Production Supervisor (Night Shift)

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Reporting to the Unit or Operations Manager, The Production Supervisor will be responsible for leading, driving and managing multiple manufacturing teams responsible for compounding any aseptically compounded product supplying the UK and Ireland market.

They will work within any grade A to D cleanroom and be fully conversant with the quality and working requirements of these areas and the equipment used within them, ensuring compliance with the manufacturing license and quality systems.

They will drive manufacturing activities to ensure that they are aligned to the commercial business requirements by close collaboration with the associated teams of planning, production, engineering, quality and logistics.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for reporting on daily production plan adherence and loss analysis, and other required Unit metrics.

They must develop and lead a collaborative, diverse and inclusive environment for all staff and play an actively involved role in supporting Training completion, EHS activities and a culture of equipment optimisation and process Continuous Improvement

The Night Shift runs Sunday - Thursday between the hours of 10pm and 6am.

• Being a continuous visible presence in the manufacturing areas leading by example and setting high standards of compliance to GMP and Company policies.
• Provides cover for the Unit / Operations manager when required including Leadership Team meetings.
• Monitoring, controlling, and adjusting manufacturing process as required to meet output requirements.
• Leading and inspiring a team of Team Leaders and Deputy Team Leaders, and through them management of the compounding manufacturing team. Effectively managing absence levels and annual leave in line with company policies.
• Develop, monitor, and report on key performance indicators for unit. Put mechanisms in place to address challenges.
• Has a working knowledge of equipment operation and optimising the efficiency of said equipment and resources in the manufacturing area.
• Ensure compliance with all GMP, Regulatory & Corporate requirements and actively participate in internal, Corporate and Regulatory audits.
• Ensure compliance to the UK Compounding EHS Management system with a focus on incorporation of safe practices for the area.
• Responsible for maintaining, updating or creation of Unit SOP’s
• Recruiting headcount to ensure effective execution of workload targets.
• Responsible for ensuring competence and development within team and maintaining personal level of CPD.
• Collaborate and share best practises to ensure timely completion of deviation and complaint investigations to identify true root cause and the elimination of future re-occurrences.
• Maintain and drive a program of opportunities to drive continuous improvement, collaborate on decisions and deliver the results whilst ensuring an appropriate level of compliance.
• Drive change control activities to timely completion.

Experience / Skills

• Proven experience in direct line-management
• Proven experience in end-to-end manufacturing process organisation
• Proven experience in lean, investigational, and optimising projects
• Pharmaceutical, process, industrial, chemical manufacturing, or related industry experience
• English minimum equivalent to RQF Grade 2, EQF Grade 3 or SCQF Grade 5
• Degree in life science, engineering (pharmaceutical, process, industrial, chemical), or equivalent
• Cleanroom experience

What are some of the benefits of working at Baxter?

• Competitive total compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• High importance placed on work life balance

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