Join Ipsen Wrexham at an exciting time, where you’ll contribute to the manufacture of novel and innovative oncology therapies. This is a unique opportunity to advance cutting-edge treatments, working at the forefront of science to deliver life-changing medicines for patients worldwide. We’re looking for a proactive and people-focused Production Team Leader to lead a high-performing manufacturing team. In this role, you’ll take ownership of daily operations—ensuring production is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while driving continuous improvement and developing your team. This is a temporary role until end of Dec 2027.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a team to deliver strong performance and engagement
- Ensure production schedules are achieved on time and in full
- Maintain strict quality, compliance, and safety standards (cGMP & EHS)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and improve processes
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and performance
- Monitor KPIs and ensure accurate documentation and reporting
Knowledge, skills and experience:
- Experience in a similar role from the pharma industry, ideally from aseptic manufacturing
- Previous people management experience or a natural leader with the ability to lead successful teams
- Ideally project management or tech transfer skills
If you’re a natural leader who thrives on improving performance, developing people, and delivering results—we’d love to hear from you.
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