MS&T Site Lead

MS&T Site Lead

As a key member of the Site Leadership Team, you will lead the MS&T function, driving excellence across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People. Working closely with the Operations Site Lead, you will shape and deliver site strategy, ensuring products, processes and equipment are robust, compliant and capable of consistently delivering right-first-time performance.

You will act as the site lead for product remediation, process investigations, technology transfers, new product introductions and continuous improvement initiatives. Leading cross-functional teams, you will oversee commercialisation projects, capital investment planning, validation activities and process optimisation while ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.

This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an experienced professional who excels in project delivery, stakeholder engagement and operational excellence, with a passion for developing teams and driving sustainable business improvement.

Essential Criteria:

• Degree Educated – Science or Engineering, with minimum of 8 + years of experience in pharmaceutical field
• Experienced in Pharmaceutical Product lifecycle management
• Working knowledge of Continuous Improvement Concepts and approaches
• Experience within technical operations, Engineering and/ or manufacturing operations
• Working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment requirements & legislation
• Proven experience of project management
• Demonstrated change management capabilities
• Experience Leading teams, meaningful conversations, performance development
• Excellent and proven leadership skills with technical acumen to deliver and drive complex technical, Capex and supporting facility projects.
• Comfortable communicating in any medium and to any size audience and level in an inspiring and credible way.

Desirable Criteria:

• Project Management strategy, Expertise in project management in all NI, EPD project management involving several technologies.
• Validation expertise & experience (Process, Cleaning)
• Process development, for new and existing products.
• Process troubleshooting, fault diagnosis and root cause analysis to identify and deliver corrective and preventive actions
• Demonstrated experience in leading Technical Transfers at site level including transfer of new products from PD into Operations, validation, facility improvements and qualification.
• Basic understanding of commercial supply requirements within the Global veterinary pharmaceutical market.
• Understanding of Veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturing and associated regulations.

Duration: Permanent
Location: Newry

Additional Information:

• Applicants should be able to provide proof that they have a right to work in the UK at the time of their application. Applicants who are unable to provide this proof will not be considered.
• We regret that applications received after the closing date and time will not be accepted.
• We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a Visa at this time.
• This role is based on a site that produces penicillin and as such, would not be suitable for those with a penicillin allergy.

Benefits:

• Free life assurance
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme with 5% employer contribution
• Healthcare cash plan
• 32 days annual leave (increasing with length of service)
• Wedding leave
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Pay
• Company Sick Pay
• Subsidised Canteen Facilities
• FREE On-site parking
• E-Car charging facilities on site
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Purchase Scheme
• Free Will-Writing Service
• Employee perks/discounts scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee well-being initiatives
• Employee recognition scheme
• Career development opportunities