$1000 Signing Bonus - Operations Lead 3PL

Founded in 1986, J. Knipper and Company, Inc. and its affiliates, KnippeRx and Eagle Pharmacy, are dedicated to providing services exclusively for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. We are in an exciting accelerated growth phase fueled by our three integrated business units; Third-Party Logistics (3PL), Custom Pharmacy Solutions (CPS), and Marketing Support and Samples Management (MSSM).  Our company’s focus and mission are based on building partnerships and collaborating with our clients to create solutions that are strategically designed, faithfully executed and driven by market insight and data to ensure maximum return on our clients’ investment, ultimately improving people’s lives. The Knipper Vision: Create the shortest path between patient and therapy.

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The Operations Lead will focus on the safety, quality and productivity of associates engaged in operations activities assigned to them. They will ensure that equipment is utilized as intended by the manufacturer with all guards and safety devices in place. 

SHIFT: 8:00-4:30

• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, best practices, and Standard Operating Procedures (e.g. line clearance, inventory reconciliation, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and OSHA.)
• Responsible for meeting promise-by times and the productivity of the line and associates under their supervision.
• Maintain a safe Operations environment.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations (including line clearance, product reconciliation, and sanitation) procedures, and industry best practices.
• Deploy labor, equipment, and systems focused on achieving benchmarks and productivity requirements for assigned job(s).
• Accurately report the consumption of resources (e.g., labor, materials, inventory, equipment, postage, etc…)
• Manage day-to-day Operations to focus on maintenance and enhancement of the accuracy of work-in-progress and standing inventories.
• Ensure that paperwork and databases are updated as close to real time as possible and contain accurate and up-to-date information.
• Ensure that all materials, inventory, and equipment are ready in advance of deploying labor to a work center.
• Assign individual tasks to associates; assess quality and productivity of output on an on-going basis, making adjustments to line and labor as necessary.
• Provide timely input to status and exception reports to Operations Supervisor so that proper client notification and capacity planning adjustment can be made.
• Participate in all training and process improvement initiatives.

• Education/Training:  High School Education or higher.  
• Business Experience: One year related supervisory experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• General warehouse or distribution skills
• Use of job specific machinery and equipment
• Basic to intermediate mathematical skills (counting, adding, multiplying, percentages, calculating line rates, capacities, etc.)
• Basic to intermediate computer skills
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is:
• Frequently required to stand or sit.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 35 pounds.

J. Knipper and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer