We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.
Position Summary
You will join a production team that fills and packs dermatology products for patients. You will move materials, support production lines, and help maintain high standards of quality and safety. You will work closely with production, quality, engineering and warehouse colleagues. We value people who are reliable, practical and willing to learn. This role offers hands-on skills, clear development routes and a chance to contribute to work that helps people live healthier lives by uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Responsibilities
These responsibilities include some of the following:
1. Stage, retrieve and transfer components, containers and finished packs to support fill and pack lines.
2. Prepare and check batch documentation, labels and reconciliations to maintain traceability.
3. Operate material handling equipment such as pallet trucks and lift trucks safely.
4. Support temperature-controlled handling and storage for sensitive materials.
5. Clean and prepare components and production areas to required standards.
6. Report and escalate production, quality or stock discrepancies and help resolve issues.
Why You?
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
7. Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, or relevant manufacturing experience.
8. Experience in a production, warehouse or manufacturing environment.
9. Ability to read and follow written procedures and complete accurate records.
10. Comfortable working on-site in controlled or clean environments.
11. Willingness to work shift patterns as required for production.
12. Team player with clear communication and a willingness to learn.
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
13. Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare manufacturing.
14. Experience with digital production or warehouse systems (for example MES or ERP).
15. Experience handling temperature-controlled or frozen materials.
16. Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) principles.
17. Forklift or counterbalance truck licence or training.
18. Experience participating in continuous improvement activities.
Working arrangement
This role is on-site at our Barnard Castle manufacturing facility. Shift work is required to meet production needs.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.