What You'll Do
* Lead & Inspire: Supervise and mentor Production Operatives, ensuring training, development, and a strong culture of safety and performance.
* Own GMP Standards: Maintain full compliance with GMP, regulatory expectations, and Norbrook's quality systems.
* Deliver Operational Excellence: Oversee compounding, raw material assembly, cleaning, and environmental monitoring to achieve production targets.
* Drive Quality: Review batch records, technical documents, and quality data with accuracy and accountability.
* Improve Processes: Lead continuous improvement initiatives, update SOPs, and enhance aseptic practices.
* Solve Problems: Manage deviations, troubleshoot effectively, and support CAPA actions to maintain smooth, compliant production flow.
About The Role
MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR
Location: Newry, Co. Down | Full Time, Permanent
Norbrook Laboratories is recruiting Manufacturing Supervisors to take a pivotal leadership role in our world-class sterile veterinary medicines facility. This is your opportunity to lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and directly shape the quality of life-saving products used across the global animal health industry.
If you're a motivated, quality-driven leader with experience in highly regulated manufacturing—we want to hear from you.
WHY JOIN NORBROOK?
* Reward for Joining Our Team - £750 Sign-On Bonus
* 32 days annual leave (plus long service leave after 5 yrs service)
* Company sick pay
* Paid Bereavement Leave
* Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Pay
* Free life assurance
* Company pension scheme (salary sacrifice scheme)
* Healthcare cash plan
* Wedding leave
* Subsidised Canteen
* Free on-site parking
* E-Car Charging facilities on site
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee perks & recognition schemes
* Well-being initiatives
* Cycle to Work & Tech Purchase Schemes
* Employee Savings Scheme
* Career development and progression pathways
Continental Shift Pattern – Work Smarter
Manufacturing Supervisors will work a continental shift pattern designed to give you more control over your time outside work. With 12-hour shifts and fewer working days, you'll enjoy:
* More days off to spend with family, pursue hobbies, or relax
* Predictable scheduling for easier planning
* Weekend flexibility in some weeks
* Fewer commuting days
What You'll Do
* Lead & Inspire: Supervise and mentor Production Operatives, ensuring training, development, and a strong culture of safety and performance.
* Own GMP Standards: Maintain full compliance with GMP, regulatory expectations, and Norbrook's quality systems.
* Deliver Operational Excellence: Oversee compounding, raw material assembly, cleaning, and environmental monitoring to achieve production targets.
* Drive Quality: Review batch records, technical documents, and quality data with accuracy and accountability.
* Improve Processes: Lead continuous improvement initiatives, update SOPs, and enhance aseptic practices.
* Solve Problems: Manage deviations, troubleshoot effectively, and support CAPA actions to maintain smooth, compliant production flow.
Essential Criteria
* Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally within a regulated or quality-critical industry (e.g. pharmaceutical, medical device, food, chemical).
* Experience leading or coordinating teams, either in a formal supervisory role or as a senior operator / team lead.
* Experience planning people, materials, or equipment to meet production targets.
* Familiarity with production documentation, quality systems, or GMP-style processes (full training provided on site-specific systems).
* Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions in a production environment.
* Ability to work collaboratively with other departments such as Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
* Comfortable using IT systems for reporting and documentation.
* Willingness to work a rotating shift pattern, including nights and weekends, with appropriate handover, support, and rota planning
Desirable Criteria
* Experience in pharmaceutical manufacture.
* Knowledge of cross-contamination control.
Additional Information
* Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
* Applicants from the last 6 months need not reapply.
* Late applications cannot be accepted.
Required Criteria
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o Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally within a regulated or quality-critical industry (e.g. pharmaceutical, medical device, food, chemical).
* Experience leading or coordinating teams, either in a formal supervisory role or as a senior operator / team lead.
* Experience planning people, materials, or equipment to meet production targets.
* Familiarity with production documentation, quality systems, or GMP-style processes (full training provided on site-specific systems).
* Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions in a production environment.
* Ability to work collaboratively with other departments such as Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
* Comfortable using IT systems for reporting and documentation.
* Willingness to work a rotating shift pattern, including nights and weekends, with appropriate handover, support, and rota planning
Desired Criteria
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o Experience in pharmaceutical manufacture.
* Knowledge of cross-contamination control.
Skills Needed
About The Company
Founded in 1969 by the late Lord Ballyedmond in Newry, Norbrook is one of the world's leading manufacturers of veterinary pharmaceuticals. The company develops, produces, and exports a broad portfolio of products for both large and companion animals—antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, antiparasitics, intramammaries and more—with over 300 product registrations.
Norbrook operates multiple world-class manufacturing sites in Northern Ireland (including Newry and Monaghan) and Kenya, and supports its markets through regional sales, technical and regulatory teams. It exports to more than 100 countries and is known for its regulatory compliance (including FDA, EMA & VMD approvals) and ongoing investment in R&D.
For candidates seeking a role in animal health, Norbrook offers a blend of scientific excellence, global impact, and long-term career growth.
Company Culture
At Norbrook, the culture is grounded in scientific excellence, ownership, and community commitment. The company values innovation, continuous improvement, and precision, ensuring its people stay ahead with training and professional development.
Employees often speak of a strong sense of purpose—knowing their work improves animal health globally—and a collaborative environment where quality and compliance matter deeply.
Being family-owned, there remains a close connection between leadership and staff, with transparency, respect, and accountability. Norbrook also places importance on giving back locally—through charity efforts, community engagement, and environmental awareness—making it an employer where work is meaningful not just in product, but in impact.
Company Benefits
Norbrook offers a compelling benefits package designed to support and reward its staff. Employees enjoy competitive salaries, with clearly defined career progression paths.
The company invests heavily in ongoing training, upskilling, and R&D roles, ensuring that technical and scientific employees are supported to grow.
Norbrook also offers strong compliance with regulatory standards, enabling staff to work in environments validated by FDA, EMA, VMD etc. Other benefits include pension provision, health and safety protections, and participation in local community and charitable activities.
With a stable global business, Norbrook provides opportunities for international exposure, cross-region collaboration, and the satisfaction of contributing to animal health worldwide.
Salary
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