24/7 GMP Production & Materials Operator

GlaxoSmithKline; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare

Pension plan

Shares and savings programme

Job summary

GSK Barnard Castle is seeking a production mover responsible for ensuring on-time manufacturing and warehouse schedules. You will check, stage and transfer materials, manage cold chain storage, and complete batch documentation with MERPS.

The role requires operating heavy equipment, maintaining inventory, and liaising across production, warehouse, IT, and suppliers. You will support training, uphold safety and quality standards, and continuously seek improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 GCSEs (including Maths and English).
• Proficiency in MERPS or similar systems.
• Experience in operating machinery and perform quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritize workloads based on schedules.
• Stage, retrieve, reconcile, and transfer materials, samples, and completed orders.
• Operate counterbalance trucks, electric pallet trucks, and pallet transfer machines.
• Manage cold chain processes, including frozen APIs and temperature-controlled storage.
• Clean garments, components, and materials for production areas.
• Prepare, print, check, and reconcile batch documentation and labels.
• Utilize MERPS production systems and resolve routine issues.
• Maintain inventory control, including stock write-offs and returns.
• Liaise with production staff, team managers, warehouse, engineering, IT, and external suppliers.
• Provide updates on schedules, quality, and improvements.
• Ensure effective communication via written reports, meetings, and email.
• Support team members, integrate new starters, and ensure training compliance.
• Lead by example and uphold performance, safety, and quality standards.
• Resolve process, quality, schedule, and documentation issues.
• Coordinate cross-functional solutions and ensure compliance with procedures.
• Collaborate with planners to optimize workloads and meet schedules.
• Order materials, prepare batch documentation, and manage Kanban systems.
• Propose and implement process improvements.
• Support 5S culture and use OE tools and techniques.
• Operate and maintain area machinery, equipment, and IT systems (e.g., MERPS).
• Adherence to GMP, safety, and compliance standards.

Skills

Data Integrity

Detail-Oriented

Digital Fluency

Emergency Response

Financial Acumen

GxP Regulations

Lean Management

Manufacturing Processes

Problem Solving

Production Management

Project Coordination

Quality Compliance

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Awareness

Site Operations

Tools

MERPS

RFID technology

Kanban

Job description

GSK Barnard Castle is seeking a production mover responsible for ensuring on-time manufacturing and warehouse schedules. You will check, stage and transfer materials, manage cold chain storage, and complete batch documentation with MERPS.

The role requires operating heavy equipment, maintaining inventory, and liaising across production, warehouse, IT, and suppliers. You will support training, uphold safety and quality standards, and continuously seek improvements.