Manufacturing Supervisor

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.

WHY JOIN NORBROOK?

• Reward for Joining Our Team - £750 Sign-On Bonus
• 32 days annual leave (plus long service leave after 5 yrs service)
• Company sick pay
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Pay
• Free life assurance
• Company pension scheme (salary sacrifice scheme)
• Healthcare cash plan
• Wedding leave
• Subsidised Canteen
• Free on-site parking
• E-Car Charging facilities on site
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee perks & recognition schemes
• Well-being initiatives
• Cycle to Work & Tech Purchase Schemes
• Employee Savings Scheme
• Career development and progression pathways

Continental Shift Pattern – Work Smarter

Manufacturing Supervisors will work a continental shift pattern designed to give you more control over your time outside work. With 12-hour shifts and fewer working days, you’ll enjoy:

• More days off to spend with family, pursue hobbies, or relax
• Predictable scheduling for easier planning
• Weekend flexibility in some weeks
• Fewer commuting days

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

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally within a regulated or quality-critical industry (e.g. pharmaceutical, medical device, food, chemical).
• Experience leading or coordinating teams, either in a formal supervisory role or as a senior operator / team lead.
• Experience planning people, materials, or equipment to meet production targets.
• Familiarity with production documentation, quality systems, or GMP-style processes (full training provided on site-specific systems).
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions in a production environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other departments such as Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
• Comfortable using IT systems for reporting and documentation.
• Willingness to work a rotating shift pattern, including nights and weekends, with appropriate handover, support, and rota planning

Desirable Criteria

• 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.