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Process Leader (First Line Manager) – Night Shift

UK - Macclesfield💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of a designated manufacturing process area in pharmaceutical manufacturing, ensuring products are delivered on time and to quality standards.

Role type

First Line Manager (Process Leader)

Builds

Pharmaceutical products via manufacturing, formulation, filling, or packaging operations

Domain

Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (manufacturing operations)

Required skills

Line management, Lean manufacturing principles, Union environment experience, Performance management, Operational compliance (cGMP), Safety culture leadership, Budget management, Stakeholder collaboration

Preferred skills

Coaching teams, Safety/Health/Environment principles, FDA/cGMP regulated system experience, Batch documentation review, Deviation investigation, Audit support, Change control, Technology transfer, Validation

Technologies

Lean manufacturing tools, 5S, Visual controls, Production record systems

Responsibilities

Manage and develop a manufacturing team, Ensure production plans are delivered on time and in full, Monitor performance against key manufacturing measures, Embed standard ways of working and operating procedures, Lead the identification and resolution of manufacturing issues, Manage budgets and resources responsibly

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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