Night Shift Manager

Danaher - Global; Newquay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva, part of Danaher, is seeking a Night Shift Manager in Newquay. This critical role involves overseeing plant operations, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards, and supporting team leaders. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic leaders with strong communication skills and experience in high-volume manufacturing, ideally within a medical or pharmaceutical context.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume manufacturing environment is essential.
• Background in medical/pharmaceutical is a plus.
• Ability to motivate and grow teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and control operations to meet financial and operational objectives.
• Enforce health and safety policies.
• Support Team Leaders to achieve shift delivery targets.

Skills

Leadership

Effective Communication

Problem Solving

Education

NEBOSH Certificate (preferred)

Job description

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

The Night Shift Manager role for Cytiva is responsible for Leading, directing, and controlling the operations of a plant/facility to achieve the short and medium-term financial and operating objectives set by the overall organization business plan. The Night Shift Manager will be responsible for any of the following activities: manufacturing, materials/planning, quality control, supply chain and logistics, shipping/receiving, distribution, and facilities management. Typically, will have responsibility for multiple activities.

This position is part of the Operations Team located in Newquayand will bebased fully on site. At Cytiva, our vision is to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Stringently enforce Cytiva’s Health and Safety and Environmental policy.

• Co-ordinate the company’s Emergency procedure’s outside of core hours.

• To be a point of escalation in event of quality or technical issue outside core hours to support the team to drive effective resolution

• Support the teams in effective and structured problem solving, to drive to root cause and implement effective countermeasures with urgency. Where necessary, follow the escalation process.

• Responsible for supporting Team Leaders to achieve their shift delivery targets,

• To ensure that employees are consistently following Cytiva’s policies and procedures.

• To support DBS culture through leading and participating in continuous improvement events

Who you are:

• Enthusiastic leader with experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment

• DBS / Continuous improvement mindset

• Effective communicator at all levels

• Possesses experience in motivating and growing teams

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Previous experience working in a medical or pharmaceutical facility

• If you have or are willing to work towards NEBOSH certificate

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.