Manufacturing Expansion Transition Technician – A Shift (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: GB Cambridge, Bard Manufacturing Facility; onsite, shift-based manufacturing work

Company

hirify.global’s Bard facility manufactures medicines with a focus on operational excellence, quality, compliance, and reliable patient supply.

What you will do

• Support Cell Leads in delivering daily production targets within assigned legacy manufacturing areas.
• Prepare, operate, clean, inspect, and maintain manufacturing equipment and production areas.
• Maintain production continuity, complete shift handovers, and escalate issues affecting output or product quality.
• Contribute to root-cause investigations, validation activities, troubleshooting, and equipment reliability initiatives.
• Support continuous-improvement work, including Kaizen, 5S, waste reduction, yield improvement, and autonomous maintenance.
• Complete production documentation accurately and maintain GMP, Health & Safety, security, and environmental compliance.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade C / Level 4 or above, including Mathematics and English, or equivalent qualifications.
• Practical aptitude, reliability, flexibility, attention to detail, and willingness to learn; full training is provided.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding manufacturing environment with manual handling, equipment changeovers, PPE, RPE, cleaning chemicals, and pharmaceutical active ingredients.
• Ability to work shifts and commit to the full two-year fixed-term contract.
• Knowledge of GMP, 5S, Kaizen, continuous improvement, TPM, equipment care, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in GMP manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, equipment operation, maintenance, quality, or validation is desirable but not essential.

Nice to have

• A-Levels or an equivalent vocational qualification.
• Approximately two years of manufacturing, production, engineering, mechanical, or related operational experience.
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience or knowledge of process equipment maintenance.
• Practical or mechanical interests, such as vehicle maintenance, car mechanics, or engineering hobbies.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary, shift allowance or pay, and a flexible benefits package.
• Full training and development in practical, technical, and GMP manufacturing skills.
• Experience within a highly regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Supportive, collaborative, and inclusive workplace focused on safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to support a major manufacturing transformation programme and continuity of patient supply.

Hiring process

• Successful candidates receive full training for the assigned legacy manufacturing operations.
• The role does not include training, qualification, authorization, or deployment on the new ADHD bead manufacturing unit or expansion assets.