Manufacturing Supervisor

Now Hiring: Manufacturing Supervisor
Location: Newry, Co. Down
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

Norbrook Laboratories is recruiting Manufacturing Supervisors to take a pivotal leadership role in our world-class sterile veterinary medicines facility. This is your opportunity to lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and directly shape the quality of life-saving products used across the global animal health industry.

If you're a motivated, quality-driven leader with experience in highly regulated manufacturing—we want to hear from you.


What You’ll Do

• Lead & Inspire: Supervise and mentor Production Operatives, ensuring training, development, and a strong culture of safety and performance.
• Own GMP Standards: Maintain full compliance with GMP, regulatory expectations, and Norbrook’s quality systems.
• Deliver Operational Excellence: Oversee compounding, raw material assembly, cleaning, and environmental monitoring to achieve production targets.
• Drive Quality: Review batch records, technical documents, and quality data with accuracy and accountability.
• Improve Processes: Lead continuous improvement initiatives, update SOPs, and enhance aseptic practices.
• Solve Problems: Manage deviations, troubleshoot effectively, and support CAPA actions to maintain smooth, compliant production flow.

Essential Criteria

• 5+ years in a highly regulated manufacturing environment, including 1+ year in a supervisory role.
• Experience in managing teams of people.
• Experience in planning resource and equipment to meet operational targets.
• Experience with production documentation systems and QMS processes.
• Experience in working closely with other departments.
• Problem-solving experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Flexibility to work various shift patterns, including 12-hour shifts, evenings, and weekends.

Desirable 

• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacture.
• Knowledge of cross-contamination control.

 Additional Information

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
• Applicants from the last 6 months need not reapply.
• Late applications cannot be accepted.

Why Join Norbrook?

• 32 days annual leave
• Free life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan
• Company sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site parking & canteen
• Employee perks & recognition schemes
• Well-being initiatives
• Wedding leave
• Career development pathways

Apply Today
Apply through the link below, or email your CV to: recruitment@norbrook.co.uk

Norbrook Laboratories is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, and in line with our policy, particularly encourage applications from the Protestant community.