Pharmaceutical Sector Hub Manager

Spirax Sarco; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial engineering group in Cheltenham is seeking a leader for their Pharmaceutical Sector Hub. The role involves driving strategic direction, managing performance, and ensuring high-quality outputs. Candidates should be experienced in production and engineering management, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and team engagement. This position offers competitive salary and flexible working options along with an extensive benefits package.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day

Private Medical Insurance

Bonus scheme

Sharescheme

Enhanced pension plan

Life assurance

On‑site gym

Free on‑site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a production environment.
• Experience managing an engineering function.
• Ability to lead by technical example.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Pharmaceutical Sector Hub.
• Set strategic directions and performance objectives.
• Manage team engagement and motivation.
• Ensure high-quality performance output.

Skills

Leadership skills

Performance management

Commercial outlook

Change management

Continuous improvement

Lean principles

Engagement and inspiration

Results orientation

Job description

Role Overview

To lead and develop the Pharmaceutical Sector Hub, driving its strategic direction and overall performance. You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts' portal.

Key Responsibilities

• In line with the Core Values, provide leadership and performance management of the team to deliver effective employee engagement
• Set strategic direction for the Pharmaceutical Sector Hub.
• Lead, drive, and motivate the teams across all shifts.
• Performance management of direct reports.
• Fully responsible to deliver department objectives and sales growth targets.
• Working with UK Supply management team to identify capability and succession planning within teams.
• To be accountable for production KPI’s and deliver high quality and sustainable performance output.
• Set high standards and further develop the health, safety and environment culture and measures for all employees.
• Rebranding and future development for the Pharmaceutical Sector Hub, including facility branding, product brochures, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Identify Continuous Improvement programmes and drive the team to deliver.
• Achievement of ‘Pharmaceutical Best in Class’ – set targets and monitor progress.
• Representing the business unit to deliver effective communication across different UK Supply, SBD and Group companies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience of working in a production environment.
• Experience of managing an engineering function.
• Sound knowledge and experience of continuous improvement.
• Strong commercial outlook.
• Track record of delivering lean principles, tools and behaviours through to implementation.
• Experience of production management including an engineering function.
• Experience in demanding, complex, process manufacturing.
• Experience in successfully managing change.
• Ability to inspire and engage at all levels.
• Ability to lead by technical / hands‑on example.
• Highly effective leadership and influencing skills.
• Results‑oriented approach.
• Ability to ‘add value’ beyond own functional expertise.

Benefits (UK only)

• 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day
• Private Medical Insurance
• Bonus scheme
• Sharescheme
• Enhanced pension plan
• Life assurance
• On‑site gym
• Free on‑site parking
• Salary sacrifice schemes for Technology and Electric Vehicles

About the Company

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi‑national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Inclusive Culture & Equal Opportunity

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.