1
Full-time
On-site
Horsham, United Kingdom

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Cold Room/Freezers -22degrees, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

Job Description 

Job Title:  Senior Associate, Operations  

Reports To:  Team Leader, Operations 

Group/Division: Thermo Fisher Scientific/BioServices Division 

Career Band:  3 

Job Track: Associate 

Position Location:   Horsham, West Sussex 

Number of Direct Reports:  0 

 

Position Summary 

Supervise small teams to work within any of the following ambient and cold chain operational areas; 

Packaging 

Inventory 

Despatch 

 

Key Responsibilities:   

  • Activities to be carried out in accordance with statutory, regulatory and company policies and procedures 

  • Maintain good housekeeping and promote a safe working environment 

  • Highlight and propose solutions to potential Health and Safety and Quality risks, near misses and accidents to Line Management 

  • Maintain compliance through training and competency programme 

  • Focus on internal customers (Quality, Engineering, Business Planning) and external customers (Clients, Regulatory Bodies, Contractors, Suppliers) priorities  

  • Support department induction programme 

  • Supervise a small team focusing on job and schedule accomplishment 

  • Support management in coaching, development and training. 

  • Highlight and improve process efficiencies to achieve business objectives 

  • Embrace and support process improvement applying PPI/Lean tools 

  • Undertake any other duties on an ad-hoc basis as required by your Line Manager 

 

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications (Preferred but not essential) 

English GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification 

Mathematics GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification 

Spatial Awareness-Diagram interpretation and understanding 

Worked within a GMP environment 

Worked within an operational environment 

Competent in use of electronic and automated equipment 

Supervisory experience