Senior Associate

ThermoFisher Scientific; Horsham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an Operations Supervisor to lead a small team in receiving, packing and distributing ambient, cold, or frozen products. You will ensure safety compliance, coaching, and continuous improvement within a GMP-compliant environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating daily tasks, ensuring quality and timely delivery, and supporting inductions and training across the department.

Qualifications

• English GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification.
• Mathematics GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification.

Responsibilities

• Supervising a small team, focusing on delivery for internal and external customers.
• Leading operational activities such as pick & pack, receiving deliveries and following Production Orders.
• Maintaining good housekeeping and promoting a safe working environment.
• Highlighting and proposing solutions to potential Health and Safety and Quality risks, near misses and accidents to Line Management.
• Supporting the department induction program.
• Supporting management in coaching, development and training.
• Ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with statutory, regulatory and company policies and procedures.
• Maintaining compliance to cGMP, safety & quality regulations, through the required training and competency programs, and the use of PPE.
• Improving process efficiency and reducing downtime to achieve business objectives.
• Supporting the culture of Continuous Improvement through the PPI Lean Process.
• Undertaking any other duties on an ad-hoc basis as required by Line Management

Skills

Team supervision

Attention to detail

GxP experience

IT literacy

Communication

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Mathematics

Tools

ERP system

Excel

Job description

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Responsibilities:

You’ll be joining a dynamic Operations team, dedicated to receiving, packaging and distributing world-class products in any of the ambient, cold or frozen areas. Responsibilities may include:

• Supervising a small team, focusing on delivery for internal and external customers
• Leading operational activities such as pick & pack, receiving deliveries and following Production Orders.
• Maintaining good housekeeping and promoting a safe working environment
• Highlighting and proposing solutions to potential Health and Safety and Quality risks, near misses and accidents to Line Management
• Supporting the department induction program
• Supporting management in coaching, development and training
• Ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with statutory, regulatory and company policies and procedures
• Maintaining compliance to cGMP, safety & quality regulations, through the required training and competency programs, and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Improving process efficiency and reducing downtime to achieve business objectives
• Supporting the culture of Continuous Improvement through the PPI Lean Process
• Undertaking any other duties on an ad-hoc basis as required by Line Management

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• English GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification
• Mathematics GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification
• IT literate
• Able to work under pressure and support others within the team
• Good attention to details
• Experience working in a GxP and Operational environment
• Ability to work in ambient, cold-chain and -20°C environments as required
• Desirable: Experience as a Supervisor, working in a cold environment, and working with biological and/or pharmaceutical materials

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.