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AstraZeneca
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Macclesfield, Cheshire
Process Leaders
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Job Description
At AstraZeneca, we're not afraid to do things differently. We're building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening up new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Are you an experienced leader, looking for a new and exciting challenge within a sterile manufacturing environment? If so this could be the ideal opportunity! We are looking to recruit syringe fill and assembly Process Leaders (First Line Managers) working on shifts for one of our sterile manufacturing plants on our evolving Macclesfield campus. At 100 acres Macclesfield is AstraZeneca's largest UK campus with a variety of work environments including laboratories, factories and offices. We are currently undergoing an ambitious campus redevelopment driven by AstraZeneca's pipeline and grounded in our three core key value propositions - Chemistry, Packing and Complex Parenterals. This is an excellent opportunity with AstraZeneca to lead a diverse team and to join a fast-growing manufacturing environment. If you are looking for an exciting professional challenge and opportunity to craft and implement the strategic direction of your own area then this is the role for you. You will carry responsibility for the day-to-day performance of defined processes in terms of adherence to plan, operational standards, cost, asset, cGMP and safety. A capable leader and coach, you'll develop a team and lead and mentor the team leaders in operational activities and lean methodologies. Requirements: A strong, confident leader you'll be responsible for leading people, equipment and material resources and processes. This in turn will ensure a high-quality product in accordance with the departmental operating strategy. We'll look to you to ensure that effective employee relations are maintained along with strict compliance to cGMP, safety, health and environment, and AstraZeneca standards. You will exercise collective leadership accountability for the supply chain in which you operate. Aware of your business area you will hold accountability for run to target, maintaining supply in line with customer demand. Resilient and used to working in a dynamic, changing environment, you will be comfortable networking with varying partners both internal and external to AstraZeneca. This will include being creative and researching standard methodology from other regulated industries where required. Experience Required: * A degree in a science, engineering, manufacturing or a supply chain related subject, or a considerable amount of relevant experience is required. * Previous line management experience within manufacturing. * Understanding and application of Lean or Manufacturing Excellence principles, with the ability to deploy process improvements, in a highly regulated environment. * Experienced of working within a unionised environment. * Knowledge of sterile manufacturing principles and their application. * Tenacious, you will embrace conceptual and tactical thinking. Shift patterns will be discussed in more detail at interview. Date Posted 21-May-2020 Closing Date 17-Jun-2020 AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.