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Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.

Main purpose of role:

The Purpose of the Role is to transform sites and establish a sustainable Lean culture by driving the elimination of waste and enabling flow of value to the customer.

The CI Manager will demonstrate accountability for the deployment of Lean Thinking across the site, ensuring alignment with the Site Strategy and Global Operational Excellence.

Main responsibilities:

• Create in conjunction with the Global OPEX Director and Site GM, the lean vision for the site and facilitate the implementation of the Lean Maturity Index to establish an Operational Centre of excellence.

• Facilitate and Coach A3 projects, cross functional kaizen events and multi practitioner teams to drive best practice in process improvement.

• Lead Business Critical Improvement Projects and the associated teams, as directed by the General Manager and SLT.

• Represent the Site by engaging with the Director of Global Operational Excellence, ensuring Global Standards are deployed (Lean Maturity Index), Site Best Practice shared, and results communicated.

• Use margin and cost-based analysis to identify opportunities to implement improvement activity to increase profitability.

• Maintain and report Site cost saving data in support of the Business Cost Reduction Targets.

• Lead, mentor, and Train the Site Team to raise Lean Awareness, develop the lean approach and build in lean capability across all functions.

• Be part of the Site Senior Management team, supporting alignment to site strategy across all departments, challenging non-value adding activity and facilitating Lean Leadership.

Work Experience and Skills Required

Essential

• Experience of leading teams in the Pharmaceutical and/or Medical Device industry (other highly regulated and quality driven industries may be considered)

• Able to demonstrate application of continuous improvement tools and techniques (Kaizen, TPM, SMED, RCA, 5S) to deliver positive outcomes

• Dynamic and ambitious professional with proven delivery record

• Strong team player able to demonstrate ability to lead and facilitate informal and formal teams in the development and delivery of improvement solutions

• Able to work across the Operational organisational environment

• Must be able to work under pressure and co-ordinate multiple activities concurrently

• Hands on approach problem solving and mind set, organised and methodical

• Demonstrated ability to extract critical information to enable effective and appropriate decision making

• Strong understanding of Stakeholder management tools in order to ensure engagement in change at all levels.

• Willing to learn, develop skills and knowledge

• People Management

• Experience of managing finances and tracking of cost savings

Qualifications:

Essential

• Lean Black Belt with at least 5 years’ experience since certification.

• Leadership Qualifications

Regulatory/Industry Responsibilities:

General

• The job holder is responsible for adhering to PCI Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Health, Safety and Environmental rules, General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and other regulatory guidelines.

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:

PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

At PCI, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity – at every level. We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.

Why work for PCI Pharma Services?

At PCI, we have an uncompromising focus on providing quality and operational excellence and providing the industry leading customer experience. Our people make all of this happen, so providing an industry leading experience for our people is equally as important. By creating an authentic culture of purposeful work, we aspire to be an interesting and fulfilling place for talented individuals to grow careers. We live a philosophy of intentional learning combined with real-life experience supported by a fair and competitive rewards program. We are individuals, teams and a company that believes in our purpose and our approach is simple, the people who work at PCI fuel our business; we don’t say no, we figure out how.

PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled