Inspection Assembly & Packaging Operations Manager

Inspection Assembly & Packaging Operations Manager Closing Date: 15th June 2026 (COB)
Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Position Summary
You will lead inspection, assembly and packaging operations at a GSK site in the United Kingdom. You will manage day-to-day production, quality and safety while coaching your team to improve. You will work closely with quality, engineering and supply chain colleagues to deliver on-time, compliant output. We value clear leadership, practical problem solving and a people-first approach.

This role offers visible growth, meaningful impact and a chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Lead and coordinate inspection, assembly and packaging operations to meet safety, quality, schedule and cost targets.
- Develop and coach frontline leaders and operators to build capability and support career growth.
- Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain site quality standards through clear processes and checks.
- Drive continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
- Support new product introductions and transfers by working with engineering, quality and supply chain teams.
- Own operational staffing plans, shift rostering and performance metrics reporting.

Why You?

Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals
- Experience managing production or operations in a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong experience in inspection, assembly or packaging operations.
- Proven experience leading teams, including coaching and performance management.
- Practical knowledge of quality and regulatory requirements relevant to manufacturing.
- Demonstrable track record of delivering continuous improvement or productivity projects.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across functions.

Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus
- Degree or vocational qualification in a technical or manufacturing discipline.
- Experience in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing operations.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar methodologies.

- Experience with shift-based teams and complex rostering.
- Involvement in new product introductions, scale-up or facility transfers.
- Familiarity with electronic batch records or manufacturing execution systems.

Working pattern and location
This is an on-site role at Barnard Castle in the United Kingdom.

What we value in you
You are practical, calm under pressure and focused on developing people. You solve operational issues with a clear, structured approach. You communicate openly and build strong relationships. You act with integrity and put safety and quality first.

How to apply

If this role speaks to your experience and ambitions, we would like to hear from you. Please apply and tell us how your skills and values match this opportunity. We welcome applicants who bring diverse experiences and perspectives and who support an inclusive workplace.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines.

We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health ple and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients,…