Logistics Shift Team Lead

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies:
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is investing £400M to introduce a new, state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility. This biomanufacturing facility will provide additional Cell Culture cGMP manufacturing capacity to the existing Billingham, UK campus and is expected to become operational in 2025.

For Project Borealis, there are 2 phases to the role; in phase 1 the successful applicant will join the project team and contribute to the set up of the facility, participating in preparation activities to ensure Borealis is operationally ready for December 2025.

About Us:
We are a dynamic global company and our focus is to combine technical leadership in cell culture, microbial fermentation and gene therapies with world class cGMP manufacturing facilities to advance tomorrow’s medicines.

With sites in Billingham & Wilton UK, Hillerod Denmark, North Carolina and Texas USA, the size and breadth of our business will open up huge opportunities for you, whether you want to move to a different role in the UK, relocate, or progress and take on more responsibility.

Our teams are proud to partner with innovative companies reimagining what’s possible in biopharmaceuticals. Every day at FDB is a day for improvement, each challenge is an opportunity for growth, and every moment is a chance to evolve together.

Role & Responsibilities:
Phase 1: Initially this will be a project role during the introduction of a new Flexible Cell Culture Facility (FCCF) at Billingham. The job holder will support with the implementation and set up of the new facility to ensure the warehouse and the shift team (Logistic Technicians) are operationally ready for the start of phase 2.

Phase 2: To lead members of the Logistics Shift Team in the management and continuous improvement and the routine running of the shift to facilitate the warehouse and logistics services within the FCCF at Billingham. The focus for the Logistics Shift Team Lead is on the FCCF warehouse services, storage control, and movement of materials throughout the FCCF. This role also includes the management of the buffer solutions in material staging and buffer storage area.

This role is responsible for managing and working with the Logistic Technicians during the shifts, to ensure targets are adhered to. This will involve working with the team to unload, receipt, store, pick, transfer consumables and raw materials, to ensure targets are adhered to in a safe and compliant manner. This will also involve the logístical moves of buffers within the buffer staging area to Buffer hold as well as moving equipment to external drum/waste storage areas.

The role will work with the Logistic Lead, and Supply Chain to ensure that all materials are brought onto the FCCF site and stored, picked and made available to send to manufacturing assets in line with the production schedules. Good communication is to be maintained between the Shifts, Management, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Grade C or above in GCSE English and Maths.
- Professional qualification in Warehouse or comparable proven experience.- A minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role or discipline with line management responsibilities.- Exerience of using SAP or SAP HANA or Similar Systems.Experience in the implementation of Safe Systems of work.- Experience in managing team members who work shifts.- The management of multiple skills, and compliance in a GMP or similar environment with strict H&S requirements due to the environment

Why work with us?:
At FDB, your passion - your Genki - is your power and we empower you to define what Genki means to you.

When you join us, we will train, develop and support you to become the best you can possibly be. We offer a structured new starter induction programme as well as on-going development training. In addition to this, we offer:

- Competitive salary plus company bonus scheme
- 35 days of holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Salary Sacrifice scheme offering, healthcare, bikes, dental etc.
- Generous pension scheme
- Free parking and electric charging points

**Closing date 20th November 2024**

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