GPS Practitioner Worthing, South East England, England
Job description
Posted Date: Mar 29 2023
We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 1.7 billion packs of medicine and 767 vaccine doses in 2021.
We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst turbo-charging delivery across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of automation and robotics so we can work smarter together.
Find out more: Annual Report 2021
GPS Practitioner (Continuous Improvement Expert)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Expert (GPS Practitioner) to join our team at Worthing site. The Continuous Improvement Expert will be responsible to deploy the 6 standards of the Glaxo Production System effectively across the Worthing site end to end.
As a CI Expert, they will facilitate the embedding of the GPS standardised ways of working and driving the GPS mindset on continuous improvement to support the business strategy of Zero Accidents, Zero Defects and Zero Waste.
In this role you will
Work closely with the leadership team across the site to support the implementation of the GPS system
Lead / Facilitate strategic, high impact and high priority improvement projects/activities
Coach and train others on the GSK production system
Lead or participate in problem solving and kaizen events
Act as a change agent in introducing the 6 GPS standards and GPS standardised ways of working
Working with the site leadership to improve the GPS deployment for all areas
Role model for continuous improvement skills and behaviours
Support the strategy deployment cycle
Support site GPS Lead in identification of priority improvement opportunities
Active in the identification and learning / sharing of best practices between sites and within the site
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 14th March 2023 (COB)
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Why you?
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Ability to engage teams and leadership in CI
Strong knowledge with continuous improvement tools
Excellent problem-solving skills
Demonstrated track record of implementing Lean systems in a manufacturing environment
Experience in a Pharmaceutical and / or Manufacturing environment.
Lean Sigma certified
Good communications skills, capability to communicate at a shop floor to leadership level.
Ability to coach, motivate and mobilise others
Strong reputation and credibility in making things happen
Has the ability to influence those that are not under their direct management.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Demonstrated track record in the Pharmaceutical industry.
Knowledge of Performance Management.
Project and/or Change Management.
Degree and / or correct equivalent experience
Working knowledge of Production (Manufacturing / Packaging), Warehouse and Laboratories.
Highly effective under pressure.
Understand the linkages between improvements in operational performance and financial impact.
Why GSK?
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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
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.
Find out more: Annual Report 2021
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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
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 workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
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