Our client is seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to oversee a complex pharmaceutical packaging operation supporting highly automated syringe assembly, labeling, visual inspection, packaging, equipment reliability, regulatory readiness, and process improvement. This individual will provide strategic and operational leadership across a multi-shift packaging organization while improving equipment performance, throughput, changeovers, and team capability.

Duties / Expectations of Role

- Lead packaging, visual inspection, labeling, and related operations across a multi-shift pharmaceutical manufacturing environment

- Directly oversee managers, supervisors, and an approximately 40–50 person packaging organization across three shifts

- Improve performance of highly automated packaging assets, including customized syringe-connecting robotics, the Syringe Assembly Machine (SAM), labeling equipment, and the carton case packer/palletizer (CCP)

- Drive OEE, run-rate, downtime, changeover, scrap, and schedule-attainment improvements across packaging operations

- Partner closely with Engineering to diagnose technical gaps, resolve recurring equipment failures, and restore equipment to expected performance

- Lead complex investigations, deviation reduction, root cause analysis, CAPAs, and GMP compliance activities related to packaging and equipment performance

- Optimize packaging operations for high-mix, low-volume production, including frequent changeovers and equipment ramp-up constraints

- Evaluate and develop business cases for automation, including automated visual inspection and additional future CapEx

- Improve manual visual inspection processes for Paloperidone and support automation opportunities while maintaining product quality and compliance

- Partner with Quality, MS&T;, Manufacturing, Engineering, and other functions to ensure new equipment is fit-for-purpose and user-friendly

- Support FDA inspection readiness,



mock-audit remediation, and ongoing regulatory compliance

- Develop managers and supervisors through coaching, accountability, performance management, and floor-level engagement

Mandatory Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline

- 10+ years of pharmaceutical, medical device, or highly regulated manufacturing experience

- Strong experience leading automated manufacturing, packaging, assembly, or related production operations

- Experience leading managers, supervisors, and multi-shift manufacturing organizations

- Strong technical background in automated equipment, process troubleshooting, and manufacturing systems

- Experience managing investigations, deviations, CAPAs, root cause analysis, and GMP/compliance activities

- Experience supporting FDA inspections, regulatory audits, and inspection readiness

- Proven success improving equipment reliability, throughput, OEE, and manufacturing efficiency

- Excellent people leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

- Ability to work fully on-site within a multi-shift manufacturing operation

Nice to Have

- Director or Senior Director-level manufacturing leadership experience

- Pharmaceutical packaging, sterile injectable packaging, combination product, syringe, or automated assembly experience

- Engineering background with advanced equipment troubleshooting and automation expertise

- High-mix, low-volume manufacturing experience

- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SMED, Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence experience

- Experience with OEE, downtime reduction, changeover optimization, and run-rate improvement

- Manufacturing scale-up, technology transfer, and facility expansion experience

- Experience developing automation business cases and managing CapEx/equipment implementation

Term & Start

- Immediate need

- In office role in Windsor, Colorado

- Contract-to-hire or direct hire opportunity

📌 Director of Packaging Operations (Windsor)
🏢 GForce Life Sciences
📍 Windsor