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Manufacturing Unit Leader

Sumter, SC 29153

Posted: 03/27/2026 Job Category: Manufacturing Job Number: 55356702 Pay Rate: $90000-110000 / year

Job Description

Sirius Staffing is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Unit Leader to join one of largest pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in the world. In this role, you will discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self.

Schedule: Monday- Friday (some weekends)
Salary: $85000- $110000

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Accountable for the achievement of key strategic, operational and functional goals.
· Developing and mentoring the manufacturing unit to empower results focused on production, associates' capability development and ownership.
· Coordinates and drives all activities within the manufacturing unit and sets priorities.
· Responsible for developing and leading the manufacturing unit’s budget and headcount levels.
· Translates manufacturing unit targets into lines / areas / workplaces and ensures that each associate understands what is expected from them with documented individual, specific and measurable targets.
· Initiates and champion change to ensure that short and long term SQDC goals for the lines/ areas under responsibility are being met.
· Resolves issues in the line and for the manufacturing unit in a timely manner, while displaying servant leadership.
· Runs the TMS cycle for the lines/areas and sets the 24-hour direction for the manufacturing unit
· Does yearly performance reviews of the team and ensures every individual has an active development plan in place and does regular 1:1s with each team member to review performance and help them to grow
· Leads DTM activities being responsible for creating of DTM work processes (e.g. CIL, CL etc.)
· Collaborate with Logistics to establish production schedules, monitor delivery performance versus
schedule.
· Spends more than 50% of the time on the production floor overseeing activities within the manufacturing unit.

Requirements Education and Experience:
· BA/BS Degree (Science, Industrial management, Business, Engineering or a related field) or equivalent education and experience
· 5 years of manufacturing experience in a highly automated environment required, 7+ years preferred
· 3 years of people leading experience required, 5+ years preferred
· 3+ years proven ability in a similar role

Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid vacation 
  • 401(K) savings plan
  • Retirement savings plan- medical and prescription drug coverage
  • Wellness and Work Life Support- career development and educational assistance



Sirius Staffing is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law.

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