are seeking innovative individuals who have a mindset open to learning and growth, and a desire to make a difference. Veranova is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of complex active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for pharma and biotech customers. With deep technical expertise and impressive flexibility, we develop solutions and processes that support and accelerate innovation. Join us on our mission to enable current and next-generation therapeutics to improve and save the lives of patients. Role Overview: The Production Coordinator is responsible for leading and coordinating daily production activities to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant operations. This role works closely with operations, quality, technical, supply chain, and maintenance teams to resolve process issues, maintain production schedules, and meet quality and EHS expectations. The coordinator also drives process improvements, supports annual shutdown planning, and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives across the production area. This role provides leadership and development opportunities for team members, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence. In addition, this position manages process safety and personnel performance. Core Responsibilities: Ensure all production equipment is operational, clean, and ready for scheduled processes, with accurate bills of materials, consumables onsite, and supporting documentation (batch records, assays, packaging requests) provided prior to start. Collaborate with Process Engineering, EHS, QC, QA, Regulatory, and Production to ensure batch records are accurate, approved, issued on time, and that raw materials are sampled, tested, and released before batch start. Provide guidance and training to Production shifts, update Standard Work Plans, track cycle times and yield, implement process improvements, and lead troubleshooting for equipment and production issues. Organize and lead investigations of production deviations, EHS events, and documentation errors, managing open production TRs and ensuring batch records close within 7 days. Monitor facility performance and drive improvements in productivity KPIs while championing Continuous Improvement initiatives, including Kaizen blitzes, 5S, and area audits. Review, revise, and maintain Production Work Instructions, manufacturing batch records, deviations, and SOPs within the Veranova Quality system; support tech transfers, scale-up, and validation projects as needed. Represent Production in PHAs/PSSRs, daily L2 SQDCP meetings, and weekly planning meetings; update Production Readiness Reviews and communicate impacts to the business. Communicate and collaborate with internal and external customers, meet with regulatory agencies during audits, and provide plant tours for visitors. Qualifications: Required BS in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or relevant technical degree w/ a minimum of 3 years’ manufacturing, project management, and/or product team experience in the pharmaceutical industry or BS degree in a non-technical discipline with a minimum of 7 years’ manufacturing, project management and/or product team experience in the pharmaceutical industry Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) Ability to lead and influence others Verbal/Non-verbal communication and technical writing Ability to independently apply scientific and/or technical knowledge in the performance of job dutie Special Factors Able to work with minimal to moderate oversight Occasional walking, standing for long periods of time while in labs/plant, reaching, handling, twisting, bending spine at waist when operating equipment May need to wear PPE while training or troubleshooting issues in the plant Salary Range : $80,000 - $95,000 annual base salary Our Commitment: Health
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