About the Role:
Join a fast-growing pharmaceutical manufacturing site entering a significant phase of expansion and transformation. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role with full accountability for end-to-end Production and Packaging operations across a complex, multi-technology environment. You will play a central role in scaling operations, modernising the site, and preparing the business for increased FDA-regulated activity.
This position offers real scope, visibility, and influence for an operations leader who thrives in dynamic, high-expectation environments and enjoys building and improving manufacturing organisations at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
Site Operations Leadership: Take full ownership of Production and Packaging activities at site level, ensuring delivery against safety, quality, cost, and performance objectives.
Manufacturing Excellence: Lead multi-technology operations, including sterile liquids, solid dose, and high-containment manufacturing.
Transformation & Growth: Drive major capex, automation, and digitalisation initiatives to modernise operations and support long-term capacity growth.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Project teams to deliver site-wide improvement and expansion programmes.
Operational Performance: Implement and embed operational excellence practices, driving efficiency, reliability, and cultural change across the organisation.
Regulatory Readiness: Lead site preparation for increased FDA-regulated business, ensuring inspection readiness and robust GMP compliance.
Leadership & Culture: Build, develop, and inspire high-performing teams, fostering accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience:
Leadership Background: Senior operations leader within pharmaceutical manufacturing, with strong shop-floor credibility.
Manufacturing Experience: Experience in sterile manufacturing is highly desirable, though not essential.
Change & Scale: Proven track record in change management, scaling operations, and leading complex manufacturing environments.
Technical Exposure: Experience with automation, digitalisation, and/or major site transformation projects.
Regulatory Expertise: Solid GMP background; FDA inspection experience is a strong advantage.
Languages: Fluent Spanish with strong English communication skills.
Market Knowledge: Based in Spain or deeply embedded within the Spanish pharmaceutical landscape.
Why Join Us?
This is not a maintenance role. It is an opportunity for a leader who enjoys building, fixing, and scaling operations in a regulated, high-expectation environment. You will have the mandate, resources, and visibility to make a lasting impact on a growing pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation.