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Site Name: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle
Posted Date: Feb 5 2025
First Line Leader
(1x Permanent & 1x 12 months FTC/Secondment)
Shift work pattern (Potential 24/7 or Day Shifts)
The purpose of the First Line Leader (FLL) role is 'to develop and enable a first touch team of operators to consistently deliver outstanding safety, quality, service and value to the person at the end of our supply chain'. The role has a direct hour by hour impact on the ambition of the GMS Strategy to achieve the three zeros on Accidents, Defects and Waste. It is key role in ensuring that the business strategy is delivered through an engaged, motivated and capable team of staff.
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
In this role you will:
* Lead and coach teams on shift to ensure adherence to standards for safety, quality, compliance and output.
* Provide coaching and development to improve behaviour and performance of individuals and the team whilst holding people to account for the duties that they are responsible.
* Drive Performance Management using all the GPS principles.
* Manage a team in line with all GSK and Barnard Castle specific policies and procedures, liaising effectively with central and site HR to be compliant and mitigate risk.
* Be proactive in driving a positive Safety culture.
* Establish a fully trained and capable team which are high performing and forward thinking to achieve results while remaining safe and compliant.
Why you?
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Previous team leadership experience is highly advantageous.
* Demonstrated ability of leadership skills including setting clear expectations, providing positive reinforcing feedback and dealing with issues as they arise.
* Active participation in problem solving and striving for continuous improvement.
* The ability to coach and inspire others to improve.
* Ability to take decisions to stop production if a standard is not being adhered to.
* Previous manufacturing environment experience is advantageous.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Inhalations Experience
* Track record of engagement in problem solving on issues with evidence of leadership of small teams.
* Strong interpersonal, leadership and influencing skills.
* Personal resilience.
* Understanding of GPS principles
* Willing to develop self and others.
Closing Date for Applications: 19th February (COB)
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
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.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391. The helpline is available from 8.30am to 12.00 noon Monday to Friday, during bank holidays these times and days may vary.
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