Shift Manager

Walker Cole International is exclusively supporting a growing pharmaceutical organisation in Wales in the search for an Operations Shift Leader. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the business during an exciting phase of growth, managing supervisors and teams across a production line while integrating operations across multiple shifts and driving output, productivity and quality. Your responsibilities as the Operations Shift Leader will include: * Explaining the local action plan to team members, connecting day-to-day activity to the broader business strategy, and motivating people to achieve local business goals. * Overseeing an operational area including dispensing raw materials accurately in line with GMP discipline to satisfy manufacturing schedules. * Developing production plans, work schedules and resourcing to achieve agreed commitments, and reconciling materials used within specific limits, investigating any variations. * Identifying shortcomings in existing manufacturing processes and delivering improvements to methods, procedures and packaging processes. * Setting performance objectives, coaching and developing team capability, and leading designated projects from planning through to closure within agreed timescales and budgets. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following: * Substantial general work experience with comprehensive, fully competent expertise managing in a factory environment, ideally within pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging. * Thorough knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Health & Safety requirements; Lean Six Sigma experience advantageous. * Experience planning and managing resources to deliver objectives set by senior management. * Strong track record in production practice, workflow management and multi-line operations coordination, with the ability to work independently and provide guidance to others. * An engaging leadership style with a focus on driving accountability, results and continuous improvement, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. Operations Shift Leader | Shift Manager | Production Manager | Manufacturing | GMP | Quality Management Systems | Lean Six Sigma | Continuous Improvement | Total Productive Maintenance | Team Leadership | Production Planning | Health and Safety | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing