Manufacturing Shift Manager

Leading international Pharmaceutical Manufacturer seeks experienced Manufacturing Shift Managers.

About the role:

• To provide Leadership, direction and facilitate management of the UK Production Area.
• Lead and motivate the operational team and ensure staff are recruited, engaged and trained to the agreed level of competence.
• Performance data analysis undertaken and communicated to all staff.

Duties may include:

• Operational responsibility for areas within the Production Area.
• The appropriate team management, engagement and motivation of personnel, active development of pride in their effectiveness and team work.
• Compliance of company policies and legislative requirements to include Health and Safety, cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practise), ISO Standards and HR related policies & procedures.
• Contribution and participation as an individual and representative in future development and roll out of the Company strategy.
• To achieve the Production Area Operations directives on a daily, monthly and annual basis.
• Set operational objective to ensure that activity is delivered on time and to the agreed accredited standard and implement corrective action when deficiencies arise.
• The implementation of local and corporate management practises which will enhance the Units performance.
• Meet reporting requirements of the Production Area and Customer needs.
• The recruitment, engagement, development, motivation and retention of quality and committed staff.
• Set high personal and professional standards in line with Company policy.
• Assist in maintaining the Quality Assurance Accreditation Programme, compliant with the Manufacturing Specials licence and ISO Standards.
• Attend management meetings as required and be proactive in all aspects of relevant activity of the Customer.
• To be flexible to the developing and changing needs of the role and adapt accordingly.
• Perform any other related duties as reasonably requested.
• The role holder must comply with policies or procedures relating to data privacy or information security.

Key Performance indicators:

• Delivers within defined time frames the Production Area objectives and targets.
• External customer satisfaction with Quality of service being provided by the Production Area.
• Satisfactory internal and external audit to maintain full accreditation.
• Satisfactory Operational reviews through demonstrable evidence.
• To ensure excellent communication links between the Production Area and relevant stakeholders on site to ensure a quality service is delivered and maintained.

Personal Attributes:

• Must be motivated to achieve business goals and objectives with a flexible approach.
• Good Communication Skills to ensure active motivation and good team-work.
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Energetic/flexible and adaptable.
• Able to deal with changing priorities within a reactive service demonstrating resilience.
• Desire to continuously improve business performance
• Able to manage and facilitate change by encouraging engagement and participation from team members. Leading a pipeline of improvement initiatives

Skills and experience:

• Degree/Diploma/Higher National Certificate HNC (or equivalent qualification)
• Appropriate and relevant professional qualifications
• Experience in Aseptic or pharmaceutical or medical devices - compounding, or manufacturing - minimum of 2 years' experience
• Managerial experience with relevant qualification(s)
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Strong knowledge of GMP requirements
• Ability to drive process change through to completion
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Excellent people management skills