Manufacturing Operations Lead – Antigen Production

Our Company:

Our Companyinvents fora more hopeful tomorrow. Our Company is inventing medicines and vaccines for many of the worlds most challenging diseases through our diversified portfolio of prescription medicines vaccines biologictherapiesand animal health products. We have always been and always will beinventing and we do it for the single greatest purpose: Life.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity knowledge imagination skilldiversityand teamwork of our people. To this end we strive to create an environment of mutual respectencouragementand teamwork. As part of our global teamyoullhave the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Our Company in Australia and New Zealandoperatesin a highly regulated and competitive environment.Our successlargely dependson our ability to build customer loyalty andoptimizethe return on customer segments.Success is often dependent on getting new products to market quickly and reimbursed at a price acceptable to both the market and the organization.Our success depends onhigh levelsof market penetration and effective management of emerging and existing customers. This requiresa high levelof collaboration with stakeholders and a sense of urgency in our activities.

About this role:

As Manufacturing Operations Lead Antigen you bringstrategic vision and operational excellence together.

The Upper Hutt site is a key global supplier of animal health antigens and plays a critical role in supplying products to markets around the world. You have direct impact by ensuring reliable supply of products that meet quality and regulatory requirements whileremainingcost competitive.

As a member of the Site Leadership Team you help shape site strategy operationalperformanceand continuous improvement initiatives. You are accountable for Antigen Production operations spanning Media Production Seeding and Fermentation and Centrifuge and Processing.

You lead 6 direct reports and approximately 50 employees coaching teams to achieve targets across people safety qualitydeliveryand cost performance.

Key Leadership Responsibilities include:

• Leadership and Strategy- As a member of the Site Leadership Team contribute to the strategic direction and long-term success of the Upper Hutt site:

• Developing / adapting site strategy toidentifyand prioritize key site projects and KPIs and track strategic performance through senior leadership reviews.

• Sponsor site strategic workstreams and own translation of workstream strategy to specific site and Antigen Production targets and projects.

• Strengthen Site Leadership Team effectiveness through collaborationcommunicationand an open feedback culture.

• Foster an inclusive culture where colleagues feel respectedvaluedand able to contribute at their best. (e.g.DiversityEquityand Inclusion initiatives).

• On the Job Development of your managers and teamsthrough:

• Lead and develop a team of 3 Antigen Production managers and 3 specialists providing guidance training and performance evaluations.

• Coach and continuously improve daily and weekly cross-functional performance management forums to drive prioritizationalignmentand accountability.

• Conduct routine 1:1s and on-floor coaching to strengthen management systems develop team capability and actively manage succession planning.

• Embed a culture of continuous improvement by empowering teams to solve problems at the rightlevelleveraginglean manufacturing methodologies.

• Promote a strong safety and compliance culture through active leadership presence on the manufacturing floor.

• Support Daily Management activitiesthrough:

• Maintain management systems that align make-test-release schedules and rapidlyidentifyand resolve operational issues and improvement opportunities.

• Effective operational review meetings and shop-floor engagement processes to ensure operational performance meets budget/forecastexpectationsand our improving compliance culture meets all legal safetyqualityand financial compliance requirements.

• You own relevant site wide Safety and Quality Systems and mentor the Sub System Owners to establish more efficient and effective standards.

• Accountable for people safety qualitydeliveryand cost across Antigen Production.

• Ensure all legal requirements are met including but not limited to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS):
  

• Ensure all hazards and environmental aspects in your areas areidentified documentedassessedand controlledin accordance withEHS procedures
  

• Ensure all hazards and environmental aspects in your areas are identified documented assessed and controlled in accordance with EHS procedures.
  

• Develop EHS objectives targets and performance indicators establish EHS improvement projects and review progress.
  

• Ensure employees receive appropriate EHS training instruction and supervision to perform their work safely and responsibly.
  

• Compile EHS reports as required by management regulatory authorities and others.
  

• Identify and record EHS monitoring requirements and implement appropriate monitoring.
  

• Ensure scheduled audits and inspections (for which you are responsible) are conducted and necessary corrective actions are developed and completed

Key competencies skills & experience:

• Academic working and thinking level in (Bio)Technology Chemistry Business Management or equivalent.

• Significant leadership experience within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment ideally in biologics pharmaceutical biotechnologyvaccineor related industries.

• Demonstrated Continuous Improvement Strategic and Change Management skills to define and translate high level strategies in operational and interpersonal expectations.

• A strong teamplayer with excellent communicationorganisationaland interpersonalskillsand ability to collaborate effectively across multiple functionsteamsand stakeholders.

Enterprise Leadership Skills

• The selectedleader personaoutlines the 15 Enterprise Leadership Skills and expectations applicable to the position and how to applythe leadershipskills to the role. You may click the links below to learn more details.Foundationally all employees must exhibit the skills as described under the Individual Leader persona.

Multi-Team Leader

ShapeFutureEntrepreneurshipUnlockPotential EmotionalIntelligenceDeliverImpact Execution Excellence Business Savviness Networking and Partnerships Change Catalyst Strategic Planning Coaching and Development Ownership and Accountability Decision Making DiversityEquityand Inclusion Innovation Talent Growth Influence Motivation and Inspiration

Ways of Working

Win as one team

Focus on what matters

Act with urgency

Experiment learn and adapt

Embrace diversity and inclusion

Speak up and be open-minded

Our Values

Patients First

Ethics and Integrity

Respect for People

Innovation and Scientific Excellence

Disclaimer

The information in this description has been designed toindicatethe general nature and level of work performed by colleagues within this classification.It is not designed tocontainor be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualificationsrequired ofcolleagues assigned to this job.