Supervisor, Production (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Fully site based, Monday–Friday, 9:30am–5:30pm, with flexibility required across all shifts.

Company

hirify.global develops healthcare products and operates manufacturing activities supporting patients across the UK and Ireland.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop Team Leaders, Deputy Team Leaders, and manufacturing associates across multiple aseptic compounding teams.
• Set standards for GMP compliance, safety, performance, and operational excellence on the production floor.
• Monitor production plans and operational KPIs, taking corrective action to improve results.
• Collaborate with Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Logistics to meet business and customer requirements.
• Optimize manufacturing processes, equipment utilization, and resource efficiency; lead continuous improvement and change control activities.
• Support deviation, complaint, and root cause investigations, audit readiness, inspections, documentation, recruitment, talent development, and management cover when required.

Requirements

• Proven people leadership and direct line management experience.
• Experience managing end-to-end manufacturing operations in a complex production environment.
• Demonstrated success leading continuous improvement, optimization, or investigational projects.
• Working knowledge of GMP principles and quality systems.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes and production equipment.
• Experience using data and KPIs for operational decision-making and performance improvement.
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams, communicate effectively at all levels, make risk-based decisions, take ownership, solve problems, manage priorities, handle conflict constructively, and build cross-functional relationships.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and positive team dynamics.

Nice to have

• Experience in pharmaceutical, chemical, industrial, process manufacturing, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience working in cleanroom environments.
• Degree in Life Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on leadership role in a critical, highly regulated manufacturing operation.
• Opportunity to influence operational strategy and deliver products supporting patients across the UK and Ireland.
• Inclusive culture based on courage, trust, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
• Opportunity to develop leadership and technical expertise.