• Job Description

  Req#: 422349

  Process Support Technologist – 2 Years Fixed Term Contract

  Closing Date for Applications – 11th June (COB)

  The role is part of the site MSAT (Manufacturing Science and Technology) team providing day to day technical support for the packaging operations team. This includes provision of trouble-shooting support for production processes and equipment, as well as supporting process and technical investigations (including corrective and preventative actions and internal problem notifications). You will also support and own key compliance processes and respond to customer complaints.

  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.

  Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

  In this role you will:

  • Responsible for day-to-day support to the packaging operations area, providing response with the appropriate sense of urgency, dealing effectively with conflicting priorities, in support of the order fulfilment.
  • Provide troubleshooting support for production processes and equipment. Support process and technical investigations, including corrective and preventative actions and internal problem notifications.
  • Supporting and in some cases owning key compliance processes and activities aligned to the value stream, including but not limited to, Self-Inspections, validation reviews, deviation management, laboratory investigations, CAPA, customer and vendor complaints, and planned change.
  • Identify opportunities to improve the Worthing Orals Business through robust problem solving and continuous improvement, tracking and ensuring beneficial delivery of corrective actions, preventative actions and minor projects for department against measurable targets.
  • Support inspection readiness and manage Audit activities across the aligned department.
  • Ensure correct content is supplied to governance meeting through generation of data for governance packs etc., to enable the department / site to make informed decisions based on data.

  Manufacturing at the Worthing site is for antibiotics. It is advised that you take this into consideration when deciding to apply for this position. We cannot accept applications from individuals that have an allergy to penicillin due to Health and Safety.

  Why you?

  Qualifications & Skills:

  We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

  • Degree level qualification (or strong equivalent experience)
  • Knowledge/understanding of pharmaceutical industry and operational manufacturing operations (eg; oral dose forms and manufacturing/packaging processes)
  • Ability to communicate to and influence a wide range of stakeholders
  • Proficient in computer operations and in key Microsoft applications, including Teams, Word, and Excel.
  • Innovative mindset, willing to challenge the status-quo
  • Planning and organisational skill

  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.

  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.

  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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• About the company

  GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brentford, England.

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