Warehouse Operations Support Manager (secondment)

ENGINEERINGUK; Worthing; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Warehouse Operations Support Manager (secondment)

Site Name: UK - West Sussex - Worthing
Posted Date: Apr 17 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Warehouse Operations Support Manager - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date for Applications - 1st May (COB)
This is a site-based role at Worthing.

To create and maintain a 'Quality' and 'Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)' culture, ensuring that the Warehouse is compliant and audit ready. Identify and implement step change operational improvements aligned with the logistics strategy. Determine best practice and implement throughout the Warehouse. Act as deputy to Warehouse Operations Manager and support for Warehouse Team Leaders.

In this role you will:

• Lead / Facilitate strategic, high impact and high priority improvement projects for the B13 Main Warehouse aligned with the site strategy and value stream business objectives. Expected to drive appropriate system and operational changes and provide leadership for improvements in process. Where necessary support cross functional projects within the value stream and sustaining their benefits.
• Work with the Operations Manager (OM) to develop and robustly deploy GPS for the area.
• Serve as the S&L point of contact for the site trailer service, supporting Mitie to provide a robust and efficient service.
• Lead rough cut capacity planning and drive any business decisions on Warehouse Operations in Dispensary manufacturing, Trailer Services, Pallet Movements, and Warehouse utilisation for short (0-12wks) to mid-long term(0-24months).
• Work collaboratively with the Process and Standards Advisor to manage the relevant governance meetings covering Performance, People, Quality and EHS. These meetings to be used to monitor trends and agree action plans to address any slippage.
• Fully support all internal and external audits. Ensure that GMP, Quality and EHS standards are maintained.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Educated to A-level (Preferable degree in an appropriate discipline) or significant experience in a similar role.
• Experience in GxP/regulatory environment with a demonstrated track record in the Pharmaceutical / Manufacturing industry.
• Ability to positively interface and influence at all levels of the organisation
• Use of SAP based systems.
• Ability to prioritise workload and handle pressure and multiple tasks.
• A motivated self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Demonstrated leadership and effective use of soft skills to coach, motivate and mobilise others, influencing those not under direct management.
• Trained and competent on company safety systems and processes including; SLE trained, EHS Risk Assessor (General Workplace/COSHH/Ergo), Qualified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA), IOSH/NEBOSH certified.
• Trained and competent on company quality systems and processes including; Level 1 / Level 2 Auditor, Change Control Co-ordinator/Author, Deviation Author/Investigator & VQD Author / Approver.
• Good communications skills, capable of communicating at shop floor to SLT level. History in project management to deliver key business strategic projects demonstrating accountability to drive projects forward to completion.
• Previous management/working experience in a Warehouse/Manufacturing Environment.

About Worthing Manufacturing Site:

Manufacturing at the Worthing site is for antibiotics. It is advised that you take this into consideration when deciding to apply for this position. We cannot accept applications from individuals that have an allergy to penicillin due to Health and Safety.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is 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. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology and oncology).

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.

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