Despatch Team Leader

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Faygate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in scientific solutions is seeking a dynamic Operations Supervisor in Faygate, United Kingdom. Ideal candidates must have management experience and a strong background in GMP environments. Responsibilities include supervising teams, managing training, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. This role provides an opportunity to impact operational efficiencies in a leading scientific company.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a GMP environment.
• Experience in an operational environment.
• Ability to maintain compliance through training.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop teams in operational fields.
• Manage team coaching, development, and training.
• Coordinate Health and Safety and Quality incident investigations.

Skills

Management experience

Understanding of capacity and process demand

Competent use of electronic and automated equipment

Education

5 x GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification (including English and Mathematics)

Job description

Reports To: Packaging or Despatch or Inventory or Cold Chain Manager, Operations, Supervise and develop teams to operate in any of the following ambient and cold chain operational fields as delineated in the Manager's Role,

• Activities to be carried out in accordance with statutory, regulatory and company policies and procedures
• Maintain good housekeeping and promote a safe working environment
• Highlight and address potential Health and Safety and Quality risks, near misses and accidents to Line Management
• Coordinate Health and Safety and Quality incident investigations and actions
• Maintain compliance through training and competency programme
• Focus on internal customers (Quality, Engineering, Business Planning, HR, IT, Facilities) and external customers (Clients, Regulatory Bodies, Contractors, Suppliers) priorities
• Support department induction programme
• Manage a team focused on job and schedule accomplishment
• Manage department coaching, development and training
• Demonstrate Role Model Leadership competencies
• Allocation and optimization of resource
• Understanding of capacity and process demand and alignment against schedule
• Maintain and improve process efficiencies to achieve business objectives
• Understand, support and coach team in utilising PPI/Lean tools for process improvement
• Initiate and manage small teams to work on initiatives
• Develop, maintain, trend and report Key Performance Indicators
• Authority to sign off time sheets, raise Purchase Orders and administration of absence management
• Undertake any other duties on an ad-hoc basis as required by your Line Manager
• 5 x GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification (including English and Mathematics)
• Worked within a GMP environment
• Worked within an operational environment
• Competent in use of electronic and automated equipment
• Management experience

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of $12 billion, we have approximately 39 000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. Our products and services help our customers solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Visit www.thermofisher.com.