Production Manager, Process

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Site Name: Belgium-Wavre
Posted Date: May 12 2021

As Production Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing process operations within the Manufacturing Production Unit LVV, for continuous optimization, and coordination of manpower targets, resources and skills.

This role requires to work in shift one week per month (either 6-14 or 14-22)

Your Responsibilities

• You manage day to day vaccines operations so as to cope with the demand.
• You provide guidance and support to your team through a daily presence on the shopfloor linked to the planning and organization of the activities.
• You lead, select, train, evaluate, coach and motivate a team of technicians and operators towards the pursuit of supply excellence and the attainment of Good Manufacturing Practice.
• You ensure optimal staffing levels and competencies are in place and ensure the retention, engagement and development of talent within the organization.
• You ensure the follow up of KPI’s related to Quality, Supply, EHS and HR in your area, monitor them and guarantee the deployment of the action plan.
• You ensure compliance of the operations with cGMP and Authorities requirements and monitor quality of the production in close collaboration with QA - and take corrective actions when necessary.
• You ensure the compliance on EHS topics in his area and develop the EHS mindset within your team.
• You are responsible for implementing the Operational Excellence Process in the facility within your area of responsibility.
• You apply the recommended processes while assuring compliance with the Change Management procedures.
• You participate to internal and external audits in your department.
• You provide support to your direct reports with low or medium complexity issues.
  
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

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

• Master in Bio-Engineering or similar diploma
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in Pharma company
• Good leadership skills
  

Preferred Qualifications

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

• Team player
• Reliable delivery on day to day tasks (performance)
• Strong Knowledge of cGMP
  
  

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.

Our Department

GIO

Once our pioneering treatments have been developed, they are manufactured to the highest standards and distributed across the regions that need them most. Accomplishing this as efficiently and quickly as possible can quite literally be a matter of life and death. So, it’s no wonder that more than 70% of our talented workforce is based within Global Industrial Operations - the essential business unit that manufactures and manages the entire vaccine supply process, from customer order to product dispatch on a global scale.

As the name suggests, it operates in a multi-national context across more than 17 sites around the world, working closely in tandem with colleagues from a variety of disciplines and professions.

The department is structured in operating units that focus on various aspects of the manufacturing and supply process. These include Industrialisation (overseeing the transfer of production from R&D to a commercial level), Supply Chain Management and Technical Services

Li-GSK

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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