Manufacturing Shift Manager (Modulus Singapore)

Job title: Manufacturing Shift Manager (Modulus Singapore)

Location: Singapore

Hiring Manager: Senior Manager, Manufacturing

About the job:

Sanofi Manufacturing and Supply organization is preparing its future through an ambitious program named Modulus. The Modulus Project is at the cornerstone of Sanofi strategy as it aims at creating a new manufacturing concept consisting of a new generation of evolutive multi-product facilities, modular, adaptable and agile, leveraging new disruptive technologies, to better address vaccine business challenges as well as Specialty Care Biologics products. One of these two Modulus is implemented in Singapore in a new Greenfield site, with a design identical to the one in Neuville (France). The facilities will also have highly digitalized and automated capabilities which is a key enabler for operations using technologies such as autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), cobots and cloud systems.

The Manufacturing team in Sanofi Modulus, Singapore is seeking to expand the team and has an open position as Manufacturing Manager, Process, responsible for the operations of the process line.

The role will report to the Senior Manager, Manufacturing. In this role, you will be responsible to lead the startup of a new process line to manufacture engineering and PPQ batches with the aim to qualify and operate the manufacturing process line commercially. In line with this, you will be responsible to provide user expertise for technology transfer of the new product and support the design, commissioning and qualification of the new manufacturing facility and equipment. The working hours of this role is office hours during project phase, and 12-hour rotating shifts upon commencement of round the clock facility operations.

The Manufacturing Manager, Process will (not limited to the following):

In the project phase:

Collaborate closely with MSAT, Process Engineering, Automation, Quality Control (QC), Quality Assurance (QA), Supply Chain (SC), Manufacturing Operations, Digital and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) to ensure successful completion of NPI transfer (examples):

• Partner with MSAT to coordinate successful transfer operations and to ensure the successful integration of process knowledge into manufacturing operations
• Partner with SC to support development of Bill of Material (BoM) and demand planning for new products
• Partner with Process Engineering, Automation, Digital etc to conduct Facility fit assessments and plans to support system updates needed for new product introduction
• Partner with Manufacturing Operations and QA to develop electronic batch records, automation recipes, robust processes and innovative technology solutions for new product introduction
• Partner with Quality, CQV and MSAT to develop and implement Process Validation and Comparability study activities leading to successful product registration.

Lead and manage the manufacturing operations team, including hiring, training, coaching, professional development and performance evaluation. Ensure responsive and effective resolution of complex problems that are interdisciplinary in nature. Assist the Manufacturing Operations team in providing technical expertise for investigations and troubleshooting of equipment breakdown and failures related to New Product Introduction (NPI) activities. Lead cross-functional team in identifying areas of improvement and implementing continuous improvements to enhance reliability and cost-effectiveness in NPI activities. Lead/participate as SME in process risk/gap assessments, investigations, deviations, change controls and CAPA implementation in support of NPI activities. As the Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the team for regulatory inspection audits related to NPI.

In the routine phase:

Lead and manage the manufacturing operations team running 12-hours rotating shifts, including hiring, training, coaching, professional development and performance evaluation. As the Area Owner for the manufacturing process line to manage cGMP manufacturing operations. Embed Sanofi Manufacturing Systems (SMS) standards on the manufacturing shopfloor to drive daily performance and continuous improvement on manufacturing shopfloor. Collaborate closely with MSAT, Process Engineering, Automation, QC, QA, SC, Manufacturing Support, Digital and HSE to operate the manufacturing process line including management of changes and CAPA implementation, management of manufacturing process lifecycle and overseeing deviation investigations. As the Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the team for regulatory inspection audits.