Orals Packaging Team Leader

Orals Packaging Team Leader (2 shift)

Closing Date: 5th May 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 the orals packaging team to deliver safe, compliant and high-quality packaging operations. You will coach operators, drive continuous improvement, and work with engineering, quality and supply teams to meet production plans. We value practical leadership, clear communication and a focus on safety and quality. This role offers visible impact, career growth and the chance to contribute to GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Lead and coach the orals packaging team to deliver safe, on-time and quality-controlled packaging output.
- Manage shift activities, work allocation and team handovers to meet daily production targets.
- Monitor adherence to procedures and compliance standards; raise and manage deviations and corrective actions.
- Support continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency, reduce defects and improve safety.
- Work closely with engineering and quality to resolve equipment or process issues and support change controls.
- Develop team capability through training, performance feedback and practical on-the-job coaching.

Why You?

Work arrangement
This role is on-site at our United Kingdom manufacturing location in Worthing. The role will require shift work and participation in a rota that may include days and nights. Exact shift pattern will be agreed with the hiring team.

Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Experience leading teams in a manufacturing or packaging environment.
- Practical knowledge of packaging equipment, line operations and basic troubleshooting.
- Experience working in a regulated or quality-controlled environment.
- Strong communication skills and ability to give clear feedback and instructions in English.
- Demonstrable commitment to safety, quality and following standard operating procedures.
- Ability to work shifts and make calm decisions under operational pressure.

Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Experience in pharmaceutical or medical device packaging operations.
- Experience with electronic batch records, manufacturing execution systems or digital packaging systems.
- Formal training in safety or production management (for example NEBOSH or equivalent).
- Experience leading continuous improvement projects or using structured problem-solving methods.
- Experience managing permit-to-work activities, isolations or safe access procedures.
- Previous experience coaching and developing operator performance on shift.

What we value
We want team members who communicate clearly, act with integrity and support each other. We welcome people who are curious, open to feedback and eager to learn. We look for leaders who put safety and quality first and take pride in delivering reliable results for patients.

How to apply
We want to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and a short note describing a time you led a team to resolve a packaging or production issue. Tell us how you coached others and what the outcome was. We will review applications and contact candidates who best match the role.

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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