Facilities Supervisor

Please note that this role will be fully on site.

As a member of the Pilot Plant Facilities team at our UK Ware Research and Development site, you will support day-to-day facilities operations, working closely with the Pilot Plant teams, multiple stakeholders such as site operations, service partners and contractors. You will apply practical problem-solving, clear communication to ensure safe, compliant and efficient on-site performance. This hands-on role offers visible impact to drive Pilot Plant objectives, improving site performance and creating opportunities for growth as you help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

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Working pattern: This role follows a day working pattern.

In this role you will

• Lead and coordinate day‑to‑day facilities operations to ensure the facility remains safe, compliant, and fully operational, with work planned and prioritised against agreed schedules.

• Supervise and coordinate contractors and third-party staff, ensuring work is delivered to agreed quality standards, budgets, and timelines.

• Manage facilities maintenance, repairs, and minor projects end‑to‑end, from initial request through planning, execution, and handover.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to streamline processes, control costs, and enhance the overall workplace experience.

• Use site systems to record Pilot Plant activities, inventories, work orders, and to support change control activities for compliant implementation of facility changes.

• Drive continuous improvement by proposing and implementing process enhancements, supporting a 5S culture, and applying OE tools and techniques.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Proven experience in a regulated environment (GMP or equivalent)

• Awareness of building systems such as HVAC, electrical, and BMS at an operational level.

• Experience interacting with contractors, suppliers.

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Practical problem-solving ability.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Awareness of continuous improvement methodologies.

Closing Date for Applications – 6th of May 2026 (COB)

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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Our approach to R&D.   

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 at scale.

People 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, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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