Team Manager – Production (Days and Night Shifts) Location: Speke, Liverpool Competitive salary and benefits Shift work (days and nights shifts) - 4 days on/4 days off - 2 days (06:00-18:00), followed by 2 nights (18:00-06:00) and then 4 days off At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being ambitious, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. Speke is one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca. Providing an excellent environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s meaningful to us that people bring their full potential to work every day. We are looking for a Manufacturing Team Manager to join us on a permanent basis. This role is on a days and nights shift pattern. What you'll do: Direct line-management for their team, including the setting of annual performance objectives, quarterly performance reviews, absence management and the identification of development opportunities for team members. Where required, line management responsibility extends to all operator staff. Collaborate across multiple levels and departments to deliver efficient day-to-day management of the production processes, ensuring all production goals are achieved and plans are established and executed to achieve product supply requirements on a 0–6-month horizon. Follow required standards with respect to documentation, good housekeeping, cGMP, health and safety, timekeeping, regulatory legislative requirements and in accordance with the Code of Conduct, quality manual and any other company policies and procedures. Take ownership of, and be responsible for, all actions undertaken as part of the role, to ensure commitments to the organisation and colleagues are always met. To ensure the necessary documentation for the activities carried out e.g. batch documentation, SOPs etc are accurate and correctly completed by the manufacturing representatives and that procedures are reviewed in a timely manner to identify improvement opportunities. Responsible for completing investigations into process deviations, environmental excursions, and SHE related incidents. To contribute to and initiate the necessary training curricula and the on the job training required by the team members in order for team to complete its role. To ensure that a competency assessment is undertaken for all core team members and that Personal Learning Plans (PLPs) are in place for staff. Lead daily operations meetings, prioritise and action any issues raised in a timely manner and with the appropriate resource. Responsible for developing and executing a team development plan in line with the manufacturing operations strategy. Ensure Operational Excellence is integrated into the teams responsibilities inclusive of embracing a continuous improvement philosophy and a “Right First Time From Me” attitude to all operations. Essential Skills & Experience Experience of managing large teams within a manufacturing environment Hands on management experience dealing with performance and absence management. A good awareness and understanding of GMP and HS&E requirements within a regulatory environment Experience of implementing Lean practises to deliver tangible operational improvements Understanding of electronic quality systems Good technical and compliance understanding of specific process stages and equipment involved Excellent communication, organisational, planning and time management skills Capable of managing multiple workstreams and competing priorities simultaneously Capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels in the organisation and obtaining support from other areas as and when required There are so many fantastic employee benefits that AstraZeneca offer! AstraZeneca can offer a competitive salary, private healthcare, a fantastic holiday allowance, phenomenal training and development opportunities and much more. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation, to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, ground-breaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey! Date Posted 25-Nov-2025 Closing Date 08-Dec-2025 Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges. There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities. Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all. Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking. We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions. As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day. This is your life at AstraZeneca.