Site Name: Belgium-Wavre, Canada - Quebec - Montreal - Queen Street, Dresden, Godollo, Hamilton Montana, Italy - Rosia, Marburg - Office, Marietta PA, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, UK - London - Brentford

Posted Date: May 7 2024

Operational Engineering Lead Vaccines Manufacturing Group

The deadline for the job posting is the 6th of May in 2024

We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 2.3 billion packs of medicines and doses of vaccines in 2023. ​

We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst continuing to deliver across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions, and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Purpose:

The technical breadth of the role extends across maintenance standards & performance; equipment reliability & performance; environmental sustainability; Engineering Compliance & adherence to related Engineering Standards & ways of working. However, the individual's core accountability will be delivering improvement programs to achieve site's reliability, productivity & maintenance efficiency as well as responsibility of driving governance processes for Operational Engineering and Capital

Key responsibilities:

• Deploy Operational excellence methods & programmes (including shop floor level if necessary) ensuring they deliver anticipated value in support Productivity targets (including Value Driven Maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance, LEAN tools, Reliability Based Maintenance, Vertical Start Up etc.)Lead training to demonstrate methods & benefits, building capability through exampleEmbed self within site teams, remaining on site for extended periods, to identify improvement opportunities & drive sustainable performance improvement through site teams, delivering financial / productivity benefitsOnce up & running, programme manage multiple sites through delivery of benefitsEnsure KPIs for Operational Engineering activities are in place / in use & effective in driving performance & improvement
• Build mutually beneficial links / relationships with OEMs & service providers to enhance reliability, productivity & business benefits
• Lead and use benchmarking internally & externally to identify best practice & improvement opportunities. Coach others to initiate Continuous Improvement programmes that challenge current manufacturing practice & drive performance
• Play a lead role in development of central systems, standardising methodologies for efficient field deployment across MG
• Define the overall Operational Engineering programme for sites, prioritising with GPS personnel where individual sites can gain greatest benefit & collaborating to realise productivity benefits
• Ensure cost effective & comprehensive maintenance & capex “base spend” plans are implemented for production equipment. This should include Preventative, Predictive & Reliability Centred Maintenance programs as well as life cycle management assessments
• Develop & deploy the overall capability strategy for operational engineering in the sites / Manufacturing Group. Demonstrate success through site performance improvement & enhanced site capabilities
• Drive effective governance ensuring compliance with Engineering expectations, programmes & standards to agreed timescales & that they have robust governance processes to ensure sustained Engineering compliance
• Drive effective Capital Governance co -ordinating and assisting with the collation/ prioritization of the Vx Capital plan as input to the overall process for GSC

Basic Qualifications:

• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or Chemical Engineering
• 10 years post graduate experience in a high intensity, highly cost focused manufacturing business
• Demonstrated experience in delivery of operational efficiency is a must, as is deep experience in deployment of Lean, Total Productive Maintenance, continuous improvement, or equivalent toolkits
• Must have experience in machines & production lines & in a high care / highly regulated environment such as pharma / biologics / vaccines
• Must have experience in wide groups stakeholders' management including Senior Management
• Change management skills are essential, plus the ability to relate to effectively communicate to & partner with all levels of the organization – operators, technicians, Front Line Leaders & managers, GPS & other functional teams, senior site & above site personnel

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Masters Degree
• Experience in high precision filling and assembly would be beneficial

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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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