Technical Operations Manager
Closing Date: 2nd July 2026 (COB)
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.
Position Summary
You will lead technical operations within a UK manufacturing site. You will manage day-to-day production, quality and safety while working closely with engineering, quality and supply chain colleagues. You will coach and develop people and lead improvement work to make operations more efficient and reliable. We value clear and practical leadership, curiosity, and a focus on developing others. This role offers visible career growth, meaningful impact and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.
These responsibilities include some of the following:
Lead the technical support model for base business operations, ensuring production teams are supported to meet safety, quality and supply requirements.
Provide technical leadership and prioritisation for production issues requiring process, equipment or facility expertise.
Manage base business risks across sterile processing, aseptic behaviours, critical utilities, facilities and process controls.
Partner with operations and technical teams to resolve escalated issues, restore operations in a controlled manner, and monitor process and facility health through data and trends.
Ensure technical support activity aligns with audit readiness, GMP, EHS, data integrity and site compliance standards.
Support robust investigations, deviations and CAPAs while building technical capability, maintaining effective standards, and providing governance, escalation and performance reporting.
Why You?
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals
- Significant experience managing operations in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams: engineering, quality and supply chain.
- Demonstrable track record of leading teams, coaching and managing performance.
- Experience delivering continuous improvement or productivity projects.
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills in a technical setting.
- Clear communication and stakeholder management across levels.
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus
- Degree or vocational qualification in engineering, science or a technical discipline.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma or other improvement methodologies.
- Experience with new product introductions, scale-up or facility transfers.
- Familiarity with electronic batch records or manufacturing execution systems.
- Experience managing shift-based teams and complex rostering.
Working model
This role is on-site at Barnard Castle. Candidates should be prepared to work from the site and collaborate closely with colleagues on the shop floor.
What we value in you
You are practical and calm under pressure. You set clear expectations and develop people through coaching and feedback. You act with integrity and put safety and quality first. You balance pace with rigour and make decisions based on evidence. You bring energy and a willingness to learn.
Apply now
If this role matches your experience and ambitions, we would like to hear from you. Please apply and tell us how your skills and values match this opportunity. We welcome applicants who bring varied experiences and perspectives and who support an inclusive workplace.
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.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
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