Pharma Shopfloor Process Leader: CI & Quality

STADA Thornton & Ross; Linthwaite; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme

Salary Sacrifice Pension (8% employer)

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

On-site canteen

Vitality Private Medical Insurance

Free winter flu jab

Employee Assistance Programme

EV charging on-site

Cycle to Work

Enhanced Family Leave

Job summary

STADA UK Thornton & Ross is seeking a Shopfloor Process Leader to drive quality and continuous improvement on the Huddersfield shopfloor in a full-time, permanent role. You will ensure GMP compliance, close audit observations, and lead the team towards cost-effective quality improvements while upholding STADA values.

You will empower production teams, embed Lean and Six Sigma thinking, and champion new technologies to raise performance and product quality across filling and manufacturing lines

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Quality or Production QMS in pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing.
• Solid knowledge of liquids and semi-solids manufacturing & filling shopfloor environments.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt qualification or similar.
• Evidence of delivering CI, NONC (Deviation) & LIR processes, CAPA implementation & closure.
• Demonstrable ability to work flexibly, navigating complex compliance & operations with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality agenda on the shopfloor, improving business quality outcomes and managing all Process Unit compliance documentation.
• Drive process improvements across manufacturing and filling, using robust project plans and partnering with support functions to secure resources and meet KPIs.
• Embed Continuous Improvement tools (OpEx, Lean, 6S, Minitab) into everyday work, using visual plant concepts and KPI trending to deliver measurable gains in quality and efficiency.
• Champion new concepts, information, and pharmaceutical technologies to continuously upgrade production practices and operating standards.
• Build capability across the team through targeted training on quality documentation, Good Documentation Practice, and on-time CAPA rollout and procedure updates.
• Safeguard compliance with STADA quality standards and local health authority requirements, while optimising people, productivity, and costs to achieve departmental goals efficiently.

Skills

Quality management

Process improvement

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Minitab

6S

Lean

OpEx

Job description

STADA UK Thornton & Ross is seeking a Shopfloor Process Leader to drive quality and continuous improvement on the Huddersfield shopfloor in a full-time, permanent role. You will ensure GMP compliance, close audit observations, and lead the team towards cost-effective quality improvements while upholding STADA values.

You will empower production teams, embed Lean and Six Sigma thinking, and champion new technologies to raise performance and product quality across filling and manufacturing lines