Production Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and follow the company’s Health & Safety policies.
• Comply with the Environmental management system and minimise environmental impact where possible.
• Demonstrated ability to carry out risk assessments of activities carried out in a production environment and ability to put effective control measures in place.
• Drive a ‘safety culture’ and an appreciation of the materials, processes, and systems.
• Adhere to the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice ensuring product is manufactured adhering to Norbrook’s Quality Management System.
• Where deviations occur raise, investigate and implement CAPAs aligned with Quality Assurance to address the root cause of deviating from validated processes.
• Ensure cleaning of equipment and facilities is carried out in accordance with the relevant procedures to avoid contamination.
• Coordinate the manufacturing schedule aligned with Equipment & Process capability.
• Provide technical management & advice to supervisors & operators.
• Lead a team ensuring that production goals and targets are met.
• Ensure procedures are set and followed to ensure the efficient and compliant operation of the area.
• Ensure products are manufactured to the highest standards and associated records are completed compliantly at all times.
• Actively engage in continuous improvement programmes ensuring that all manufacturing activities are carried out in the most cost-effective manner, minimising reject levels and maximising yields to ensuring that daily production targets and annual departmental goals are met.
• Manage and be responsible for Manufacturing Supervisors (who manage teams on various shift patterns)
• Drive high standards of performance within the team and identify development needs/skills gaps.
• Work to build strong cohesive teams both within their department and cross functionally within the company.
• Maintain accurate and up to date training records for team, with a robust training plan to maintain competence in all tasks within manufacturing suite.

Essential Criteria:

• A degree or third level qualification in Pharmacy, Science, Engineering or Mathematics (or a closely related area) OR at least five years’ experience in a Manufacturing/Packaging environment.
• Three years’ experience in a management role including managing teams on shift rotas.
• Experience and understanding of manufacturing, regulatory, quality and validation requirements, manufacturing processes.
• Ability to motivate and train team members.
• Experience of environmental, health and safety
• Experience of control of cross contamination.
• Experience of documentation associated with a Quality Management System.
• Understanding of production documentation processes.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain compliant & safe working environment, delivering products at high quality and in line with regulatory standards.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing/Packaging environment.
• Experience in oral dose manufacturing, Sterile Injectables or other Pharmaceutical dosage formats.

Additional Information:
This role will be based in a site that produces and handles penicillin, and as such, this role would not be suitable for those that have a penicillin allergy.
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.