World Leader in Glucose Monitoring, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings.
We have a Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Witney for the manufacture of test strips and biosensors used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes. The Operations group is the largest team in the Witney facility, producing high volumes of test strips and biosensors each year to the stringent quality standards demanded by European and US authorities and our internal quality systems.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Manufacturing workstream in the role of Team Lead, responsible for managing all aspects of the operation of the Manufacturing Unit. This position covers a Day shift pattern of 4 on 4 off.
The Team Lead is expected to ensure activities support a Manufacturing Centre of Excellence, Good Manufacturing Practice, and best-in-class working practices. Responsibilities include:
* Managing and developing a team of employees and leaders within the area of responsibility, being accountable for their performance, and providing direction to ensure product availability, regulatory compliance, and productivity.
* Delivering quality and compliant products on time, in full, and cost-effectively to meet business and customer needs, supporting UK Operational Excellence values and a culture of continuous improvement.
* Facilitating the optimisation of the production area by directing support staff such as leads, Engineering, Schedulers, QA, and technical teams.
* Monitoring and ensuring the overall quality of the product and documentation produced by the Manufacturing Unit.
* Ensuring compliance with EHS regulations and Abbott standards by maintaining EHS systems, programmes, and procedures that manage risks, demonstrating leadership through actions and resource allocation.
* Supporting and driving rapid, compliant transfer and startup of new products and processes in the Manufacturing Unit.
Your focus will be on supporting ongoing process and people development, managing strategic relationships internally and externally, reporting departmental metrics, and delivering critical activities.
Requirements include completed Secondary Level education and exposure to Operations/Manufacturing environments, including knowledge of GMP, Technical, and Quality standards, preferably within a regulated setting.
You should be a natural leader with proven experience in 2nd line management, including strategy, resource planning, and financial management. Experience in developing, mentoring, and coaching teams to support growth and career development is essential. Strong communication skills, an engaging leadership style, and passion for change and continuous improvement are also required.
A track record of achieving objectives, working proactively, and managing time effectively is necessary.
In addition to a COMPETITIVE SALARY, Abbott offers a highly ATTRACTIVE benefits package, including a defined-contribution pension scheme, share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme tailored to individual needs. At Witney, we support a range of initiatives like onsite allotments, couch to 5k, beekeeping, yoga, and more to help employees live life to the fullest.
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