Main area MMC - Production Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (This is a new facility. Exact working hours to be confirmed) Job ref 319-7113655LT
Site Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub Town Seaton Delaval Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/04/2025 23:59
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you :
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.
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Job overview
Warehouse Manager – Medicines Manufacturing Centre (MMC)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and proactive Warehouse Manager to join the Medicines Manufacturing Centre (MMC)—a cutting-edge NHS pharmaceutical production facility based in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland.
The MMC is in its final design stages, with facility construction planned through to September 2025. Initially, staff will be employed by Northumbria Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust, with employment transferring to the Medicines Manufacturing Centre Legal Liability Partnership (LLP) upon its formation under TUPE regulations.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
What You’ll Be Doing
* To contribute to the delivery of a GMP compliant warehouse and materials management system that optimises the regional benefit from the £30 million funding provided by NHSE.
* Support the setup and validation of systems to enable the MMC warehouse to operate under a Wholesale Dealer’s Authorisation (WDA(H)) and support the MS Licence for cleanroom activity.
* Provide technical knowledge, advice, and leadership in warehousing best practices, materials handling, goods-in/goods-out processes, and stock control to ensure regulatory compliance.
* Responsible for building and training a new warehouse team and embedding systems to support pharmaceutical production and distribution.
* Manages the team that handles materials and products to a value of approximately £20 million per annum, ensuring traceability, control, and compliance with GDP and GMP standards.
Working for our organisation
Working at MMC
The Medicines Manufacturing Centre (MMC) is a brand-new, purpose-built NHS pharmaceutical production facility located at the Northumbria Innovation and Manufacturing Hub in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Funded with £30 million of investment from NHS England, the MMC will support a secure, sustainable supply chain for critical medicines while creating skilled jobs and driving innovation across the region.
At the MMC, quality, patient safety, and staff wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do. Our leadership team is committed to building a culture of openness, learning, and continuous improvement—offering staff a rare opportunity to help shape the systems, teams, and values of a truly modern NHS manufacturing unit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To support and maintain the materials handling, storage, and distribution systems within the MMC in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), NHS guidance, and MHRA regulations.
* To develop and implement procedures for receiving, storing, picking, dispatching, and returning pharmaceutical materials, consumables, and finished products in line with the MMC’s WDA(H) and MS Licence requirements.
* To lead on warehouse documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), inventory control records, Goods Receipt Notes (GRNs), temperature monitoring logs, and reconciliation activities.
* To coordinate the warehouse's integration with the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS), supporting traceability, segregation, and chain-of-custody processes.
* To manage the Warehouse team during day-to-day operations and longer-term planning.
* To plan and implement a strategy to ensure a robust, compliant, and fit-for-purpose warehouse operation that supports the full product lifecycle—from goods receipt to final dispatch.
* To develop and monitor warehouse KPIs which demonstrate the state of control of the materials management system, and report these to the senior management team.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience with extensive specialist knowledge gained in warehouse inventory management, ideally within pharmaceutical or healthcare environments.
* Current Forklift Truck (FLT) qualifications for Reach and Counterbalance equipment, with relevant operational experience.
* Health & Safety qualifications or equivalent experience in warehouse management.
* Leadership qualification or equivalent experience in leading an operational warehouse inventory management function.
* Additional qualifications or certifications in warehouse management, supply chain management, quality assurance, or management leadership (e.g., ILM or equivalent).
Experience
* Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of procurement and inventory management, including comprehensive experience with stock management and inventory control systems.
* Extensive working knowledge of stock ordering systems, including online systems, remote data capture systems, and purchase order applications.
* In-depth knowledge of stock management and inventory systems.
* Demonstrable experience in maintaining system hierarchies, data accuracy, and operational effectiveness within inventory management software.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
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