Production Lead

GlaxoSmithKline; Worthing; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK Worthing site is seeking an Orals Production Lead to oversee manufacturing and supporting processes, ensuring on-time delivery while upholding safety and quality standards. The role is on-site at Worthing with shift work; hybrid or remote work is not available for this production-focused position.

You will manage production lines, drive performance, and collaborate with team leaders to maintain consistency, accuracy and compliance with GMP and GPS 5S practices at this antibiotics-focused

Qualifications

• Basic qualification: A levels or GCSEs grades A-C in Maths and English.
• Preferred qualification: knowledge of site safety regulations and continuous improvement mindset.
• Computer skills including Excel/PowerPoint/Word are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead production lines to deliver required output and schedule adherence, providing hands-on support while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Communicate shift targets clearly, prepare lines for success and complete effective handovers with the incoming Production Lead using the agreed logbook or system.
• Drive performance by positively challenging team members, holding people accountable and escalating when additional support is needed.
• Create and deliver technician training plans and provide operational cover, including during breaks, when required.
• Maintain accurate hourly and daily metrics, monitor shift performance and support problem solving and process order change over with team leaders.
• Ensure the production facility meets GMP, safety and regulatory requirements, including GPS 5S and housekeeping standards, and support related investigations.
• Complete allocated BPR preparation and reviews, MERP activities, reconciliations and OOS investigations accurately and on time.
• Lead and maintain Tier 1 activity for allocated zones, manage OEE targets and toolkit use, ensure conformance to the daily plan and escalation process, and support pallet movement and waste management across the packaging floor.

Skills

Data Integrity

Detail-Oriented

Digital Fluency

GxP Regulations

Lean Management

Packaging Operations

Problem Solving

Production Management

Quality Compliance

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Awareness

Education

A levels or GCSEs grades A-C (Maths and English)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Business Introduction

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it is vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Position Summary

The Orals Production Lead has responsibility for the manufacturing and supporting processes and associated decisions to ensure delivery of customer service and schedule adherence whilst maintaining quality and safety standards for the area of their responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead production lines to deliver required output and schedule adherence, providing hands-on support while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Communicate shift targets clearly, prepare lines for success and complete effective handovers with the incoming Production Lead using the agreed logbook or system.
• Drive performance by positively challenging team members, holding people accountable and escalating when additional support is needed.
• Create and deliver technician training plans and provide operational cover, including during breaks, when required.
• Maintain accurate hourly and daily metrics, monitor shift performance and support problem solving and process order change over with team leaders.
• Ensure the production facility meets GMP, safety and regulatory requirements, including GPS 5S and housekeeping standards, and support related investigations.
• Complete allocated BPR preparation and reviews, MERP activities, reconciliations and OOS investigations accurately and on time.
• Lead and maintain Tier 1 activity for allocated zones, manage OEE targets and toolkit use, ensure conformance to the daily plan and escalation process, and support pallet movement and waste management across the packaging floor.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

• A levels or GCSEs grades A-C (Maths and English)
• Experience working within similar production area and leading technicians
• Ability to run production lines within the area
• SAP knowledge
• Ability to follow Leader Standard Work
• Logical fault finding skills leading to decisions in a timely manner.
• Basic GPS knowledge especially in problem solving
• Knowledge of audit processes, preparation and requirements.

Preferred Qualification

• Good knowledge of site safety regulations.
• Active continuous improvement advocate.
• Computer Skills – Excel/PowerPoint/Word.
• Self motivation and drive with strong interpersonal skills to work alongside teams
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to balance resource and plan ahead
• Ability to plan, organise and control workloads of self and other to meet deadlines and deliver schedule and targets.
• Communication skills at all levels both written and verbal

Working pattern and location

This role is on-site at a United Kingdom manufacturing location. Working patterns include shift work and may include early and late rotating shifts. Hybrid or remote working is not available for this production-focused role.

About Worthing Manufacturing Site

Manufacturing at the Worthing site is for antibiotics (Penicillin). It is advised that you take this into consideration when deciding to apply for this position. GSK Worthing Site is a mixed manufacturing site with complex regulatory pressures. Manufacturing processes are highly technical and include high hazard activities.

What we offer you

You will join a team committed to safety, high standards and practical learning. You will have opportunities to build supervisory and technical skills. You will work with cross-functional partners and contribute to improving processes that matter to patients worldwide. We encourage applications from people at different career stages and backgrounds.

Skills

Data Integrity, Detail-Oriented, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Lean Management, Packaging Operations, Problem Solving, Production Management, Quality Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Awareness

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at [e-mail] where you can also request a call.

We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. Find out more on our career site.