Production Shift Manager
Veranova
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Edinburgh • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Lead and manage all aspects of shift operations ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant manufacture of products
- Accountable for achieving production targets, optimizing resources, and driving continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure production schedule targets and plans are met
- Communicate key details to the Associate Director, Production, including deviations from the manufacturing schedule, quality, EHS, and resource issues
- Work with all manufacturing areas to ensure standardisation of processes
- Manage resources to optimise utilisation and achieve operational targets
- Maintain control and ensure effectiveness in EHS, cGMP, and company policies and procedures
- Provide effective communication up and down the management line and across departments
- Participate and/or lead improvement projects as required
Requirements
- Experience in the active pharmaceutical ingredient or fine chemicals industry working in a cGMP production, scale-up or pilot plant facility, including team management in such an environment
- Strong leadership skills with ability to motivate
- Ability to deliver to deadlines
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Flexible approach to meet business needs
- BSc or equivalent in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering or equivalent experience
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave plus recognised Scottish public holidays
- Eligible to participate in benefits such as our Health Shield Cash Plan, Cycle2Work Scheme, life insurance, income protection, and GP Anytime
- Opportunities for continuous growth and development through resources such as LinkedIn Learning, functional career pathways, and individual Personal Development Plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cGMPproduction managementresource optimizationcontinuous improvementprocess standardizationEHS compliancequality controlteam managementtime managementdeadline delivery
Soft Skills
leadershipmotivationcommunicationorganizationflexibility
Certifications
BSc in ChemistryBSc in Chemical EngineeringBSc in Process Engineering