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Joshua Roberts

Summary

Self-motivated operations leader and people manager with proven success in organizing workflows and coordinating resources to meet challenging goals. Industrious professional and resourceful problem-solver with persistent approach to tackling operational concerns. Good decision-making and team-building abilities with open and clear communication style.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Training Supervisor

Novo Nordisk
Bloomington, IN
01.2025 - Current

· Supervise daily activities of Packaging Inspection Trainers and qualification process.

· Coordinate trainer workload and schedules based on production and business priorities.

· Lead and facilitate technical training events; assess effectiveness and implement improvements.

· Collaborate with QA, MS&T, and Inspect Pack to ensure alignment with qualification standards.

· Review and approve GMP documentation, ensuring GDP and data integrity compliance.

· Support audits and regulatory inspections as SME for Packaging Inspection Training.

· Drive continuous improvement projects targeting training process effectiveness.

· Mentor and evaluate Packaging Trainers; implement performance actions as needed.

INSPECTION/PACKAGING SUPERVISOR

Catalent Pharma Solutions
08.2021 - Current
  • Supervises daily activities of business or production teams
  • Manages up to 100 employees to achieve company goals and standards
  • Ensures adherence to all SOPs, cGMPs, and safety requirements
  • Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, and business plan
  • Executes all batch record review promptly
  • Reviews deviations and handles investigations and CAPA support
  • Responsibilities include training employees, directing work, assisting with performance, and complaints, and resolving problems
  • Writing performance reviews and conducting performance review meetings with subordinates
  • Plans, directs, and coordinates manpower to meet aggressive production schedules
  • Confers with planning and support teams to ensure schedule adherence
  • Addresses all personnel issues, promptly and professionally.
  • Investigated and implemented ideas for quality improvement, increased productivity, and cost reduction.
  • OEE tracking and ERP's

EquityTrader

Self Employed
06.2010 - Current
  • Analyzed financial statements, news reports, and other information to assess the performance of stocks or other investments.
  • Reviewed and analyzed daily stock market activity to identify profitable trading opportunities.
  • Stayed up-to-date on marketplace trends and researched items in detail.
  • Reviewed performance of portfolios daily to adjust positions accordingly.
  • Executed buy and sell orders for securities in order to maximize profits.

EQUIPMENT LEAD

Catalent Pharma Solutions
09.2020 - 08.2021
  • Troubleshoot equipment and offer solutions
  • Safely operate complex equipment per cGMPs
  • Work with the fine processes and procedures
  • Practice and maintain GMP
  • Assist engineering with validation and testing of new product
  • Meet production goals with reliable changeover and proper setup.
  • Monitored production processes, identified problems, and took corrective action when necessary.
  • Conducted comprehensive PBA training for leads and operators for secondary production operations
  • Managed all documentation and communication tasks associated with the training of PBAs

Die Cast Technician

General Motors Co
07.2016 - 09.2020
  • Supported production quality standards by regularly testing and verifying production processes.
  • Maintained production machinery and equipment, ensuring safety protocols were followed.
  • Inspected finished products for defects or discrepancies before shipment.
  • Met daily production goals by working efficiently and collaboratively.
  • Monitored and controlled processes with visual observation and process data.
  • Documented production logs by entering data into computer system.

Extrusion Operator

Cook Polymer Technology
Bloomington, IN
03.2011 - 07.2016
  • Fabricated parts using tools and machinery to shape raw material for desired outcome.
  • Achieved and maintained positive attitude during normal and complex challenges.
  • Set up and operated extrusion machines to produce plastic products according to customer specifications.
  • Supported process designs, tooling changeovers and optimizations to maximize quality, compliance and production throughput.
  • Verified dimensions of finished products using measuring instruments such as calipers and micrometers.
  • Adjusted machine settings to control speed, temperature, pressure and other variables as needed.
  • Ensured that all products meet customer requirements prior to shipping.
  • Collaborated with management to discuss effective plans for resolving major quality problems.

Education

Stock Trading

OptionMonster Education
11-2014

High School Dipolma -

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
01.2010

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Responsibility
  • Dependability
  • Decision Making
  • Hiring and Training
  • Attention to Detail
  • Employee Coaching
  • Continuous Improvements
  • Schedule Management
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team Direction

Accomplishments

Professional Activities

  • Led Inspection operation during Project Warp Speed to manufacture and supply the Covid-19 vaccine
  • Graduated the Direkt Approach leadership training program through Catalent
  • Worked with cross-functional teams during Kaizen events for continuous improvement
  • Frequently performed technical writing and document review
  • Regularly performed GEMBA walks and RCA for process improvement changes

Timeline

Training Supervisor

Novo Nordisk
01.2025 - Current

INSPECTION/PACKAGING SUPERVISOR

Catalent Pharma Solutions
08.2021 - Current

EQUIPMENT LEAD

Catalent Pharma Solutions
09.2020 - 08.2021

Die Cast Technician

General Motors Co
07.2016 - 09.2020

Extrusion Operator

Cook Polymer Technology
03.2011 - 07.2016

EquityTrader

Self Employed
06.2010 - Current

Stock Trading

OptionMonster Education

High School Dipolma -

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY