WMArchitect Team Leader

Location: BioPure - UK - Havant

Location Type: On-Site

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and motivated WMArchitect Team Leader to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the efficient manufacturing of company products, maintaining a high performing assembly line that is consistent with company standard operating procedures.
• Ensure that a team of WMArchitect operatives are compliant with health and safety standards at all times and maintain all relevant documentation in accordance with the BS EN ISO 14644 clean room requirements, BS EN ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.
• Ensure that the assembly of our single use fluid technology paths are being carried out in accordance with the manufacturing plan.
• Oversee the efficient assembling of WMArchitect products, maintaining product quality by carrying out regular work in progress reviews.
• Address all faults or defects within WMArchitect product and equipment, escalating through the relevant channels when required.
• Organise, prioritise and distribute the daily workload within your team of WMArchitect Operatives.
• Undertake the WMArchitect assembly line set up, operational supervision and line clearance activities.
• Lead the training of the WMArchitect Operatives to ensure the development of a multiskilled and engaged team.
• Maintain all relevant documentation to ensure compliance with the BS EN ISO 14644 clean room requirements, BS EN ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.
• Ensure compliance with the ISO 14001 Environmental Standards.
• Ensure compliance with all company health and safety rules and regulations at all times, including contributing to any company health and safety initiatives and activities.
• Ensure that the daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning operations within the cleanroom environment are carried out in accordance with company procedures to ensure BS EN ISO 14644 clean room compliance.
• Liaise with other Manufacturing Team Leaders and Operators to ensure efficient flow of manufactured product.
• Input and maintain all data required within production support software.
• Manage sickness absence and annual leave requests across your team.
• Lead the daily Level 1 Self-Directed Team board for WMArchitect.
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.

Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of working on an assembly line and following manual assembly techniques of plastic injection moulded products.
• Experience of leading a team of individuals to deliver a specific outcome aligned to a production plan, ideally within a medical/pharmaceutical environment.
• Awareness of the BS EN ISO 14644 clean room requirements, BS EN ISO 9001 and cGMP standards.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, ensuring clear and concise objectives and delivery across the team.
• Ability to identify problems and implement the best solutions in a timely manner to ensure the efficient delivery of the service.
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure the accurate assembly of products and strict adherence to specifications.
• Effective time management with the ability to prioritise tasks and work productively to meet required deadlines.
• Ability to lead the WMArchitect team and develop strong working relationships with all other areas of the business.
• Competent IT user, capable of utilising IT tools such as Microsoft Office packages and production support software.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare.