Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.
Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.
Senior Production Manager
Senior Production Managers lead the day-to-day and strategic oversight of manufacturing operations in pharmaceutical, biotech, or cell & gene therapy environments. They are responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality products in a safe, compliant, and efficient manner.
Key responsibilities include:
Overseeing GMP-compliant production teams – Ensuring all manufacturing activities adhere to regulatory standards (MHRA, FDA, EMA) and internal SOPs.
Leading production planning and resource allocation – Managing schedules, batch priorities, and materials availability to meet demand and minimize downtime.
Driving continuous improvement – Using Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen methodologies to streamline workflows, reduce deviations, and enhance efficiency.
Managing team performance and development – Recruiting, training, and mentoring production staff, while fostering a culture of accountability and safety.
Collaborating across functions – Working closely with QA, QC, engineering, supply chain, and validation teams to ensure seamless operations.
Candidates typically have strong GMP knowledge, experience leading multidisciplinary teams, and the ability to manage complex tech transfers or scale-up projects.
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town located in West Sussex in South East England. The cities of Brighton and Chichester are close by and London is only 50 miles away. Worthing is a great place to live and work with good schools and transport links as well as a pier, sports facilities, a theatre, cinemas and a wide variety of shops, restaurants and bars. Worthing also benefits from being located at the foot of the South Downs, the UK’s most recent National Park, which offers fabulous scenery, marked trails for walking, horse riding and mountain biking. Worthing was first inhabited in the Bronze Age, became a farmstead in the Roman era and remained a small agricultural fishing village for centuries after that. Thanks to Princess Amelia, who decided to visit Worthing in 1798 to help her recuperate from TB, Worthing became a fashionable destination for wealthy members of London’s Society to try out the beneficial effects of bathing in the sea. Tourism is still a major employer in Worthing together with pharmaceuticals, medical devices production and financial services.
