Job Description

Torbay Pharmaceuticals have an exciting opportunity to join the Business Improvement team as an Improvement Specialist working on our Continuous Improvement Programme.

We are looking for someone with significant GMP knowledge and experience to lead technical and continuous improvement projects primarily within manufacturing and packaging. Experience of manufacturing production and clean rooms is essential for this role.

The Business Improvement and Strategic Change team is a dynamic highly skilled team leading and supporting project across the business. You will lead multiple technical and continuous improvement projects including projects associated with the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products within a sterile controlled environment and the packaging of pharmaceutical products within a controlled environment.

You will be working with stakeholders and subject matter experts across the business to define and deliver improvement initiatives.

You will be able to identify process improvements to ensure greater efficiency and compliance within regulations and best practices and will work with teams across the business to facilitate the implementation of improvements.

You will be responsible for the creation and execution of the project plans using appropriate planning tools.

You will be comfortable challenging existing processes to drive efficiencies.

You should be able to understand and write Technical manuals, SOP’s, validation documents and work instructions

This role is based on site. There may be the opportunity for some remote working based on the project need.

Working for our organisation

Based in Paignton, Torbay Pharmaceuticals is a flagship business within the National Health Service and manufactures and distributes terminally sterilised injectables for the secondary care market in the UK and worldwide. We believe that by thinking and acting differently we can make a positive difference to people’s lives across the world.

The business employs around 200 people and is achieving year on year growth. Our specialist portfolio includes licensed and unlicensed terminally sterilised injectables, high-quality electrolyte solutions for TPN compounding, and a range of non-sterile oral solutions.

At Torbay Pharmaceuticals you’ll work for a truly unique organisation and alongside the most committed people in the business. We have ambitious plans to grow our business over the next few years and we know that we can’t do that without everyone playing their part. That’s why we believe in the One TP way of working.

About you:

You should have a Degree or equivalent level of ability gained through vocational experience

It is essential that you have significant working knowledge of GMP, cleanroom environments, working methods within controlled environments and associated microbiological requirements, COSSH regulations, chemical handling and associated H&S requirements

You should be comfortable providing and presenting technical presentations Experience in workshop facilitation would be an advantage.

It is essential that you have the ability to analyse difficult situations and information, and provide solutions

You will need knowledge of Project Management, Root cause analysis, and Analytical Analysis techniques.

Knowledge of continuous improvement and lean methodologies and process mapping would be an advantage.

Person specification

Qualifications & Skills
Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent level of ability gained through vocational experience within pharmacutical manufacturing
• Ability in providing and presenting technical presentations
• Ability to analyse difficult situations and information, and provide solutions

Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant working knowledge of GMP
• Cleanroom environments, working methods within controlled environments and associated microbiological requirements
• Knowledge of COSSH regulations, chemical handling and associated H&S requirements
• Knowledge of Project Management, Root cause analysis, and Analytical Analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement and lean methodologies

Desirable criteria

• Process mapping experience

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £41,659.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Flexitime
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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