Thermo Fisher Scientific
Sr Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
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Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards
Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
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As a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will guide and support engineering team in Newport, UK to drive operational excellence and innovation across our manufacturing facilities. You will provide strategic direction and technical leadership for manufacturing processes, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement projects while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, you'll optimize production efficiency, implement new technologies, and deliver solutions that enable our mission of making the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
REQUIREMENTS
- Advanced degree or Bachelor's degree with proven experience in regulated manufacturing environments, including pharmaceutical, medical device, or related industries.
- Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Chemical) or related technical field.
- Industry certifications in Six Sigma, PMP, or related areas are beneficial.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and facilitating organizational change.
- Demonstrated success implementing automation, digitalization and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong understanding of cGMP, ISO standards and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience with new product introductions, technology transfers and process validation.
- Expertise in lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodology and practical process improvements (PPI).
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans aligned with business objectives.
- Strong project management skills and experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities with data-driven decision making.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency with manufacturing systems, automation platforms and quality tools.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Experience with capital project planning, budgeting and resource allocation.
- Travel required (typically 10-20%).
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About Thermo Fisher
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us.
As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.
#StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.
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