Shift Lead Packaging

☞ Novartis Belux

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Update day: 26-11-2025

Location: Puurs Antwerp

Category: Production / Operation High Technology

Industry: Medical Equipment Manufacturing Research Services Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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Job Description

As Shift Lead II Packaging, you have an important role within Novartis as key part of the production. You are responsible for the daily realization of the planned production targets according to the required quality standards.

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • You will be jointly responsible for the daily realization of the planned production figure, according to the required quality standards. You will ensure a good communication flow top down and bottom up
  • Moreover, you will optimize the production process (in terms of capacity, quality, productivity, costs...) in a strongly people-oriented environment
  • You will supervise packaging activities according to existing procedures in order to ensure quality and productivity
  • You will manage a team of 150 employees together with 2 other Shift Lead IIs, you will take care of the division and play a coaching role. You will also provide training and education
  • You will be responsible for defining and developing projects that can make production more efficient and / or more qualitative (capacity expansions, automation and adjustments in processes and process flows)
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:
  • A degree in a scientific / technical direction (university or equivalent, e.g. bio-engineer, engineer, pharmacist) or equivalent work experience
  • At least 2 years of professional experience
  • A pleasant and friendly personality, you know how to put people at ease
  • Stress resistance in a dynamic environment and capability to cope with quickly changing priorities in the plan
  • Human knowledge, good logical reasoning skills, good organizational and coordination talent and the capacity to devise and implement process improvements in a creative way
  • Excellent knowledge (speaking and writing) of English and Dutch
Desirable requirements:
  • Experience in pharma and / or a production environment
  • 2 years of management experience
You’ll receive:

We offer you a challenging, international and interdisciplinary work environment. Investment in people is a priority for Novartis. We offer a range of possibilities for personal development and career opportunities within the group to motivated, qualified people. We offer you a competitive salary and benefit package. Novartis also supports a flexible work-life integration (working remotely, flexi-time schedules, ...). Your office will be based in Puurs. Locally, we offer benefits to ensure our associate’s mental and physical well-being. There is a fitness available for our associates to use and we offer a bike-leasing program. We have a mental coach on site as well.

Division

Novartis Technical Operations

Business Unit

NTO OPHTHALMOLOGY LOCAL MARKET

Country

Belgium

Work Location

Puurs

Company/Legal Entity

ALCON BEL

Functional Area

Technical Operations

Job Type

Full Time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No

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Deadline: 10-01-2026

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