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Job Title: Operations Manager

Job Location: East Grinstead

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $30 billion and approximately 130,000 employees globally.. We help our customers accelerate life sciences analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory efficiency. Through our elite brands – Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services. 

Brief role summary:

Reporting to the Site Leader the Operations Manager will lead the production team, maintenance and site based technical team.  Working together with EHS, QA, Supply chain and other support functions they will ensure the sites can manufacture, test, and distribute products, thereby delivering an outstanding customer experience.  Open seven days per week.

It supports annual revenue of >$30M per annum.

Responsibilities:

Safety:

Promote a safety-first culture ensuring:All accidents and incidents are reported in timely manner, thoroughly investigated and actions implemented to prevent re-occurrence.Staff actively participate in hazard observation scheme.Completion of workplace inspections working closely with departmental EHS representativeTrained staff support key EHS responsibilities including EHS representative, Fire Warden, First Aiders, Spill Responder & Incident ControllerSafe systems of work are in place for all planned and unplanned tasks through the use of risk assessments, with control measures built in through engineering controls, PPE requirements, or procedural controls.

Quality:

Ensure the site operates within the Quality Management SystemSite is maintained audit ready for both regulatory, internal and customer auditsEnsure everyone is adequately trained.

Customer Service:

Site Capacity is known & understood and always able to support commercial ambition MBD has for SensititreAccountable for ensuring a flexible, trained and agile team is fully in place and in use by ensuring that all staff are both trained and proficient along with sufficient level of cross training to support business demands and training status is maintained / refreshed where required.Drive outstanding performance through a robust & repeatable tiered accountability process and use of problem solving tools.Elevate performance each and every day through their personal actions & dedication, effective collaboration with their wider peer group and mentor of their teams!

Cost:

Oversees and leads spend within the site to meet budgetary and financial objectives with a budgetary spend of approximately £2MEnsure a robust improvement program is in place to drive important metric improvement in safety, quality, customer & costDevelop & gain business approval for capital investment to drive improvements in both compliance, business and productivity.

People:

Leading approximately 65 colleagues both directly (4 immediate reports) and through others:Production Team 50FTEsTechnical Support Team  - 1 direct report for10 scientistsEngineering Team  - 1direct report who leads a team of 2 muti-skilled engineersInstrument Services Team – 3FTEsMentoring for outstanding performanceContinuous Improvement Culture embedded and supportive.Covers all aspects of their role in a safe manner in line with the TFS consistent with the Code of Conduct and the 4i Values.

Minimum Requirements:

Confirmed experience in a manufacturing environmentUnderstanding of health and safety legislation and its practical application in the workplace backed up by IOSH qualification.Detailed understanding of GMP & Quality Management Systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

Confirmed experience working within medical device or pharmaceutical organization

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