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Manufacturing Manager

My client is a progressive company within the Diagnostics sector. They are actively recruiting for a Manufacturing Manager to join on a permanent basis

The role reports into the General Manager and forms part of the Senior team on site, its a functional head for Manufacturing function on site.

This position requires someone with extensive proven experience in manufacturing. The successful applicant will be heavily involved in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, six sigma etc.

Job Purpose
To lead a multi-discipline function responsible for the manufacture of reagents for immunodiagnostic kits.

To ensure that manufactured reagents meet all internal and external performance requirements.

To be highly influential in producing appropriate production strategies and developments, maintaining and motivating a high calibre staff and representing both site and company as necessary.

This role reports to the General Manager.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure that bulk components for our diagnostic kits are manufactured on time and to the required standard, using cost effective methods and processes that comply with GMP and recognised quality systems thereby ensuring that sufficient stock of quality products is always available to meet customers needs.

Agglutination Reagent Production: This group is responsible for coating latex particles with antibody prepared by the Immunomicrobiology group. Controls are prepared using whole or processed bacteria. The reagents must meet pre-defined specifications for sensitivity and specificity. The output of the group is liquid reagents in bulks up to 20 litres. There are currently 10 - 12 staff in the group.

EIA Reagent Production: This group produces the optimised reagents and controls necessary for our range of ELISA and Immunofluorescence assays. The output of the group is liquid reagents in bulks up to 20 litres, microplates coated with antibody and slides coated with viral control material. This group is currently expanding and we expect to have approximately 15 -18 staff by the end of 2009.

Filling and Prep: This group is responsible for the filling and labelling of kit components. They operate under class 100,000 clean room conditions. There are a number of automated filling machines, labelling machines and a freeze-drier in the area. The Prep area provides a service function to the technical activities of the laboratories and the Filling area. Currently there are approximately 15 staff between both areas.

To ensure that the EIA manufacturing, Immunoconjugation and Plate coating groups work as a cohesive unit. The Immunoconjugation group is outside of the direct control of the job holder.

Through the management of the EIA function, to ensure that the manufacturing of products transferred from other sites are successfully integrated.

To ensure that the Manufacturing group complies with the company quality policies and procedures.


Responsible for the hiring of staff, discipline, training and staff development.

To develop staff through training, 1 to 1s and the appraisal process.

To contribute to the overall performance of the business as a member of the Site Management Team.

Responsible for familiarising and complying with all health, safety and environmental rules, policies, procedures and any other instructions relevant to working within their area of the company.

Any other tasks/duties deemed to be within the competence of the post-holder.

To succeed in this role the person should be someone who has drive, ambition and passion about what they do. Someone who is going to make a great difference in our business.

To be considered please apply now.

The recruiter has stated that all applicants for this job should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the UK. Carlisle Staffing plc, trading as SRG is an Employment Business/Agency.

SRG winners of the 2008 Recruiter Awards for Excellence: Best Candidate Care and Best Health Care/Medical Recruitment Firm.