Business Unit Trainer

Accord Healthcare; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Bonus

Pension scheme

Job summary

Accord Healthcare is seeking a Training Specialist to design, deliver and coordinate operational training across shifts and units. You will become the SME for training in the packaging area and ensure regulatory and HSE compliance while supporting continuous improvement.

Role requires effective coaching, strong English communication, and the ability to develop development plans and training matrices. Competitive salary with bonus and pension, at Accord's expanding European operations.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering training in a commercial environment.
• Ability to communicate improvements clearly and coach operators.
• Knowledge of regulatory processes, HSE and SOPs.
• Data trending, analysis and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed knowledge of packing hall areas to train staff at all levels.
• Adopt effective training techniques and refresh media for different learners.
• Create and maintain training skills matrices.
• Plan training to achieve cross-trained operators across units.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, HSE and company procedures.
• Coordinate training needs with Business Unit Leaders.
• Deliver inductions for new starters and complete required paperwork.
• Propose additional trainings (e.g., Excel) as needed.

Skills

Training delivery

Coaching

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Cross-functional coordination

English proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

Salary

Competitive + + bonus + benefits

The Role

Reporting to the Business Unit Lead you will design, deliver and coordinate training for operational teams across all shifts, business units and operational areas whilst ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory processes, HSE requirements and company procedures and policies. You will become the subject matter expert on all aspects related to operational training in your business unit.

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Develop personal detailed knowledge of all areas within the packing hall to an advanced level to enable you to train staff at all levels on each line and are known as the SME.
• Ensure effective training techniques are adopted and successfully delivered, refresh training media to suit all learning styles
• Creation and maintenance of functional, effective, standardized training skills matrices.
• Effective training plans to support the goal of fully cross trained operators across business units/operations. Ownership of all aspects of FMD operation across operations to ensure efficient, compliant adherence to pharmaceutical standards in accordance with relevant SOP’s specified guidelines.
• Communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory processes, HSE requirements and company procedures and policies.
• Responsible for data trending, analysis and continuous improvement for all aspects related to training.
• Apply strong coaching and training skills, and adapt these to suit all learning styles
• Coordinate the training needs and availability of staff for training with the Business Unit Leaders
• Ensure always that the training plans incorporate both current and future needs.
• Support continuous improvement process and ensures successful implementation of agreed changes by ensuring appropriate training of operators.
• Deliver induction for new starters
• Incorporate the completion of required paperwork in to all training regimes.
• Propose non-line training (e.g. Excel) as required for review with the operations management team and HR.
• Create personal development plan to ensure knowledge is gained, retained and refreshed in line with changing environment.
• Promotes can- do behaviours, teamwork, motivates, coaches and supports the team to be effective and positive.

The Person

• Good level of experience in a commercial environment working to targets and working in teams
• Ideally experienced in a similar role
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to identify improvements and communicate the case for change clearly

The Rewards

In return, we offer a competitive salary and rewards package (including holiday, bonus and pension scheme). Not to mention the opportunity to genuinely make a difference in a new and dynamic role within a progressive and expanding business, at an exciting time of growing international reach.

About us

Accord Healthcare Europe is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Europe. Accord has one of the largest market footprints of any European generic and biosimilars companies selling generic medicines in over 80 countries around the world. This global footprint enables us to deliver vital, affordable medicines to national health systems supporting healthcare professionals to transform patient lives worldwide. The approach of Accord is agile and inventive, always seeking to improve products and patients' access to them. Accord are driven to think differently and deliver more for the benefit of patients worldwide.

To continue our growth, we’re looking for the best and brightest technical minds and forward-thinking business professionals. Keeping our people at the heart of all we do, we offer rewarding opportunities for those looking for continued personal and professional growth, investing in training and development tailored to each individual’s focus. So, if you’re looking for an inclusive company to take your career to the next level, you’re certainly in the right place; come and join us to make it better.