Production Laboratory Shift Lead

Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • East Grinstead, West Sussex
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job DescriptionAs part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.Location/Division Specific Information:The Microbiology Division East Grinstead site is where we manufacture and supply our SensititreTM AST plates to countries all around the world. These plates are used in conjunction with our range of SensititreTM instruments to identify and test the susceptibility of bacteria found in clinical samples and ultimately help to save lives.How will you make an impact:Empower Your Leadership Abilities in an innovative Environment!Thermo Fisher is seeking an ambitious and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Shift Leader. If you are passionate about leading and mentoring others, while working in a fast-paced technical environment, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your leadership skills, make a significant impact on society and ultimately open a world of career opportunities.Click here to find out more about our East Grinstead site and our Sensititre products.What will you do?
  • Coordinate and Supervise: You will play a key role in coordinating and supervising day-to-day manufacturing and resource planning in the production department, ensuring that daily schedules are met, and operations run smoothly.
  • Champion our values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. You will serve as a role model by embodying Thermo Fisher Scientific's Values, placing safety and quality at the forefront of everything we do and continuously challenging yourself and your team to improve processes to deliver excellent customer service.
  • Frontline Leadership: Reporting into the Production Manager, you will lead one of the Production Laboratory shift teams. Working alongside the other shift leaders you will help to foster an environment that will inspire and motivate your team to be successful every day.
  • Set Direction and Lead Meetings: Leading daily meetings to set the daily priorities and direction for your team as well as enabling collaboration and alignment towards the organizational goals.
  • Troubleshooting and Feedback: You will learn how to troubleshoot issues calmly and professionally, providing clear and concise feedback to the business. Your ability to address challenges head-on will help to maintain a seamless production process.
  • Quality Assurance: You will have good attention to detail and set high standards of GMP for your team to follow. You will also be trained to lead on root causing and incident investigations.
  • Training and Development: You will plan the onboarding and ongoing training of new team members, optimizing team efficiency and engagement.
  • Deputize and Accountability: When required, you will deputize for manufacturing management to ensure output and performance targets are met. You will be accountable for production quality output, ensuring it is delivered on time and in full.
How will you get here?
  • Experience in leading small teams within a fast-paced production or laboratory environment.
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, train, and mentor others.
  • Demonstrated technical and leadership skills.
  • This role will be suitable for someone with a science background at A Level, HND, NVQ Level 4 or Science Degree.
  • Attention to detail and a systematic approach to problem-solving.
  • A can-do attitude and a flexible proactive approach.
  • Calm approach and prompt response to critical troubleshooting situations.
  • Customer focused.
What We Offer
  • Competitive pay including Shift Allowance and Overtime where applicable.
  • Annual Performance based Bonus Scheme.
  • Non-Contributory Pension.
  • 31.5 Days Holiday per annum.
  • Subsidized Private Healthcare and other Employee Benefits.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • On site parking.
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain . As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.Apply today!Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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