Are you looking for an engineering role that allows you to leverage your technical knowledge in a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment?  If so, this Production Manager position could be an ideal opportunity to explore.

Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

As a Production Manager (First Line Leader) at GSK, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality production of our products. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive process improvements, and foster a culture of safety and continuous learning. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about leadership, thrives in a team-oriented environment, and is committed to delivering excellence every day.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Schedule and execute site equipment, facilities and utilities in a qualified state

• Develop strategies to meet requirements for the site master validation plan.

• Plan, organize and prioritize staffing as to manage to the site Master Validation Plan for equipment, facilities and utilities

• Develop and execute documentation and protocols required to support all changes to do the installation of new equipment and manufacturing processes as well as any changes resulting from factory maintenance activities or interventions

• Participate on the site Validation Governance Board in collaboration with other board members and stakeholders and set site wide strategies.

• Make fully informed decisions and provide compliance and technical solutions

• Provide managerial oversight to the assigned team of Engineers to fully develop work potential, prepare for promotional opportunity and provide a sense of job satisfaction

• Maintain a sold understanding of current FDA, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), corporate guidelines, and industry best practices for this field and implement these standards daily

• Responsible for on time compliance records of project engineering department

• Manage department budget and support departmental, plant, and corporate goals

• Manage vendors and consultants to ensure that contracts contain appropriate technical specifications are delivered as required

• Provide technical expertise during regulatory audits

• Participate in site Operational Excellence initiatives and author, review, revise, or approve Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) as required

• Provide technical support for utility systems including purified water systems, compressed air systems, chilled water systems and steam systems

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Associate degree in a science or engineering related discipline or 10+ years plus experience in an equivalent lead role such as Production or Maintenance Lead, etc.

• 3+ years of experience of pharmaceutical processes, systems, equipment and applicable government regulations

• 2+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

• Excellent knowledge of cGMPs.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Proficient in equipment troubleshooting.

• Good management skills.

• Technical expertise in P&ID nomenclature, instrumentation and electrical wiring diagrams.

• Proficient in SAP (work orders, history, maintenance plans).

• Good knowledge of cGMPs, and experience in an FDA regulated environment.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Experience working in a highly regulated Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment

• Experience leading facility equipment programs and leading maintenance teams

• Leadership experience in coaching and collaborative working

About the Zebulon Site 

GSK’s Zebulon site is a global supplier of Respiratory and Solid Dose medicines to patients around the globe and the largest GSK Pharmaceutical secondary manufacturing site in North America.  The site is located less than 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh, Wendell, Knightdale, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Wake Forest.  

Key differentiators about GSK and Zebulon:

• 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 which focuses on Safety and Quality 

• Clean and GMP compliant work environment     

• Onsite cafeteria                                 

• Onsite gym                

• Temperature-controlled climate                                  

• Licensed, onsite Health & Wellness clinic

What we value
We value people who lead with respect, curiosity and practical support. You will join a team that cares about safety, quality and career development. If you are ready to lead a maintenance team and make a measurable impact on supply reliability, please apply. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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