Gps Practitioner - Barnard Castle, United Kingdom - GSK

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Site Name:
UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle


Posted Date:
Feb


We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics.

We operate at impressive scale, producing over 1.7 billion packs of medicine and 767 million vaccine doses in 2021.


We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst turbo-charging delivery across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service.

The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary.

Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of automation and robotics so we can work smarter together.


GPS Practitioner Months Fixed Term Contract


The GPS Practitioner role exists to lead and manage the implementation of the GSK Production System (GPS) across the Zinnat Supply Chain.

This includes mentoring and coaching of the leaders across the site (SLT, SLT-1 and FLLs).

This is with the goal of delivering the site strategy and improving business performance for safety, quality, productivity, supply & cost.

The role is primarily focussed on ZSC Secondary (Barnard Castle) but will involve work across Zinnat Supply Chain and with above-site functions and LOCs where required.


Responsibilities:


  • Follow site SOP's, adhere to GMP, act in a safe manner and maintain training compliance. Report and challenge where this is not observed.
  • Assist the GPS Lead in development and day to day deployment of the site GPS roadmap.
  • Collate and analyse site metrics to identify areas of improvement. Agree with line managers key priorities for improvements.
  • Coach and mentor leaders across the site in the GPS to develop and sustain a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Facilitate Accelerators, Problem Solving sessions, Continuous Improvement at the Gemba and Kaizen events.
  • Conduct selfassessments of individual departments against the GPS Maturity Matrix, and assist departments in prioritising areas for improving their GPS maturity.
  • Continuously develop personal skills in the GPS and Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques and share these with others.
  • Actively role model GPS skills and behaviours, continuously focusing on the goal of Zero Accidents, Zero Defects and Zero Waste.
  • Work with GPS Practitioner at Secondary to ensure consistency of approach.
  • Assure effectiveness of Site GPS Council in governance of GPS deployment to track progress of the GPS deployment roadmap and selfassess the GPS maturity level.

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE -
8th March 2023
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

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_ Why you?_


Here at GSK, we are seeking someone that is passionate and able to 'roll up their sleeves' when needed and in return we will offer fantastic career progression and the opportunity to engage with Senior Stakeholders, allowing you to shape and contribute to the success of the business.


Basic Qualifications**:

  • We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:_
  • Experienced in similar highpaced regulated industry, ideally, held a number of positions in a manufacturing environment, covering a broad range of activities and operations (e.g. Production, Engineering, Quality Assurance, S&L, EHS etc.)
  • Demonstrated delivery of improvement initiatives and/or cultural change yearonyear resulting in both financial and nonfinancial benefits.
  • Good level of understanding of Lean Six-Sigma (Master Black Belt / Black Belt / Green belt accredited) or GPS methods.
  • Leading CI certification will be advantageous.
  • Change management concepts and practice.
  • Training, mentoring and coaching skills. Project planning and execution.
  • High personal accountability and ability to inspire trust and good influencing skills.
  • Being results driven and solutions oriented.

_ Why GSK? _


GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive.

Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people.

While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive.

We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challe
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