Process Improvement Lean Facilitator; SF&A Nights

Process Improvement Lean Facilitator (SF&A) - Nights Friday to Sunday

Location: Macclesfield

Permanent Nights - 38 hours per week

At AstraZeneca we are redefining what a biopharmaceutical company can achieve. Our innovative approach opens up new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Join us as a Process Improvement Lean Facilitator – Nights upon Syringe Fill & Assembly at our sterile manufacturing plants on the expansive Macclesfield campus where we are driving ambitious redevelopment grounded in Chemistry Packing and Complex Parenterals.

Are you ready to lead continuous improvement at the heart of night shift manufacturing, accelerating quality batch release and raising performance where it matters most? In this role your lean leadership will translate bold ambition into day‑to‑day results, strengthening safety, quality, supply, cost and people outcomes while shortening the path from molecule to medicine.

You will be the trusted facilitator for the plant improvement portfolio during night operations, partnering with Production Leads, Improvement/Reliability Engineers and the business area to prioritise resources against the wider scorecard. Your work will improve organisational strength and create a solid “Right from the start” quality culture. It will ensure seamless coordination with Quality to deliver products to patients while maintaining compliance.

• Lean Leadership
  
  Coaching:
  
  Develop an environment that supports lean leadership. Mentor teams to adopt lean methods that improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Night Shift Improvement Portfolio:
  Serve as the night shift contact in the plant improvement portfolio process, collaborating with Production Leads, Improvement/Reliability Engineers and the business area to prioritise and deploy resources that lift performance against the scorecard.
• Change Management and Compliance:
  Support change management activities, contribute to impact assessments and provide technical expertise on potential effects to procedural and manufacturing compliance.
• SQSCP Performance Monitoring:
  Monitor SQSCP performance for assets and production teams; react proactively to signals to protect stability and accelerate recovery.
• Continuous Improvement Culture:
  Coach production teams to embed lean and continuous improvement methodologies across night operations, fostering a culture of operational excellence.
• Self-Inspection and QMS Compliance:
  Perform self-inspections to confirm compliance with approved procedures and processes and AstraZeneca Quality Management Systems; address non-conformance and track actions to timely completion.
• Structured Problem‑Solving:
  Provide expertise using structured methodologies to address complex operational challenges, translating root causes into sustainable countermeasures.
• Kaizen Leadership:
  Lead and support Kaizen sessions and collaborative workshops to drive rapid improvement and engage cross‑functional teams in practical problem‑solving.
• Lean Maturity Reviews:
  Conduct lean maturity reviews to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement, shaping a clear path to higher performance.
• Cross‑Functional Improvement:
  Identify and scope cross‑functional improvement projects to increase plant utilisation and deliver unconstrained customer supply.

• Experience embedding a culture of lean leadership and coaching teams in lean ways of working.
• Proven facilitation skills across production improvement, reliability engineering and business area to prioritise and deploy resources effectively.
• Ability to support change management, perform impact assessments and advise on procedural and manufacturing compliance.
• Strong communicator able to act as a bridge between production and Quality to enable efficient batch release.
• Experience coaching production teams to embed continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience conducting self-inspections against approved procedures, processes and Quality Management Systems with a focus on corrective action follow‑through.
• Working knowledge of GMP and ALCOA principles with experience reviewing manufacturing batch records for compliance.
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