Manufacturing Expansion Transition Technician – B Shift (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom; onsite manufacturing environment with shift-based working

Competitive salary and shift allowance/pay; exact amounts are not specified.

Company

hirify.global manufactures medicines through operational excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, and strong quality and compliance standards.

What you will do

• Support Cell Leads in delivering daily production targets within assigned legacy manufacturing areas.
• Operate, prepare, clean, inspect, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment while maintaining operational readiness.
• Complete production documentation, batch records, system updates, and Documentation Change Requests accurately.
• Support validation activities, including protocol execution, sampling, and associated documentation.
• Participate in root-cause investigations, Kaizen projects, Autonomous Maintenance, waste reduction, yield improvement, and downtime reduction.
• Maintain GMP, Health & Safety, environmental, security, housekeeping, and 5S standards.

Requirements

• Minimum of four GCSEs at Grade C / Level 4 or above, including Mathematics and English, or equivalent qualifications.
• Practical aptitude, reliability, flexibility, willingness to learn, and the ability to work safely in an operational environment.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding manufacturing environment with frequent manual handling, equipment changeovers, cleaning, dismantling, inspection, and reassembly.
• Ability to work shifts and wear PPE and RPE throughout the working day, with exposure to hot, humid, noisy conditions, cleaning chemicals, and pharmaceutical active ingredients.
• The role is limited to legacy manufacturing areas and does not include training, qualification, authorization, or deployment on the new ADHD bead manufacturing unit or other expansion assets.
• Ability to commit to the full two-year fixed-term project contract.

Nice to have

• Approximately two years of experience in manufacturing, production, engineering, mechanical, or a related operational environment.
• Experience in GMP-regulated or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience operating, cleaning, servicing, or maintaining production equipment.
• Knowledge of GMP, 5S, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement, TPM, quality, compliance, or validation activities.
• A-Level qualifications, vocational training, or practical mechanical interests such as vehicle maintenance or engineering hobbies.

Culture & Benefits

• Full training and development in practical, technical, and GMP manufacturing skills.
• Competitive salary, benefits package, and shift allowance/pay.
• Flexible benefits package.
• Supportive, collaborative, and team-focused working environment.
• Opportunity to gain experience in a highly regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment and contribute to a major manufacturing transformation programme.