Automation Operations Team Leader

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Site Name: Belgium-Wavre

Posted Date: Oct 25 2021

Job Purpose

The mission of the Automation Operations team leader is to drive the vision of automation across a group of 4 to 6 Production Units, by driving the implementation and application of Automation Strategy. The team provide automation knowledge to execute the automation operations & deliver local projectsforthe dedicated Production Units to ensure that all systems, equipment and facilities are properly maintained, safe and reliable.

The Automation Operations team leader is accountable to develop, motivate his team and drive the efficiency of the Automation Systems covering all aspect in the lifecycle of the automation from inception up to obsolescence in order to meet strategic objectives for his/her dedicated Production Units while following best industry standards and implement automation roadmap as defined collaboratively with the transversal team and Production Units.

Your Responsibilities

• Execute the vision for automation for the next 10 years, drive successful execution across dedicated Production Units
• Lead an operational team accountable for the definition, implementation and application of Automation strategy in their dedicated Production Units, to ensure that all systems, equipment and facilities are properly maintained, safe, reliable and efficient.
• Lead and motivate empowered team where decisions are taken at the lowest practical level in order to achieve individual and company objectives. Adopt performance management and accountability processes to drive Production Unit improvement, ensuring targets visible to all Team members
• Recruit, train and motivate staff to ensure automation resources and skillset meet current and future business demands providing technical coaching and training plans as required
• Ensure relevant technologies fit with purpose in order to maintain operations current with/ahead of industry standards with respect to process reliability and efficiency, Quality/Compliance, and EHS
• Accountable for defining and maintaining a robust automation obsolescence process
• Accountable for ensuring that automation systems and processes remain current with Health Authority expectations with respect to data integrity
• Support production in troubleshooting and improvement projects providing the right level of expertise as well as specialist for projects (Major & minor) in dedicated Production Units
• Accountable of implementation of reliable, compliant and efficient solutions vs internal (quality, EHS, Engineering) and external (FDA, GMP, …) standard
• Accountable of his resource plan & budgeting including forecasting of HC, Opex and Service Contract costs.
• Accountable to set up “on call” service for the Production Units in scope
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• About 15 years of Engineering experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Fluent in French and English
  

Preferred Qualifications

If you have the following characteristics it would be a plus:

• Strong demonstrated team leader skills, ability to attract, recruit, develop his automation talent pool
• Strong networking, influencing and negotiation skills to engage a broad community of multi-departmental stakeholders.
• Highly effective communication skills at multi-levels
• Positive, Autonomous & solution-oriented
• Ability to handle multiple issues and effectively prioritize
• Decision-making abilities
• Manage complexity and deliver long term benefits for the company
  

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork in a culture of Innovation, Performance and Trust.

GSK Vaccines – Our Vaccines business has a broad portfolio and innovative pipeline of vaccines to protect people of all ages. We deliver over two million vaccine doses per day to people living in over 160 countries.

For further information, please visit www.gsk.com.

At GSK we value diversity and treat all candidates equally. We aim to create an inclusive workplace where all employees feel engaged, supportive of one another, and know their work makes an important contribution.

We provide a supportive working environment, and a range of development challenges and opportunities. We also offer competitive benefits and compensation packages designed to attract and to retain the very best.;

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If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. We believe that we all bring something unique to GSK and when we combine our knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. Come join our adventure at GSK where you will be inspired to do your best work for our patients and consumers. A place where you can be you, feel good and keep growing.

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