Packaging Manager (Inspection, Labelling & Packaging)
We re partnering with a pharmaceutical manufacturing site to appoint a Packaging Manager to lead their Inspection, Labelling and Packaging function.
This is a high-impact leadership role, created to strengthen control, rebuild standards, and drive performance across a critical part of the operation. You ll take ownership of a team and process that sits directly on the frontline of patient safety and product quality.
The Opportunity
This isn't a steady-state role, you ll be stepping into an environment that requires strong leadership, clear direction, and the confidence to challenge and reset standards.
You ll play a key role in ensuring inspection and packaging operations are fully compliant, audit-ready, and operating efficiently, while driving behavioural and process improvements across the team.
The Role
You ll lead the Inspection, Labelling and Packaging function, ensuring sterile products are processed safely, compliantly and to the highest standard.
Working closely with production leadership, you ll balance day-to-day delivery with longer-term improvements, embedding robust processes and raising operational performance.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee the inspection, labelling and packaging of products, with particular focus on sterile operations
Ensure all inspection activities are completed in controlled environments by fully trained personnel
Monitor operational performance, proactively managing risks to product quality and patient safety
Lead, develop and manage a team (circa 17), setting clear expectations and driving accountability
Build and implement structured training and upskilling plans across the team
Plan and coordinate packaging schedules to meet delivery timelines using S&OP data
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, improving efficiency, cost, safety and quality
Embed Lean principles including Visual Management, 5S and Standard Work
Re-establish and strengthen processes where required, ensuring consistency and compliance
What We re Looking For
Strong leadership experience within pharmaceutical packaging or inspection operations
Proven background in sterile GMP manufacturing environments
Experience managing teams in highly regulated, audit-driven settings
Ability to drive change, challenge behaviours and reset standards where needed
Comfortable managing performance and having difficult conversations when required
Strong understanding of GMP, compliance expectations and operational risk
Track record of delivering process improvements and efficiency gains using Lean principles
Why This Role?
Opportunity to take full ownership of a critical function
Visible leadership role reporting directly into the Head of Production
Chance to make a tangible impact, rebuilding processes, improving team performance and elevating quality standards
Work within a regulated sterile manufacturing environment with high accountability
Working Pattern
Monday to Friday
Approx. 07 00
Site-based role in Worthing