Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards
Job Description
When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, and making sure our food is safe. Your work will have a real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a world-class company serving the scientific community and healthcare industry. We are leaders in providing clinical supply chain management services and clinical supplies distributed to patients worldwide.
Position Summary
The Team Leader – In-Process Inspection (IPI) is responsible for leading and coordinating daily inspection activities within the Press Manufacturing environment.
This role ensures compliance with quality standards, GMP requirements, customer specifications, and operational objectives while supporting team performance, employee development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The Team Leader acts as a key interface between shop floor operations, Quality, Production, Engineering, and Management to ensure timely delivery of high-quality manufactured products.
This position reports directly to the Press Manufacturing Manager.
Your Responsibilities
1. Operations & Inspection Management
- Ensure smooth daily IPI operations within Press Manufacturing
- Coordinate inspection activities across multiple operational areas, including flexographic and digital press production + folding machines
- Monitor daily production schedules and proactively address operational constraints or delays
- Ensure timely completion of inspection activities aligned with manufacturing priorities
- Support inspection execution when operationally required
- Provide visibility on inspection status and operational priorities to management
- Ensure effective shift handover and continuity between teams
- Support manufacturing coverage planning, including overtime coordination when needed
2. Team Management
- Lead, supervise, and support IPI inspectors in daily operations
- Maintain strong shop floor presence and accessibility
- Ensure inspectors comply with established inspection standards and procedures
- Monitor employee performance and support achievement of departmental goals and KPIs
- Provide regular performance feedback and contribute to PMD processes
- Support employee engagement, accountability, and team development
- Promote a positive and collaborative team environment
- Support conflict resolution and day-to-day team management activities
3. Training & People Development
- Ensure onboarding and proper integration of new employees
- Ensure all inspectors are appropriately trained and qualified for their activities
- Evaluate employee competency and maintain training compliance
- Support continuous learning and development opportunities
- Promote team versatility and operational flexibility
- Establish and support annual development objectives for team members
4. Quality, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with SOPs, WIs, Master Forms, customer protocols, and cGMP requirements
- Maintain a safe and compliant working environment
- Promote a strong quality culture within the department
- Support investigations related to:
- Complaints
- Deviations
- Quality events
- Audit observations
- Participate in internal and client audits and support audit readiness activities
- Ensure accurate completion and review of departmental documentation and checklists
- Conduct all activities in accordance with Thermo Fisher safety standards and GMP requirements
5. Cross-functional Coordination & Communication
- Coordinate activities with:
- Production
- Quality Assurance
- Label Design
- Planning / Administration
- IT
- Other operational departments
- Work closely with Press Manufacturing leadership to ensure production priorities are achieved
- Partner with Engineering and IT teams on equipment qualifications, validations, and system updates
- Communicate effectively with vendors regarding automated inspection equipment improvements or issues
- Provide timely responses to internal and external stakeholders when operational issues arise
- Participate in daily operational meetings and escalation discussions
6. Continuous Improvement & Performance Management
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives through PPI and JDI projects
- Identify operational inefficiencies and support implementation of corrective actions
- Support process optimization initiatives within IPI operations
- Monitor and report departmental metrics and operational KPIs
- Maintain accurate area data collection and reporting
- Contribute to standardization and best practice implementation
- Support implementation and revision of SOPs, WIs, and Master Forms
7. Reporting & Operational Support
- Escalate operational risks, quality concerns, and resource constraints proactively
- Provide operational updates and inspection status visibility to management
- Support decision-making through clear communication and reporting
- Assist leadership in maintaining operational continuity and customer satisfaction
- Support aggressive production timelines while maintaining the highest quality standards
Your Profile
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Associate Degree preferred
- 2+ years of inspection and/or proofreading experience required
- 2+ years of pharmaceutical, clinical, packaging, labeling, or related GMP experience preferred
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred
- Experience in QA/QC, manufacturing, packaging, or clinical operations is considered an asset
- Strong knowledge of GMP and regulatory requirements
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
- Ability to work effectively with confidential information
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Fluency in English and German required
Key Competencies
- Strong leadership and team collaboration skills
- High level of accountability and ownership
- Ability to make decisions and solve operational challenges effectively
- Strong problem-solving mindset
- Flexibility and adaptability in a changing operational environment
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timelines
- Strong customer and quality focus
- Strong engagement and shop floor presence