Engineering Operations Manager (Oral Solid Dose)

Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Ware

Posted Date: Jun 6 2025

The Engineering function at the GSK Ware manufacturing and supply site is responsible for the provision of technical expertise to support the manufacturing, automation, and controls systems for all production operations (ensuring safety, quality and production targets are achieved).

We are looking for an enthusiastic Engineering Manager to join our Oral and Solid Dose (OSD) medicines manufacturing team at the site.

Reporting into a Value Stream Director, you will be a member of the Value Stream Leadership team, accountable for managing an operational engineering team of circa 15 people. The operational engineering teams are responsible for maintenance and break-fix of all equipment within the production area, as well as utilising data to problem solve and look for continue improvement opportunities (to improve performance of the equipment).

It is expected that Engineering Managers develops a depth of understanding for their unit operation, as well as manage via their directly aligned engineering team and matrix aligned domain specialists to achieve performance goals and deliver strategic goals and processes. This includes making improvements and delivery of the Site strategy. Engineering Managers are also the key point of contact for regulatory auditors during inspections.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of the engineering team aligned to the unit operation to deliver Safety, Quality, Compliance, Performance and Culture Objectives (for Engineering and Site Strategy).
• Ensuring team skills are maintained and developed to maintain and improve capacity and capability, including effective coaching of the team.
• Ensuring minor capital projects which are managed by your team meet agreed level of quality, cost and time, support planning and prioritization of capital investment through input into the development of site capital plan and site facility plan applicable to area of operation.
• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with external specialist companies, internal technical authorities and global platform specialists engaged to deliver projects, improvements or provide support services.
  
  
  

“M2 Building”: A key element of this Operational Role over the next 2-3 years is to facilitate the people/change management process of moving from the current OSD manufacturing building (“M”) to the new purpose-built state of the art manufacturing plant (“M2 Building”). This is a unique opportunity and requires a capable person who is forward-thinking, collaborative, and able to provide clear direction during an exciting time while managing well through a time of change.

About You:

This role would suit a motivated person who has strong experience of leading an engineering team, preferably within GMP or highly regulated manufacturing-based environment. As a professional engineer (Chartered or working towards chartered status), you will have a strong track-record of delivery in engineering technical or management positions. You will be required to demonstrate an ability to understand and translate strategy, engage and empower the team to deliver the business aims. You will be focused on providing solutions and continuous improvement.

About Ware Manufacturing Site:

Medicines at Ware are presented as either Respiratory devices or in Oral Solid Dose form, and the site has circa 1,500 highly motivated and capable people working at it. The Ware site holds a unique position in our network a site responsible for launching the company’s pipeline of new medicines in oral and solid dose forms, as well as operating a high-volume commercial production for respiratory devices.

CLOSING DATE for applications: Friday 20th of June 2025 (COB).

Basic Qualifications:

• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer (or currently working towards achieving Chartered Status)
• Engineering degree.
• Relevant experience within an engineering / manufacturing context.
• Demonstrates understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)
  
  
  

Benefits:

GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive base Salary
• Annual bonus based on company performance
• Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses
• Opportunities to attend and partake in industry conferences
• Opportunities for support for professional development and chartership (GSK are accredited by IET, IMechE, IChemE and other professional bodies)
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes
• Employee recognition programmes
  
  
  

If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.

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.

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