Ridgeway Site Manager in Newbury

The success of a company depends on the passionate people we partner with. Together, let's share our talents. As a global leader in animal health, Ceva Animal Health believes our success is linked to our passionate people researching, developing, producing and supplying innovative health solutions for all animals, which contributes to the future of our diverse planet. We are committed to ensuring the highest possible level of care and well-being for farm animals (poultry, pigs, ruminants), companion animals (dogs and cats) and wildlife. Indeed, our “Together, Beyond Animal Health” vision emphasizes that the health and wellbeing of people, animals and our planet are totally interlinked. More than ever, Ceva is committed to a "One Health" approach.

As part of our “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” policy, Ceva Animal Health is committed to the employment of people with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations throughout the interview process to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience for all applicants. To request an accommodation, please contact a member of the Ceva Talent Acquisition team.

Your missions:

The Site Lead is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, operational performance, and regulatory compliance of the company. The role ensures sustainable growth, profitability, and scientific excellence in the development and supply of autogenous vaccines, while safeguarding quality, biosecurity, and customer trust. It serves as the primary interface with key stakeholders (CEVA Northern Europe technical sales teams, customers, regulators, partners) and drives a high-performance culture across a multidisciplinary team (Production, QC, Supply chain, QA, regulatory, sales).

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the mid- and long-term business strategy aligned with commercial business plans and potential growth opportunities.
• Ensure R&D capacity, Diagnostic and Manufacturing capabilities and resources aligned with strategy and vision for the Site and Autogenous vaccines.
• Monitor industry and scientific developments to improve competitiveness.
• Ensure efficient end-to-end operations for testing, manufacturing and delivering services and products to customers while meeting cost of goods standards, quality standards, and regulatory standards.
• Oversee capacity planning, resource allocation, and cost management.
• Ensure appropriate condition and availability of facilities, machines and equipment.
• Ensure compliance to all relevant local and international regulations while ensuring manufacture of products in line with applicable quality standards and Ceva guidelines.
• Design and execution of method, technology and product transfers from R&D or other manufacturing sites.
• Planning and execution of CAPEX investments in line with the Site Business Strategy and Site improvement Master Plan.
• Demonstrate collaborative and cross-functional teamwork with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Continuous Improvement, and all other support functions both locally and throughout the Ceva global network.
• Establish and operate Tier system with right metrics to monitor operational performance.
• Drive continuous improvement culture and initiatives to develop operational efficiency focusing on site and organization goals and objectives.
• Improve the quality mindset, lead the analyses and problem solving activities to identify root causes of issues and deliver a sustainable solution to avoid reoccurrence.
• Full P&L responsibility. Preparation of annual Budget, planning, controlling and reporting of expenses ensure financial processes are managed in compliance with local and Ceva requirements and processes.
• Actively demonstrate and encourage full commitment for the environment, health and safety in line with local regulations and Ceva standards.
• Ensure staff welfare, productivity and compliance with all legal requirement relating to employment.
• Responsible for building and developing team fitting to the site operational goals and strategic objectives.

Your profile:

Qualifications:

• B.S. /M.S degree or the equivalent in biology with more than 10 years experience in animal vaccine production.
• Work Experience - Minimum of 5 years of management / leadership experience within a Bio Technology environment.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities with track record of tangible improvements.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, P&L, and investment.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to engage and develop cross-functional teams that will drive continuous improvement.
• Client focus - Puts customers satisfaction as the point of focus.
• Shape solutions out of complexity - Develops models to challenge the status quo.
• Collaborate with empathy - Looks for collective effectiveness.
• Drive ambition and accountability - Pushes oneself and others to attain challenging goals.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment which demands flexibility and adaptability to changing targets.
• Strategic view with operational attitude.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels.