Shift Leader

Vantive Manufacturing; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organ therapy company based in Liverpool seeks a Shift Leader to optimize process performance and reliability at their manufacturing site. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering and experience in process operations. This role involves ensuring safety, monitoring process parameters, and driving continuous improvement. With excellent analytical and communication skills, you will support training and guide operators to enhance productivity and product quality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or related discipline is essential.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, food or specialty chemicals is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with GMP environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety systems and operations in accordance with regulations.
• Monitor process parameters to ensure optimal yield and quality.
• Support investigations of process deviations and implement corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance to operators to improve process understanding.
• Analyze production data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience in statistical process control

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Process operations experience

Ability to drive process improvements

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering

Job description

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams and longer fuller lives for patients that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive you will become part of a community of people who are focused courageous and dont settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Shift Leader

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically minded professional to join Vantives Liverpool manufacturing site where we produce Icodextrin using advanced ultrafiltration and spray drying technology . The Shift Leader will play a key role in optimising process performance and reliability supporting day-to-day operations and driving continuous improvement in yield efficiency and product quality.

Working closely with Operations Quality and Maintenance the Shift Leader will ensure that the sites key manufacturing systems are running at their best and that operators are engaged in sustaining and improving process performance.

Key Responsibilities

Safety

• Champion safe systems of work and equipment operation in accordance with site standards and statutory regulations (e.g. LOTO PTW PUWER).
• Lead and support safety investigations ensuring robust root cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with EHS to drive a culture of Zero Harm and continuous improvement in process safety.
• Participate in safety walkabouts and contribute to risk assessments for process equipment.

Process Performance & Improvement

• Monitor and analyse process parameters across ultrafiltration and spray drying operations to ensure optimum yield quality and throughput.
• Lead problem-solving and root cause analysis (e.g. DMAIC 5-Why A3) to resolve process issues and reduce variability.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for efficiency gains cost reduction and waste minimization.
• Partner with maintenance and reliability teams to improve equipment uptime and reliability.
• Own and maintain key process documentation such as process maps control plans and operating standards.

Quality

• Support investigations of process deviations and non-conformances; define and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Contribute to process validation change control and continuous quality improvement.
• Ensure all process operations comply with GMP GHP and GDP standards.
• Work with Quality to maintain audit readiness and support internal and external audits.

People & Collaboration

• Provide technical guidance and coaching to operators ensuring strong understanding of process fundamentals and control parameters.
• Act as the technical link between Operations Engineering and Quality to ensure alignment on priorities and issues.
• Support training and competency development for operations personnel related to process performance and improvement.
• Encourage a culture of ownership and continuous improvement within the operations team.

Data & Systems

• Analyse process and production data to identify trends variances and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and report KPIs for process reliability yield and energy efficiency.
• Lead trials experiments and process optimization initiatives using structured methodologies.

Qualifications Skills & Experience

Essential :

• Degree in Chemical Engineering Process Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in statistical process control or data analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in process operations ideally in pharmaceuticals food or specialty chemicals.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements using structured methodologies (Lean Six Sigma TPM).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence across functions and levels.

Desirable :

• Experience with ultrafiltration drying or similar continuous process technologies.
• Familiarity with GMP environments.
• Practical knowledge of reliability engineering and OEE improvement.

Reasonable Accommodation

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Key Skills

• Restaurant Experience
• Food Service
• Inventory Control
• Customer Service
• Employee Evaluation
• Food Safety Experience
• Math
• Shift Management
• Food Processing
• Leadership Experience
• P&L Management
• Supervising Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Vacancy : 1