Company Description
Who are Advanced Medical Solutions?
AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®, LiquiBandFix8®, LIQUIFIX™, Peters Surgical, Ifabond, Vitalitec and Seal-G®. AMS also supplies wound care dressings such as silver alginates, alginates, and foams through its ActivHeal® brand as well as under white label. Since 2019, the Group has made seven acquisitions: Sealantis, an Israeli developer of innovative internal sealants, Biomatlante, a French developer and manufacturer of surgical biomaterials, Raleigh, a leading UK coater and converter of woundcare and bio-diagnostics materials, AFS Medical, an Austrian specialist surgical business, Connexicon, an Irish tissue adhesives specialist, Syntacoll a German specialist in collagen-based absorbable surgical implants and Peters Surgical a global provider of specialty surgical sutures, mechanical haemostasis and internal cyanoacrylate devices. AMS's products, manufactured in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Thailand, India, the Czech Republic and Israel, are sold globally via a network of multinational or regional partners and distributors, as well as via AMS's own direct sales forces in the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Benelux, India, the Czech Republic and Russia. The Group has R&D innovation hubs in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Israel. Established in 1991, the Group has more than 1,500 employees. For more information, please see www.admedsol.com
Job Description
To manufacture and pack Medical Devices to a high quality standard in line with customer specification. To support the Production Supervisor in all aspects of safety, quality, costs, delivery and people in line with business key performance metrics and business objectives.
This role will report directly to the Production Team Leader.
What will this role involve?
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To have a proactive approach to safety by highlighting any observations or concerns.
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Ensure you and the team are working in a safe manner at all times.
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Ensure high standards of quality are achieved in line with Medical Device Standards ISO13485.
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Ensure products and information is in line with customer specification.
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Work to highest levels of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) across the manufacturing facility.
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Ensure batch documentation and associated documents are complete to a high standard of Good Document Practice (GDP).
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To work to achieve an hourly performance based on standard times.
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To work with the team to keep waste to a minimum escalating to the Production Supervisor when waste is increasing.
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Participate in achieving the production plan in order to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction (On Time in Full – OTIF).
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To actively work to achieve a targeted Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
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To attend your place of work prepared and on time, reporting any absence to the Production Supervisor prior to shift start.
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To develop your skills to enable flexibility within the team.
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To attend and actively participate in a pre shift meeting.
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To effectively Manufacture product according to specification, continually working to identify opportunities to reduce waste and lower costs within the business.
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Required to ensure product quality once trained and competent to do so, escalating to the appropriate person any matters of concern. Liaising closely with other members of the facility.
What we're looking for?
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Educated to GCSE level (including English and Maths) or equivalent.
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Previous experience in manufacturing environment, ideally with cleanroom/medical device experience.
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Understanding of Health and Safety procedures.
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Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
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The ability to accurately follow instructions.
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The ability to read and follow standard procedures.
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Ability to work well within a team.
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Ability to be flexible with working hours to meet business demands.
Additional Information
Shifts: 0600 - 1400 and 1345 - 2145 Monday to Friday. Shifts rotate fortnightly.
Plus casual OT in line with business need.
