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At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
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Your Role: Manufacturing Supervisor Night Shift – Downstream Bioprocessing
The Manufacturing Supervisor – Downstream Bioprocessing is responsible for leading manufacturing personnel and daily operations supporting the bulk production of monoclonal antibody (mAb) products at Elanco's Elwood, Kansas manufacturing site. This role oversees production activities across downstream bioprocessing operations, ensuring production targets are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). The supervisor also plays a key role in developing team members, driving operational excellence, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee daily manufacturing operations supporting downstream bioprocessing activities, including buffer formulation, cell clarification, protein A chromatography, and Tangential Flow Filtration, while partnering with upstream and fill/finish and ensuring adherence to production schedules.
- Supervise, coach, and develop manufacturing personnel through performance management, training, and regular feedback to build a high-performing, engaged team.
- Ensure manufacturing activities are performed in compliance with USDA, EMA, and cGMP requirements, approved procedures, and batch production records.
- Maintain a strong presence on the production floor to promote safe work practices, operational excellence, and a culture of quality and accountability.
- Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Validation, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to support compliant and efficient manufacturing operations.
- Monitor production performance, equipment readiness, and schedule adherence while ensuring timely completion of batch records, SAP transactions, and manufacturing documentation.
- Lead or support investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for operational events, deviations, and equipment or process issues.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance manufacturing efficiency, strengthen compliance, and improve overall operational performance.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Highschool diploma or equivalent
- Experience: 3+ years experience in a regulated, commercial manufacturing environment.
- Must be able to wear appropriate gowning and personal protective equipment in manufacturing and support areas.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree in biomanufacturing related field
- Biomanufacturing experience
- Monoclonal antibody manufacturing
- Understanding of USDA, FDA, EU GMP, cGMP regulatory standards
- Operational excellence, lean manufacturing, six sigma, TPS experience
- Demonstrated success in leadership
- Experience with SAP, OSI PI, VEEVA
Additional Information:
- Travel: minimal 0-5%
- Location: Elwood, KS
- This role is a night shift 5p-5a 12 hour, 2 week rotation. (M,T,F,Sa,Su,W,R)
- Shift structure is subject to change with notice according to business demands
- Premiums available for night and weekend work
- 10% night weekday, 14% night weekend
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Up to 6% 401K matching
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job-related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. For more information on how we handle personal data, please see our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.
At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role: Manufacturing Supervisor Night Shift – Downstream Bioprocessing
The Manufacturing Supervisor – Downstream Bioprocessing is responsible for leading manufacturing personnel and daily operations supporting the bulk production of monoclonal antibody (mAb) products at Elanco's Elwood, Kansas manufacturing site. This role oversees production activities across downstream bioprocessing operations, ensuring production targets are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). The supervisor also plays a key role in developing team members, driving operational excellence, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee daily manufacturing operations supporting downstream bioprocessing activities, including buffer formulation, cell clarification, protein A chromatography, and Tangential Flow Filtration, while partnering with upstream and fill/finish and ensuring adherence to production schedules.
- Supervise, coach, and develop manufacturing personnel through performance management, training, and regular feedback to build a high-performing, engaged team.
- Ensure manufacturing activities are performed in compliance with USDA, EMA, and cGMP requirements, approved procedures, and batch production records.
- Maintain a strong presence on the production floor to promote safe work practices, operational excellence, and a culture of quality and accountability.
- Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Validation, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to support compliant and efficient manufacturing operations.
- Monitor production performance, equipment readiness, and schedule adherence while ensuring timely completion of batch records, SAP transactions, and manufacturing documentation.
- Lead or support investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for operational events, deviations, and equipment or process issues.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance manufacturing efficiency, strengthen compliance, and improve overall operational performance.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Highschool diploma or equivalent
- Experience: 3+ years experience in a regulated, commercial manufacturing environment.
- Must be able to wear appropriate gowning and personal protective equipment in manufacturing and support areas.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree in biomanufacturing related field
- Biomanufacturing experience
- Monoclonal antibody manufacturing
- Understanding of USDA, FDA, EU GMP, cGMP regulatory standards
- Operational excellence, lean manufacturing, six sigma, TPS experience
- Demonstrated success in leadership
- Experience with SAP, OSI PI, VEEVA
Additional Information:
- Travel: minimal 0-5%
- Location: Elwood, KS
- This role is a night shift 5p-5a 12 hour, 2 week rotation. (M,T,F,Sa,Su,W,R)
- Shift structure is subject to change with notice according to business demands
- Premiums available for night and weekend work
- 10% night weekday, 14% night weekend
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Up to 6% 401K matching
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job-related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. For more information on how we handle personal data, please see our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Manufacturing Supervisor
Document your supervisory scope precisely
PERM job descriptions must reflect your actual duties, including headcount managed, production lines overseen, and safety compliance authority. Vague titles get audited. Gather performance reviews and org charts before your employer files.
Target manufacturers enrolled in E-Verify
Facilities already enrolled in E-Verify have dealt with employment-eligibility verification at scale and are far more likely to have HR infrastructure that can manage a multi-year PERM sponsorship than plants that haven't.
Search sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Manufacturing Supervisor openings by green card sponsorship history, so you're applying to employers who have already run PERM cases rather than pitching the concept cold.
Verify your prevailing wage tier early
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your SOC code and county before negotiating your offer. If the employer's offer falls below the Level II or III threshold, the DOL will reject the LCA.
Clarify which EB category your employer will file
EB-3 covers skilled workers with two or more years of experience, while EB-2 requires an advanced degree or its equivalent. Ask HR to confirm the category in writing before your I-140 is filed, since switching categories later restarts your priority date.
Green Card Manufacturing Supervisor: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Manufacturing Supervisor role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Manufacturing Supervisor positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, since the role typically requires at least two years of specialized training or experience. If the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, operations management, or a related field, your employer may file under EB-2 instead. Confirm the minimum requirements stated in the PERM job description, because that language determines the category.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for this role?
H-1B is a temporary status tied to a single employer and subject to an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency with no cap concerns at the EB-3 level for most countries. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification and I-485 adjudication can take two to four years or longer, compared to an H-1B that can be approved in weeks with premium processing.
How do I find Manufacturing Supervisor jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Most job postings don't advertise PERM sponsorship explicitly, which makes it hard to filter by sponsorship intent in general searches. Migrate Mate indexes employers with documented green card filing history, so you can target Manufacturing Supervisor openings at companies that have already sponsored workers through the EB-2 or EB-3 process rather than asking employers to start from scratch.
What does the PERM process look like for a Manufacturing Supervisor?
Your employer files a PERM application with DOL certifying that no qualified U.S. workers were available for the role at the prevailing wage. For supervisory positions, DOL scrutinizes the recruitment steps closely. After certification, the employer files an I-140 with USCIS establishing your immigrant visa petition. Once that's approved, you file I-485 for adjustment of status, provided a visa number is immediately available.
Can I change employers after my green card case is filed?
You can port your I-485 application to a new employer under AC21 portability once your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days and the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For Manufacturing Supervisors, a comparable supervisory role in production or operations generally qualifies. Notify USCIS of the employer change and obtain a new employer letter to protect your pending case.