Manufacturing Supervisor

Job Introduction
Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra.

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (**D**)edication, (**E**)njoyment, (**C**)ourage, (**H**)onesty, (**R**)elationships and (**A**)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

**The Opportunity**
As a Manufacturing Supervisor you'll be responsible for leading manufacturing activities on shift, providing support to Manufacturing Technicians and lead improvement/culture change to ensure your area constantly delivers against business KPIs. To assist and cover in the absence of the Manufacturing Manager. Ensure compliance to the highest quality standard and compliant to the set GMP guidelines and procedures. To ensure all activities undertaken are within the set Health and Safety guidelines.
- Full responsibility of the shift in terms of allocation of resources, management of staff, production and quality targets ensuring all planned manufacturing activities are carried out in accordance with cGMP, Quality and HSE requirements.
- Manage, develop and motivate direct reporting staff (inc. performance and absence management).
- Work closely with other Shift Supervisors to ensure shift handovers are effective communication tools.
- To ensure that the training skills are met for current and future demands of the shift.
- To coach, support and train direct reports to ensure right first time manufacture and documentation.
- Support a compliance culture within operations, ensuring all team members adhere to SOPs and other documents, and comply with their individual responsibilities to GMP.
- Attend and comply with any planned in house training or on the job training.
- To ensure the efficient and safe use of plant and equipment and supports with completion of risk assessments.
- Maintain the highest standards of housekeeping, cleanliness and personal hygiene within the department.
- Support and guide the team making routine decisions regarding safety and GMP and notify the Manufacturing Manager, as a matter of urgency, if there has been any serious failure of safety or GMP which could affect staff safety or product quality.
- To identify any issues and proactively resolve these using prescribed techniques and escalating if it cannot be resolved.
- Role Model Operational Excellence incentives to drive and improve efficiency and challenge existing processes and behaviours, raising new ideas to improve the current norm.
- Lead investigations for QMS items including deviations, CAPAs, Change Controls and updating SOPs.
- Maintenance of system transactions such as Oracle and checking of manufacturing documentation.
- Deputise in the absence of the Manufacturing Manager (including site emergency procedures).
- Any other reasonable request made by another member of staff.

**So, what do I need to bring to the party**
- Experience of low to medium volume manufacturing/packaging, manual/semi-automated manufacturing processes and managing a team.
- Proven industry experience from a highly regulated GMP manufacturing/packing facility, either from the Pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industry/environment.
- A working knowledge and practical experience of pharmaceutical manufacture and ability to manage time and workload effectively.
- Good knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety compliance.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both with the team and with other areas.
- Proven ability to lead a team and drive change and improvement in that team.

**Benefits**
- Average 36-hour working week (with a day off every other Friday)
- Plenty of training and development opportunities
- 22.5 days annual leave + Bank holidays
- Option to buy a week's holiday each year
- 8% Employer Pension Contribution
- Free access to the Headspace App
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site parking

Dechra is a global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

We are a global leader in veterinary endocrinology and topical dermatology, have a broad portfolio of analgesia, anaesthetics and products for the treatment of pain, and are also recognised as innovators in other specialisations such as the treatment of equine lameness, nutrition and differentiated generics.

We deliver high quality products and services to veterinarians worldwide through our employees and a network of third parties to sustainably improve global animal health and welfare.

Everything we do is underpinned by our Culture