Manufacturing Coordinator

White Raven SA; Luik; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

White Raven SA in Liège, Belgium, is searching for a Manufacturing Coordinator to manage sterile production activities. This role involves collaborating with the Manufacturing Supervisor and ensuring GMP compliance in an agile environment.

The ideal candidate has a solid background in GMP operations, aseptic techniques, and leadership skills in a cleanroom setting. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic start-up atmosphere.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in GMP operations, ideally in aseptic GMP fill and finish.
• Experience with isolators, single-use systems, and VHP decontamination.
• Good understanding of batch documentation flows.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day aseptic filling activities on the Cytiva SA25 isolator.
• Plan manufacturing contribution to customer projects.
• Review manufacturing documentation and maintain BOMs.

Skills

GMP discipline

Aseptic expertise

Floor-level leadership

Cleanroom behavior

Digital proficiency

Language skills (English B2)

Education

Bachelor's degree in biotechnology, pharmacy, chemistry or equivalent

Master's or Engineer preferred

Tools

Odoo ERP

Cytiva SA25 robotic isolator

Automated filling equipment

Job description

Location: Liège, Belgium
Company: White Raven
Reporting Line: Head of Manufacturing
Contract: Full-time, permanent, on-site

Company Overview

Are you looking for your next professional challenge? How about being a part of building a new company from the ground up?

At White Raven, we have just started business. While we may be a small company, we have big ambitions. Over the last year, we have set up a fully operating pharmaceutical production unit and we are now ramping up its capacity. We believe in purpose, agile mindset, and technology.

Purpose: If you're concerned about the final purpose of your job, how about saving lives? Our focus at White Raven is to serve biotech companies, small companies that are currently on the verge of developing new treatments or improving existing treatments. This sector is highly competitive and amazingly complex. Outstanding new technologies are being invented at a very fast pace, allowing for the development of new treatments that go further every year, including cancer treatments and rare diseases.

Agile mindset: At White Raven, we are currently a small team of highly skilled experts in our area of expertise. We believe in an agile approach to build exceptional business processes, bring value to our customers, learn, and evolve quickly. We want to work with dynamic and talented individuals who share our mindset. We implement agile processes (Scrum) for daily work and fast and efficient decision-making.

Technology: We strongly believe that mastering technology is key to becoming a reference in our area of expertise. That is why we are investing in a state-of-the-art, fully automated production line built around the Cytiva SA25 robotic isolator. That is also why we are building a fully digitalized, end-to-end paperless process (eBMR, Odoo ERP, Scilife QMS), a strong competitive advantage compared with industry standards that remain very paper-based.

To make this happen, we are actively looking for a Manufacturing Coordinator based in Liège (BE) to play a pivotal role in the daily management of our sterile production.

Role Summary

As a Manufacturing Coordinator, you will join the Manufacturing team and report to the Head of Manufacturing. You will work as a close duo with the Manufacturing Supervisor, sharing the day-to‑day running of the production floor and acting as the operational relay between the supervisor and the production technicians. You are the designated back‑up to the Manufacturing Supervisor, standing in for the role during absences.

You will work within our Grade C cleanroom and Cytiva SA25 robotic isolator environment, and contribute to the performance, GMP compliance, and continuous improvement of our aseptic fill and finish operations.

Roles and Responsibilities

You will:

• Support day‑to‑day aseptic filling activities on the Cytiva SA25 isolator platform (setup, filling, post‑filling, decontamination), working as a duo with the Manufacturing Supervisor.
• Act as the designated back‑up to the Manufacturing Supervisor during absences; ensure shift continuity and floor leadership.
• Plan the manufacturing contribution to customer projects with the Manufacturing Supervisor and the Project Manager (campaign slotting, changeover readiness, material lead times).
• Author and review manufacturing documentation (Master Batch Records, work instructions, setup and line clearance documents), and create and maintain manufacturing articles, BOMs, and routings in the Odoo ERP.
• Run demand forecasting for campaigns and coordinate resupply with Supply Chain to keep materials and consumables available on time.
• Ensure strict GMP adherence in all production activities, including GDP‑compliant electronic documentation (eBMR, Odoo, Scilife QMS).
• Contribute to the APS program (documentation and floor execution) and monitor process performance (RFT, OEE, deviations, contamination rate).
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives (5S, Kaizen, DMAIC, standard work) and keep SOPs current.
• Investigate deviations and non‑conformities within scope; act as CAPA / Change / Task Owner when assigned.
• Lead risk analysis sessions following standard risk assessment methodologies.
• Contribute to training and qualification of production team members; collaborate with auditors and regulators during inspections.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are looking for someone who combines GMP discipline, aseptic expertise, and floor‑level leadership in a sterile manufacturing environment.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in biotechnology, pharmacy, chemistry, or equivalent (Master's or Engineer preferred).
• Experience: 3+ years in GMP operations, ideally in aseptic GMP fill and finish.
• Skills:
• Good knowledge of cleanroom behavior, gowning, and GMP practices in sterile production.
• Experience with isolators, single‑use systems, automated filling equipment, VHP decontamination, and filter integrity testing.
• Good understanding of batch documentation flows (eBMR, MBR, BR, deviations, change control).
• ERP article / BOM creation and maintenance (Odoo or similar).
• Ability to lead risk analysis sessions following standard risk assessment methodologies.
• Experience with GMP QMS systems: Deviations, CAPA, Change Requests.
• Digital proficiency: A first experience with any ERP, MES or eQMS system.
• AI and automation mindset: Open to working with AI‑assisted tools and automated systems; curious about how emerging technologies can improve manufacturing processes and batch documentation.
• Language skills: English B2 level (read technical documentation, understand instructions, interact with clients and auditors); French is a plus.
• Soft skills: Floor‑level leadership; rigor, attention to detail, anticipation; team player, proactive, eager to learn and transmit.

What We Offer

At our organization, we embrace the vibrant, energizing spirit of a start‑up work environment. Our culture fosters creativity, innovation, and collaboration, as we value every team member's ideas and contributions. We believe in maintaining a balanced and stimulating environment that supports learning, ownership, and rapid evolution.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting, cutting‑edge projects in an environment where technology, automation, and continuous improvement play a central role. This role is also a natural stepping stone toward a Manufacturing Supervisor position.

We cherish our diverse and inclusive atmosphere and we ensure every individual feels welcome, comfortable, and empowered to perform at their best. In essence, we combine the agility, passion, and curiosity of a start‑up with the ambition to make significant contributions to the industry.