Despatch Team Leader at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Horsham, England, United Kingdom

Thermo Fisher Scientific Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Laboratory ServicesIndustries

Requirements

  • 5 x GCSE or equivalent experience/qualification (including English and Mathematics)
  • Worked within a GMP environment
  • Worked within an operational environment
  • Competent in use of electronic and automated equipment
  • Management experience

Responsibilities

  • Activities to be carried out in accordance with statutory, regulatory and company policies and procedures
  • Maintain good housekeeping and promote a safe working environment
  • Highlight and address potential Health and Safety and Quality risks, near misses and accidents to Line Management
  • Coordinate Health and Safety and Quality incident investigations and actions
  • Maintain compliance through training and competency programme
  • Focus on internal customers (Quality, Engineering, Business Planning, HR, IT, Facilities) and external customers (Clients, Regulatory Bodies, Contractors, Suppliers) priorities
  • Support department induction programme
  • Manage a team focused on job and schedule accomplishment
  • Manage department coaching, development and training
  • Demonstrate Role Model Leadership competencies
  • Allocation and optimization of resource
  • Understanding of capacity and process demand and alignment against schedule
  • Maintain and improve process efficiencies to achieve business objectives
  • Understand, support and coach team in utilising PPI/Lean tools for process improvement
  • Initiate and manage small teams to work on initiatives
  • Develop, maintain, trend and report Key Performance Indicators
  • Authority to sign off time sheets, raise Purchase Orders and administration of absence management
  • Undertake any other duties on an ad-hoc basis as required by your Line Manager

Skills

Team Leadership
Operations Management
Health and Safety
Quality Compliance
Training and Competency
Inventory Management
Packaging Operations
Despatch Coordination
Cold Chain
Risk Management
Incident Investigation

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Provides life sciences products and services

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters
1956Year Founded
$17MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition in single-use bioprocessing may impact market share.
Sale of anatomical pathology business could create a temporary product gap.
Investment in miDiagnostics may face regulatory challenges affecting returns.

Differentiation

Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive range of life sciences products and services.
Their well-known brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, and Invitrogen.
They provide strong customer support and educational resources to optimize client workflows.

Upsides

Expansion of biologics production facility enhances capacity for precision biologics monitoring.
Investment in miDiagnostics aligns with demand for rapid diagnostic solutions in BioPharma.
Collaboration with Mainz Biomed positions them in the growing cancer detection market.

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