Production Manager (Packaging Operations)

Almac Group; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Almac Group is seeking a Production Manager to lead and develop our Packaging Operations team in Craigavon. This senior role reports to the Associate Director of Packaging Operations and oversees multiple shift managers and supervisors.

You will ensure resources align with demand, drive cGMP compliance, and support audits and client visits while developing leadership capabilities across the department.

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging/manufacturing leadership roles within pharma or regulated environments.
• Strong track record in people management and KPI monitoring (OEE, variances).
• Experience supporting audits, customer visits and regulatory inspections.
• Excellent communication, motivation and leadership across large teams.
• Able to engage with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvement.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of multiple packaging lines and teams.
• Review production schedules and align resources to meet demand.
• Monitor performance metrics and take corrective action as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and ensure cGMP compliance.
• Support audits, customer visits and regulatory inspections.
• Coach and develop senior leadership within the department.

Skills

Degree level qualification

Packaging/manufacturing leadership

Pharma/regulatory environment

Performance management

Leadership and communication

Audits and client visits

Education

Degree level qualification

Job description

Location: Based at our state-of-the-art custom designed facilities in Craigavon

Working Hours: 08:30 – 17:00 Monday – Friday(flexibility will be required, to include meeting routinely with nightshift teams and other meetings)

Salary: Highly Competitive plus excellent benefits package

Business Unit: Almac Pharma Services

Ref No. HRJOB11615

The Role

Almac Pharma Services manufacture medicines in tablet, capsule and powder form, pack commercial drug products into bottles, blisters and sachets and provide leading packaging solutions for medical kits, vials and syringes. A career at Almac provides an opportunity to play a key role in delivering life-changing medicines to patients worldwide. You will join a collaborative, high-performing environment where leadership, innovation and quality are at the heart of everything we do.

We are now hiring a Production Manager to lead and develop our Packaging Operations team.

This is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the Associate Director of Packaging Operations, with responsibility for overseeing Production Shift Managers, Production Supervisors, and Production Teams. The ideal candidate will be a strong, visible leader with extensive experience in Packaging, Manufacturing or Operations, together with strong people management and interpersonal skills.

The Production Manager will lead the day-to-day activities of multiple packaging operations, ensuring the right people, processes and priorities are in place to deliver against customer requirements. You will review production schedules, align resources to meet demand, monitor key performance metrics and take action as needed and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and ensure cGMP compliance. You will support audits, customer visits, and regulatory inspections, ensuring the department operates to the highest standards and will coach and develop your leadership team to ensure strong performance management and capability development across the department.

Key Requirements:

• Degree level qualification
• Significant management experience within a packaging or manufacturing operation
• Experience working in a Pharmaceutical or other regulatory environment.
• Strong experience of performance management, including KPI monitoring and analysis (e.g. OEE, variances)
• Excellent leadership, organisational and communication skills and ability to engage and motivate large teams
• Experience of customer interaction and supporting audits or client visits

Additional Requirements:

• Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
• This role may require coverage beyond normal working hours. It is a condition of your employment that you can fulfil this requirement of the role.

Refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the role and responsibilities and for a full list of essential and desirable criteria. Please ensure your CV demonstrates how you meet the required criteria prior to submitting your application.

Why Build Your Career at Almac?

At Almac, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Your future matters — and our approach is simple: we support, develop and reward our people, build fulfilling careers and together we advance human health. Find out more about our Support, Develop, and Reward initiatives here:

https://www.almacgroup.com/careers/life-at-almac/

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Join a company where no two days are the same, where you will be challenged, supported, and empowered to drive real change. Apply today and take the next step in your career with Almac.

Closing Date

Closing date for receipt of applications is 15thNovember, 2026 at 5pm.