Production Supervisor - Visual Inspection

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.


Job Purpose
You will lead visual inspection activities at our Belgium manufacturing site. You will ensure products meet quality standards while keeping people safe and productive. You will coach and develop a small team, work with quality and engineering, and solve production issues quickly. We value hands-on, clear communicators who drive continuous improvement and care for their team. This role offers practical leadership experience, opportunity to grow, and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Key Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Supervise daily visual inspection operations to meet quality, safety and delivery targets.
- Lead, coach and develop inspection operators to build capability and maintain high performance.
- Perform and own investigations of visual defects and non-conformances; drive timely corrective actions.
- Monitor inspection metrics and lead continuous improvement projects to reduce defects and increase yield.
- Ensure compliance with quality systems, documentation, training and change control requirements.
- Collaborate with quality control, engineering, production planning and maintenance to resolve issues and implement improvements.

Why You?

Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals

• Vocational diploma or bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, manufacturing or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience supervising or leading a small team on the shop floor.
• Practical knowledge of quality systems such as deviations, CAPA and change control.
• Strong attention to detail and good problem-solving skills.
• This role is on-site at our Belgium facility; shift work may be required including nights.

Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with visual inspection processes and defect classification.
• Training or practical experience in continuous improvement methods such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Experience supporting audits or inspections and preparing responses.
• Good working knowledge of digital manufacturing tools or manufacturing execution systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively in French and English.

Our culture and what we expect
We focus on patient impact, openness, respect and doing the right thing. We want leaders who take responsibility, learn continuously and help others grow. You will be supported to build new skills, take on wider responsibilities and develop your career. We value inclusion and welcome people who bring their whole selves to work.

Ready to lead, learn and make a real difference? Apply now and tell us how your experience and motivation can help us unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

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.

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