First Line Leader

GSK; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus based on company perfom…

Healthcare and wellbeing programmes

Pension plan membership

Shares and savings programme

Job summary

GSK Barnard Castle seeks a motivated First Line Leader to manage a shift-based team delivering safe, compliant and high-quality output. You will lead on-the-floor coaching, drive performance improvements, and ensure adherence to GSK policies while collaborating with HR and site leadership.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, proactive safety culture, and efficient production management in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in manufacturing or production environments.
• Ability to drive safety, quality and compliance on shift.
• Proven track record of coaching, performance feedback and development planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach teams on shift to ensure safety, quality, compliance and output.
• Provide coaching and development to improve behaviour and performance while holding people to account.
• Drive Performance Management using GPS principles.

Skills

Team Leadership

Safety Culture

Problem Solving

Continuous Improvement

Coaching & Development

Decision Making

GPS Principles

Job description

GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK's blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of ~$2Bn annually.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included.

• competitive salary
• annual bonus based on company performance
• healthcare and wellbeing programmes
• pension plan membership
• shares and savings programme

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

The purpose of the First Line Leader (FLL) role is to develop and enable a first touch team of operators to consistently deliver outstanding safety, quality, service and value to the person at the end of our supply chain'. The role has a direct hour by hour impact on the ambition of the GMS Strategy to achieve the three zeros on Accidents, Defects and Waste. It is key role in ensuring that the business strategy is delivered through an engaged, motivated and capable team of staff.

This is a shift based role.

In this role you will...

• Lead and coach teams on shift to ensure adherence to standards for safety, quality, compliance and output.
• Provide coaching and development to improve behaviour and performance of individuals and the team whilst holding people to account for the duties that they are responsible.
• Drive Performance Management using all the GPS principles.
• Manage a team in line with all GSK and Barnard Castle specific policies and procedures, liaising effectively with central and site HR to be compliant and mitigate risk.
• Be proactive in driving a positive Safety culture.
• Establish a fully trained and capable team which are high performing and forward thinking to achieve results while remaining safe and compliant.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• Passion Previous team leadership experience is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability of leadership skills including setting clear expectations, providing positive reinforcing feedback and dealing with issues as they arise.
• Active participation in problem solving and striving for continuous improvement.
• The ability to coach and inspire others to improve.
• Ability to take decisions to stop production if a standard is not being adhered to.
• Previous manufacturing environment experience is advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Track record of engagement in problem solving on issues with evidence of leadership of small teams.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and influencing skills.
• Personal resilience.
• Understanding of GPS principles
• Willing to develop self and others.

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

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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