Cell Team Leader - Pharma Production & Continuous Improvement

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals UK is seeking a Shift Team Leader to lead, develop, and manage production shift teams within a pharmaceutical manufacturing setting. You will drive improvements in planned production, quality, cost, and supply while ensuring compliance with SOPs, TARs, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include training, managing BFS/PFS processes, real-time reviews, batch documentation, and reporting on EHS performance.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified in a Scientific or Engineering field or through proven technical competence/experience.
• Relevant leadership experience in a production environment, preferably pharmaceutical, chemical or food environment.
• Able to deliver high performance standards.
• Good communicator, motivator, and team player with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift teams to achieve improvements in planned production, quality, cost and supply plans.
• Ensure SOPG/WI and TARs are up to date and present in training files.
• Provide training to cell/shift members, including other Cell Team Leaders.
• Manage BFS/PFS process and perform online reviews in real time.
• Hand over to oncoming shift and work towards site KPIs.
• Batch documentation to QP within 7 days and raise QIR/CAPA/CCM with full details.
• Ensure logbooks and batch documentation are complete in real-time.
• Develop and support CI through visual management boards and VM boards.
• Lead the development of a proactive EHS culture and escalate issues as needed.

Skills

Leadership experience

Quality compliance

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Continuous improvement

Training delivery

Team motivation

Problem solving

Change management

Education

Degree in Scientific or Engineering field

Tools

Visual management boards

Job description

Teva Pharmaceuticals UK is seeking a Shift Team Leader to lead, develop, and manage production shift teams within a pharmaceutical manufacturing setting. You will drive improvements in planned production, quality, cost, and supply while ensuring compliance with SOPs, TARs, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include training, managing BFS/PFS processes, real-time reviews, batch documentation, and reporting on EHS performance.