Shift Team Lead

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The Opportunity

QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

Shift Team Lead

As QuidelOrtho continues to grow, we are seeking to appoint a Shift Team Lead to join our BioVue Dispensing department in Pencoed on a permanent basis. This role will work a 24/7 shift pattern.

About QuidelOrtho, Pencoed

QuidelOrtho has been manufacturing products in South Wales for over 40 years. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, based in Pencoed, employs over 600 people who are involved in the manufacture and supply of clinical laboratory and immunohematology products to sites across the globe.

Our Pencoed team manufacture a large menu of immunohematology products used in transfusion medicine; in addition to a large menu of immunoassay products encompassing a range of disease categories.

On site we have a range of functions operating globally & locally. All our employees are working towards one common goal, to help save and improve lives through diagnostics.

Your New Role

As a Shift Team Lead at QuidelOrtho, you will organise and lead a shift within our BioVue Dispensing department at the Pencoed manufacturing site. The shift will be responsible for the production and testing of finished products to meet business output needs. You will act as focus for communication with other work areas and managing resources to meet production demands whilst ensuring compliance with EHS, quality, and business systems.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Prioritise and schedule work to meet business needs within the frameworks of EHS, quality and compliance. Able to deploy resources appropriately and escalate concerns.
• Run daily departmental meetings, presenting metrics and highlighting issues to support functions. Attend cross-functional production meetings e.g., OTIF or Hatch updating status and act as focus for communication with other work groups.
• Provide the leadership and training required to achieve empowered and motivated individuals and effective co-operation within and between teams through mentoring and coaching as appropriate.
• Actively manage attendance and performance of direct reports. Deliver employee appraisals to agreed timetable and assists in the provision of development plans, selection, and recruitment of employees.
• Keep accurate records and measures of test methods, results, and performance indices. Able to monitor and analyse production data e.g., OEE, MUV & FPA to determine efficiency and effectiveness of groups output.
• Operate in line with company quality standards such as ISO9001 and appropriate regulatory authorities such as US FDA or TUV and ensures team members also operate in line with these standards.
• Assists in preparation for audits by external bodies
• Take Operations lead for Quality related issues and responsibility for assigned actions.
• Lead decision maker out of core hours, escalating as appropriate, take lead out of hours for site emergencies liaising with external groups as required.
• Work on production line as necessary to cover breaks and absence.
• Develop pipeline of improvement projects for area, lead improvement initiatives in productivity or quality gains.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Degree qualified or relevant operational experience in a related manufacturing area.
• Experience within related function ideally in a highly regulated manufacturing environment (Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals or Consumer) is preferred.
• Experience within a leadership position is required.
• Ability to communicate to peers and ability to carry out structured problem solving.
• Knowledge of lean and process excellence tools.
• Good understanding and demonstrated application of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Good understanding of the QuidelOrtho Core Behaviours such as – ‘Thrive Together’, ‘Make It Happen’, ‘Commit to Service’ and ‘Embrace Inclusion’
• Experience in managing projects and be able to prioritise when performing multiple tasks.
• Shift: The ability to work a 24/7 shift pattern.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Yearly Salary Reviews
• Attractive Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical (If applicable)
• LinkedIn Learning
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Onsite Gym
• Subsidised Canteen
• 25 days Holidays + 8 Bank Holidays (Milestone Increases Available)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Reward & Recognition Programmes
• State-Of-The-Art facilities
• Exceptional career developmental prospects
• Strong culture centred around collaboration & customer focus.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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