Process Lead

GSK • Zebulon, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Process Lead you will lead day-to-day production activities to deliver safe, high-quality products. You will coordinate people, equipment and schedules on the shop floor. You will coach team members, solve problems and work closely with quality, engineering and planning. We value leaders who are practical, curious and committed to continuous improvement. This role offers clear growth, real impact and aligns with our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• 3+ years’ experience in a process, technical or production operator role in manufacturing.
• Experience leading people or shifts on a production floor.
• Experience running investigations and implementing corrective actions.
• knowledge of standard operating procedures, batch documentation and safety practices.

Nice To Haves

• 2-year associate degree or equivalent education/ experience or actively taking classes to pursue accredited 2 year or 4-year degree in applicable field of study
• Comfortable using production systems and common software tools to record data and monitor performance.
• Demonstrated performance in all Senior Technical Operator and/or Senior Process Operator job roles.
• Organizational skills
• Elevated level of knowledge on product portfolio
• Knowledge of manufacturing process and organization
• Ability to challenge the production planning and production organization as needed.
• Excellent knowledge of written and oral English and French
• Thorough understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness
• Advanced computer skills (focused on MS Office) use software to analyze data & troubleshoot.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to train others on job related tasks.
• Competent at problem solving utilizing 6 step process that identifies root cause.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily management of the coordination of line processing and people allocation, including managing downtime accountability and shift summary information to facilitate the completion of daily assignments and mentoring of associates, assistants, and technicians to ensure assignments are completed on time and in a compliant manner.
• Actively participates and owns monitoring line side performance management process to identify gaps, implement corrective actions, and to escalate any problems occurring in the area that affect product quality, safety and other aspects of line performance.
• Leads and utilizes the GSK Production System standards (i.e., 5s, standard work, problem solving, Gemba, process confirmations, and performance management) towards the goal of Zero Accidents, Zero Defects, and Zero Waste.
• Proactively acts based on performance management confirmations.
• Executes and coaches' problem solving with the team
• Conducts higher level deviation problem solving, creates/process confirms 5S and OSW, and participate in area CIF.
• Delivers against safety, quality, waste & performance objectives defined by strategy deployment.
• Identifies and leads implementation in areas for process improvement or alternative operating methods to increase safety, quality, and equipment efficiency aligned to the strategy with a cross functional team.
• Recognized as a subject matter expert on operations/ process and SAP to provide expert advice on process troubleshooting.
• Operator possesses considerable knowledge of the job and is reliable and able to coordinate team’s activities and produce high quality and high quantity work. Extensive knowledge in specialized functions. A wide and comprehensive acquaintance with and understanding of both general and specific aspects of the job and their practical application to complex problems and situations ordinarily encountered.
• Works in coordination with other associates, assistants, technicians, technical, engineering, and quality to carry out daily job responsibilities and to ensure production activities have the proper representation and engagement as needed.
• Provide support to the supervisor to carry out the relevant department level 1 safety and quality inspections, SOP and Standard Work reviews, and 5s confirmations.
• Actively participates in managing quality performance of the area by generating quality deviations, leading quality deviation investigations, conducting batch documentation review, providing OJT training, and identifying corrective actions.
• Fluent and having expertise in systems/applications required for job performance and to monitor and identify trends (i.e., DELTA, myLearning, FreeWeigh, DISY, Active Plant, IP21, all SAP production transactions, etc).

Benefits

• Our commitment to inclusion is seen as a critical advantage of ours
• Our focus on cultivating a positive work environment that cares for our employees
• Demonstrated opportunities for continued career growth driven by individual ambition
• Leaders that care about their teams and growth of both individuals and the company
• A priority focus on Safety and Quality
• Clean and GMP compliant work environment
• Onsite cafeteria
• Onsite gym
• Temperature-controlled climate
• Licensed, onsite Health & Wellness clinic

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees