Manufacturing Team Lead
Licensed sponsor Manchester Full-time Posted 4 hours ago
Manufacturing Team Leader | Yourgene Health
- Contract type: Full-time / Permanent
- Location: Manchester Science Park (M15 6SH)
- Salary & Benefits: Competitive salary + benefits
If you're a hands-on manufacturing professional ready to step up and lead a team producing diagnostics that genuinely matter, this role puts you at the centre of that work.
Yourgene Health is looking for a Manufacturing Team Leader to oversee lab-based production of assay components and ancillary items. You'll lead the team, drive process improvements, and keep quality and output consistently high.
What you'll be doing
- Plan and schedule laboratory manufacturing activities to meet production targets
- Lead, coach, and manage Manufacturing Technicians, including 1-2-1s, performance reviews, and absence management
- Execute the manufacturing plan in line with SOPs and regulatory standards (ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001)
- Ensure products are delivered on time, to specification, and cost efficiently
- Input works orders and manage purchasing processes in the internal system
- Operate and maintain automated, semi-automated, and manual equipment to a high standard
- Carry out liquid dispensing, precision assembly of small plastics, and packaging, sealing, and labelling
- Liaise with the Quality Department to maintain correct documentation and SOPs
- Resolve non-conformances, manage CAPAs, and conduct document reviews within the QMS
- Contribute to process improvement programmes and report data from non-routine operations
- Comply with all health and safety and COSHH requirements
What we're looking for
- HND or Degree in a Biological Science discipline
- At least 3 years' experience in a manual or semi-automated manufacturing environment
- Experience managing manufacturing and quality control processes
- Familiarity with ISO 13485 Quality Management Systems
- Strong planning, organisational, and time management skills
- Proven leadership and team management ability
- Clear communicator, both verbally and in writing
- Comfortable working in a clean, air-conditioned laboratory setting
- Adaptable and able to learn new equipment quickly
Our values
Delivery Quality | Collaboration | Customer Centricity | Integrity | People First | Ownership
Closing date: Sunday 8th November
If you're ready to lead a team delivering precision manufacturing at the heart of real-world genomic diagnostics, click apply and take the next step in your career.
