Production Ops Lead - Clean Room | GMP & Growth

Zendbox Ltd; Whetsted; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Free on site parking

Great career progression

Job summary

Zendbox Ltd. is seeking a Production Assistant Manager to oversee day-to-day manufacturing operations in a new clean room facility.

You will combine team leadership with hands-on technical oversight of blending, filling and packing equipment. The role requires operating production machinery, diagnosing faults, and resolving minor issues to minimise downtime while maintaining GMP, HACCP and BRCGS standards for powders, capsules and related formats.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising manufacturing or production teams.
• Experience operating or overseeing manufacturing machinery.
• Experience in food, pharmaceutical or supplement manufacturing preferred.
• Strong problem solving ability and mechanical awareness.
• Ability to lead teams and maintain production discipline.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Manufacturing in the day to day management of production operations
• Supervise daily production activities across blending, capsule filling, sachet filling and packing lines
• Lead and support production operators to ensure safe and efficient operations
• Set up, operate and oversee machinery including ribbon blenders, capsule filling machines, sachet filling machines and packing equipment
• Diagnose and resolve minor mechanical or process issues to minimise downtime
• Ensure production runs in accordance with the agreed production plan
• Maintain high standards of GMP, hygiene and housekeeping within the clean room facility
• Ensure batch documentation and production records are completed accurately
• Conduct in process quality checks to ensure product meets specification
• Support training of new operators and ongoing development of the production team
• Work closely with the Head of Manufacturing to improve productivity, efficiency and process reliability
• Assist with implementation and maintenance of HACCP, QMS and BRCGS systems

Skills

Team leadership

Supervising production

Machinery operation

Problem solving

Mechanical awareness

Communication

Job description

Zendbox Ltd. is seeking a Production Assistant Manager to oversee day-to-day manufacturing operations in a new clean room facility.

You will combine team leadership with hands-on technical oversight of blending, filling and packing equipment. The role requires operating production machinery, diagnosing faults, and resolving minor issues to minimise downtime while maintaining GMP, HACCP and BRCGS standards for powders, capsules and related formats.