Find Your Next Job
Filling Supervisor
Posted on Feb. 13, 2025
- Upper Hutt, New Zealand
- No Salary information.
- Full Time

Apply to 500+ LinkedIn Jobs Automatically
Job Description
Filling Supervisor (advert title)
- Looking for a different challenge as a Filling Supervisor whereby you can still utilise your skills?
- A wonderful new opportunity to join a key Global Animal Health manufacturing site
- Permanent Full-time position with competitive remuneration and benefits
- Work with a dedicated and welcoming team
- Based in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
- Upskill and grow in an area you are passionate about, whilst being fully supported and encouraged.
- Supervise day-to-day Filling Production operations, including staff development responsibility
An opportunity has arisen for a Filling Supervisor within our Manufacturing Team. As a Filling Supervisor you will work with the Vaccine Manager to supervise and develop a team of up to 11 direct reports. You will have responsibility to ensure vaccines are filled to required standards to meet customer demand in global markets.
Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plant with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.
In this role you will provide direction, coaching, and technical expertise to operations personnel responsible for the Filling processes. You will actively manage the team to meet customer demand (including employee development, routine 1:1 meetings and coaching, recognition, and performance management). Additionally, you will be involved in day-to-day operations in the filling department, setting rosters, liaising with other departments, implementing process improvements, and performing deviation investigations. You will become proficient in the use of manufacturing systems and must gain knowledge of site procedures in order to resolve process/equipment issues, minimise downtime, ensuring product quality and supporting the introduction of new products, processes and equipment.
What You Must have
- 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment within /biological /Pharmaceutical production, where you have gained working knowledge of aseptic technique is preferred, though open to other industries (eg. Dairy, food etc)
- GMP, GDP, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) or ISO 9000 knowledge and experience in a production environment
- Demonstrated ‘hands on’ machine operation experience
- Experience with identifying and implementing process improvements
- Proven supervisory, team building & / or people management experience
- Strong written communication skills and numeracy
- Good project management skills
- Ability to follow processes and SOPs
- Good Computer skills (MS Excel, MS Word and SAP)
- A keen eye for detail with good data analysis skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and engage with the team and other teams onsite
What you can expect
- Join a global organisation that prides itself on high integrity, ethics and quality
- Joining a collaborative team of likeminded individuals
- Opportunity to grow and broaden your production experience in a supervisory role within a truly innovative organization where you can collaborate cross functionally with colleagues with a diverse range of skills and experience
- Flexibility and opening doors to other opportunities and skillsets
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
VISA Sponsorship:
Travel Requirements:
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not ApplicableShift:
Valid Driving License:
Hazardous Material(s):
Job Posting End Date:
03/13/2025- A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition ID:R331877
Apply to 500+ LinkedIn Jobs Automatically
Share with Friends!
Similar Jobs
Arboretum Urban Green
Café Assistant (Full Time)
Café Assistant – Leighlinbridge, CarlowThis Position is a fulltime permannent role and…
Full Time | Leighlinbridge, Ireland
Apply 2 days, 7 hours ago
Aalto University
Three Doctoral Researchers In Machine-Learning-Driven Atomistic Simulations
Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable futu…
Full Time | Espoo, Finland
Apply 2 days, 7 hours ago
Lonza
Operator, Production
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work i…
Full Time | Hr, India
Apply 2 days, 7 hours ago
City of Hamilton
Job Id #31205: Rental Compliance Engagement Coordinator
Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and st…
Full Time | Hamilton, Canada
Apply 3 days, 7 hours ago
Poundland
Dealz Assistant Store Manager
Dealz Assistant Store Manager OpportunityLead, inspire, and excel – creating amazing value ev…
Full Time | Drogheda, Ireland
Apply 5 days, 7 hours ago
Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Head Of Oosh - St Nicholas
Introduction: Lead with purpose. Drive strategic growth. Shape the future of Out of School Hours ca…
Full Time | Newcastle, Australia
Apply 5 days, 7 hours ago
Fairfield County, Ohio
Assistant Director Of Children's Programs (Internal Posting Only)
Description This is an internal posting only. For current Fairfield County Board of DD Staff. REGUL…
Full Time | Lancaster, United States of America
Apply 1 week, 2 days ago
Top Producer Systems
Patient Service Clerk, Medical Imaging - Permanent Casual / Commis Des Services Aux Patients, Imagerie Médicale – Poste Occasionnel
Compensation Pay Range: $25.26-$31.04 Job Description: Please Note: If you are a current CHEO emplo…
Part Time | Ottawa, Canada
Apply 1 week, 3 days ago