WMArchitect Team Leader

Spirax Sarco Limited; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Generous holiday allowance

Volunteer leave time

Inclusion plan

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, is seeking a talented WMArchitect Team Leader in Havant to oversee assembly-line manufacturing of single-use fluid tech paths. You will manage a team, ensure quality, and maintain compliance with BS EN ISO 14644, ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.

You will lead training, optimise workflows, and maintain documentation while supporting environmental and safety initiatives in a demanding clean-room environment.

Qualifications

• This role requires experience on an assembly line and ability to follow manual assembly techniques.
• Experience leading a team to meet a production plan, preferably in medical/pharma settings.
• Awareness of BS EN ISO 14644, ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to give clear objectives.
• Identify problems and implement timely solutions to deliver service.
• Strong attention to detail and adherence to specifications.
• Effective time management and prioritisation of tasks.
• Collaborate with other areas and use production software effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assembly of single-use fluid technology paths per manufacturing plan.
• Ensure product quality through regular progress reviews.
• Address faults and escalate as needed.
• Organise and distribute daily workload for WMArchitect Operatives.
• Lead line setup, supervision, and line clearance activities.
• Train operatives to build a multi-skilled, engaged team.

Skills

Assembly line

Team lead

ISO 14644

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Time management

MS Office

Tools

Production software

Job description

Job Title: WMArchitect Team Leader

Location: BioPure - UK - Havant

Location Type: On-Site

Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of SpiraxGroup, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Groupwith expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermalsolutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouragingteam, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoinggrowth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit ourwebsite to learn more.

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated WMArchitect Team Leader to join our dynamicteam.

Key Responsibilities

Role Summary

As WMArchitect Team Leadership your primary focus will be to oversee the efficient manufacturing of companyproducts, maintaining a high performing assembly line that is consistent withcompany standard operating procedures. You will work diligently to ensure that ateam of WMArchitect operatives arecompliant with health and safety standards at all times and maintain allrelevant documentation in accordance with the BS EN ISO 14644 clean roomrequirements, BS EN ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.

What you’ll be doing

• You will ensure that the assembly of our single use fluid technology paths are being carried out in accordance with the manufacturing plan.
• You will oversee the efficient assembling of WMArchitect products, maintaining product quality by carrying out regular work in progress reviews.
• You will address all faults or defects within WMArchitect product and equipment, escalating through the relevant channels when required.
• You will be responsible for organising, prioritising and distributing the daily workload within your team of WMArchitect Operatives.
• You will undertake the WMArchitect assembly line set up, operational supervision and line clearance activities.
• You will lead the training of the WMArchitect Operatives to ensure the development of a multiskilled and engaged team.
• You will maintain all relevant documentation to ensure you are complying with the BS EN ISO 14644 clean room requirements, BS EN ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.
• You will ensure you are complying with the ISO 14001 Environmental Standards.
• You will ensure compliance with all company health and safety rules and regulations at all times, including contributing to any company health and safety initiatives and activities.
• You will ensure that the daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning operations within the cleanroom environment are carried out in accordance with company procedures to ensure we are BS EN ISO 14644 clean room compliant.
• You will liaise with other Manufacturing Team Leaders and Operators to ensure efficient flow of manufactured product.
• You will be responsible for inputting and maintaining all data required within production support software.
• You will be responsible for the management of sickness absence and annual leave requests across your team.
• You will lead the daily Level 1 Self-Directed Team board for WMArchitect.
• You will engage in continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.

Skills/Experience

Thisis what you’ll need to be successful in this role

• You will have demonstratable experience of working on an assembly line and following manual assembly techniques of plastic injection moulded products.
• You will have experience of leading a team of individuals to deliver a specific outcome aligned to a production plan, ideally within a medical/pharmaceutical environment.
• You will have awareness of the BS EN ISO 14644 clean room requirements, BS EN ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.
• You will have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, ensuring clear and concise objectives and delivery across the team.
• You will be able to identify problems and implement the best solutions in a timely manner to ensure the efficient delivery of the service.
• You will have excellent attention to detail to ensure the accurate assembly of products and strict adherence to specifications.
• You will have effective time management with the ability to prioritise tasks and work productively to ensure you meet required deadlines.
• You will work effectively to lead the WMArchitect team and develop strong working relationships with all other areas of the business.
• You will be a competent IT user, capable of utilising IT tools such as Microsoft Office packages and production support software.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in takingcare of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package,including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included GroupInclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive andequitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve theirfull potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationshipswhere everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and culturalbackgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities,neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything elsethat makes us human and unique. We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we willalways consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so wehave introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group InclusionCommitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss ordomestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Ifyou would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in ourapplication form. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusiveand diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds toapply. If you require accommodations during the application process, please let usknow.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we aredriven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplacewhere everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader inmanufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies forthe life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products,including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-useapplications. Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholdersas we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes andindustrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage,Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors andHealthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions thatsit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beansto mobile phones! Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions andinspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to maketheir difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers,our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environmentwhere everyone feels included.