{"id":1144443,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sanofi-visual-inspection-manager-2nd-shift","title":"Visual Inspection Manager 2nd Shift","company":{"id":146,"name":"Sanofi","domain":"sanofi.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/sanofi","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":97,"open_postings":23,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.261,"repost_share":0.087,"time_to_fill_p50_days":14,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":90000,"max":130000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":130000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T14:11:17Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T07:17:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Job Title: Visual Inspection Manager 2nd Shift\nLocation: Swiftwater, PA\nThis is a 2nd Shift leadership role.\nAbout the Job\nThe Manager, Visual Inspection Operations provides hands-on leadership and strategic oversight of visual inspection operations within a regulated vaccine manufacturing environment. This role is accountable for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance while fostering a culture of ownership, compliance, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is an experienced visual inspection leader who sets clear expectations, holds teams accountable to defined standards, and drives measurable performance improvements. This individual brings strong technical knowledge of manual and automated inspection processes and leverages industry best practices to strengthen systems, elevate inspector capability, and enhance operational efficiency.\nThis leader serves as a change agent-developing talent, improving processes, reinforcing right-first-time execution, and elevating inspection excellence across the shift.\nJoin a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers - seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.\nAbout Sanofi:\nWe’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline - enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve lives.\nMain Responsibilities\nSafety:\nFollows all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others. Participates in monthly safety meetings. \nReports all safety issues, concerns, incidents and near misses to the team leadership. \nActively participates in safety walkthroughs coordinated by the department’s safety team. \nProvides input for potential safety issues as well as contributing ideas for corrective and preventative actions. \nFollows effective procedures to ensure the production of a safe and efficacious product. \nUtilizes +QDCI boards for Safety issues \nLeads Safety Meetings. \nQuality:\nFDA audit understanding and awareness. Ensures areas are always following proper procedures \nIdentifies possible deviation occurrences and prevents or aids in investigations and root cause analysis. \nEnsure compliance with cGMP, FDA, EU Annex 1, and regulatory requirements. \nReview batch records and inspection documentation for accuracy and completeness. \nLead preliminary deviation investigations and support root cause analysis. \nSupport internal and external audits and regulatory inspections. \nMaintain inspection standards and ensure audit readiness. \nDelivery:\nPerforms production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures.\nMust be flexible to ensure staffing for changing business volume and needs \nLead visual inspection operations during 2nd shift. \nEstablish clear expectations and drive accountability across the team. \nCost:\nExecutes procedure as documented to avoid deviations. \nOversee production planning and scheduling to meet throughput and quality targets. \nDrive efficiency improvements, waste reduction, and process optimization initiatives. \nImplement best practices from industry benchmarking and prior experience. \nLead or support automation initiatives for visual inspection systems. \nCollaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain. \nInvolvement:\nHas a thorough working knowledge of cGMP’s and works to help others understand. \nLead in Shift Change. \nMaintains acceptable training as described in key requirements. \nCoach, develop, and mentor inspectors and frontline leaders. \nManage recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management. \nFoster a culture of engagement, ownership, and continuous improvement.\nAll other duties as assigned. \nAbout You\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in any field, OR 5 years of equivalent experience in pharmaceutical operations.\nMinimum 5 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing\nMinimum 2 years of team leadership experience (managing direct reports)\nStrong knowledge of cGMP requirements and quality systems. \nDemonstrated ability to drive accountability and performance improvement. \nExperience leading root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions\nPreferred Qualifications\nDirect visual inspection experience in a GMP-regulated environment\nExperience with manual and automated inspection processes\nExperience in high-volume manufacturing operations\nWhy choose us?\n Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. \nDiscover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. \nEnjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. \nTake good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.\nShape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.\nPower industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation - at speed and scale\nTransform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.\nSanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.\n#GD-SP \n#LI-SP\nPursue progress, discover extraordinary\nBetter is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.\nSanofi US endeavours to make our career center accessible to any and all users. If you are experiencing difficulty and need assistance applying online, please call 1-866-SANOFI2 (1-866-726-6342) or click here\nUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only\nSanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.\nNorth America Applicants Only\nThe salary range for this position is:\n$90.000,00 - $130.000,00All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. 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