Production Managers (Process Leaders) and Associate Production Managers (Associate Process Leaders) 12 month opportunities

Location: Macclesfield, UK

Competitive salary and benefits

Opening date: 20/10/23

Closing date: 05/11/23

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being ambitious, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person!

Macclesfield is one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing an excellent environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities. It’s meaningful to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

In Operations, we have a big ambition – to deliver more medicines to patients quicker and more affordably. Backed by the investment, leadership and a clear plan to get there, we bring personal dedication and out of the box thinking.

Due to business transformation, we have exciting leadership opportunities as Production Managers and Associates (Process Leaders) in our sterile manufacturing facilities on our evolving Macclesfield campus.

We have shift-based positions for first-line manager roles working across a range of sterile packaging processes suitable for leaders in manufacturing roles, line management roles in similar industries such as packaging or processing, team leaders roles, supervisors, or technical roles who are looking to take the next step in their career path with a global Bio-pharmaceutical company.

This is an excellent opportunity with AstraZeneca to lead a diverse team and join a fast-growing manufacturing environment. If you are looking for an exciting professional challenge and opportunity to craft and implement the future strategy of your own area, then this is the role for you.

You will carry responsibility for the day-to-day performance of defined processes in terms of adherence to plan, operational standards, cost, asset, cGMP and safety.

As a capable leader and coach, you will develop a team and lead and mentor the shift supervisors responsible for plant routine performance and short-term planning.

Responsibilities:

A strong, confident leader, you'll be responsible for leading people, equipment (packing lines) and material resources and processes. This in turn will ensure a high-quality product in accordance with the departmental operating strategy.

Working with a team in a sterile production facility, you will lead the development of your team whilst managing our compliance with cGMP, safety, health and environment, as well as AstraZeneca standards.

You will exercise end-to-end leadership accountability for the supply chain in which you operate whilst supporting process and operational improvements in the AstraZeneca lean culture.

We'll expect you to lead your team, know and run your business area – achieving your balanced scorecard whilst maintaining supply in line with customer demand.

Resilient and used to working in a dynamic, changing environment, you'll be comfortable networking with varying partners, both internal and external to AstraZeneca. This will include being creative and researching standard methodology from other regulated industries where required.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of packaging equipment and processes
• Experience within manufacturing or operations and fast paced environments – non pharmaceutical considered
• Understanding and application of Lean or Manufacturing Excellence principles. We'll need you to have the ability to deploy process improvements and problem solving in a highly regulated environment
• Ideally, knowledge of sterile manufacturing principles and their application
• Ideally line management or strong task management experience
• A degree in a science, engineering, manufacturing or a supply chain related subject, or a relevant amount of proven experience is required

Please note:

Successful candidates who will be joining AZ as employees will be offered 12 month Fixed Term Contracts at either Manager or Associate level, with the option for extension for the right candidate

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

Interested? Come and join our journey!

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.