Thermo Fisher

Team Leader

Dartford, United Kingdom Full time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

Job Description

Business Job Title: Team Leader

Job Profile Title: Team Leader, Formulation Manufacturing

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Primary Manufacturing Manager, the Team Leader will be responsible for the team manufacturing and testing a broad range of intermediates used in the Dartford products. They will be focused on delivering product right first time based on our customer needs, whilst maintaining safety  and quality performance at all times. This will be achieved by running a flexible, multi-disciplined team and developing manufacturing processes through the use of continuous improvement tools to deliver product effectively and efficiently.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Educated to degree level in a scientific field, or equivalent experience.

Strong understanding of the demands of a manufacturing environment.

Proven leadership skills.

Demonstrated track record of safety and quality improvements within your current role

Responsibilities:

Drive a safety culture, lead by example. Build and maintain a safe work environment with a high level of safety awareness among team members.

Be a role model leader and demonstrate behaviours in line with the 4I values, operations, and leadership competencies.

Accountability for the planning and resourcing to deliver against planned schedule adherence.

Drive high quality standards to enable the team to achieve site RFT targets for paperwork and process.

Accurate recording of data through the Tier board process, root cause any underperforming metrics and put in place effective countermeasures.

Provide leadership to achieve continuous improvement in safety, quality and delivery.

Empower employees to take ownership for their jobs and goals; drive engagement throughout your team. Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.

Lead employees using the PMD process to provide goal setting, feedback, and performance development planning.

Collaborate with internal customers to ensure efficient product realisation, robust problem solving and champion effective partnership throughout the factory.

Deputise for the department manager in their absence.

Management of your team on Workday, including holiday approval, PMD related tasks and the timely input of absence, including documentation from the return to work meeting.

Further duties and responsibilities as required by the business and within the capabilities of the post holder.

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