Production Shift Leader - Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom - Atom Recruitment Ltd.

Atom Recruitment Ltd.

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Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our Client is a very successful pharmaceutical manufacturing company. They are now seeking a
Production Shift Leader. This position is a full-time permanent role and will be based in Great Yarmouth.

Job Purpose

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to lead a shift team in a Filling and Packing operation within our highly successful and dynamic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing site in Great Yarmouth, where a wide variety of medicinesand healthcare products are manufactured
The role would be responsible for leading the Production shift team to ensure adherence to the Production plans in an efficient and safe manner and to produce a filled product that complies with GMP requirements
This role reports to the Production Manager

Key Areas of Responsibility

Lead the Production shift team to ensure adherence to weekly Production plans
Ensure batches are produced to the required quality standards and in accordance with relevant company procedures
Report department and team metrics
Lead by example, communicate effectively, deal with issues, build trust and good relationships with team and the wider business
Proactively liaise with support departments to ensure day to day problems are resolved efficiently and plans are met
Inspire and motivate to achieve objectives and targets whilst driving continuous improvement requirements within the department
Effectively manage employee relations both informally & formally
Ensure team members are trained and training is adequately documented
Create, review and update production procedures when required
Be responsible for completing nonconformance investigations and associated corrective/preventative actions
Act as backup for the responsible person on site outside of normal hours

Qualifications / Experience

A strong background in leadership, ideally within a fast moving Production environment, monitoring performance and delegating work
A good level of education with sound verbal and numerical reasoning skills
Selfmotivation with a proactive 'can do' approach
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to accurately construct a nonconformance report and identify suitable corrective / preventative actions to address the root cause
Resourceful with a high aptitude for problem solving and decision making
Experience of continuous improvement tools (e.g. Lean techniques, DMAIC, Kaizen etc.)
Experience of appraisals and individual performance management
Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

Please send your C.V to Lorraine Roger, Director at Atom Recruitment Ltd.