Upstream Production Supervisor

Global manufacturing organisation
- Competitive salary and performance related bonus structure
- Team Management - up to 6 direct reports

KE Select is one of Australia’s leading Scientific and Medical recruitment firms. With offices and reach throughout ANZ and a market presence spanning almost 10 years, KE Select is quickly becoming the recruiter of choice for many organisations within the Life Science, Medical Device, Clinical and Pathology space.

Our client, a world leader in supporting science, has a state-of-the-art facility based in Brisbane, specialising in clinical and commercial manufacturing, and single use biologics technology. This site specialises in GMP for clinical and commercial manufacturing, including clinical cGMP manufacturing for Phase I, II, & III.

**About the role**:
An exciting full-time position for a Upstream Production Supervisor is now available. Managing a team of Team Leaders/ Production scientists in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals your day-to-day duties involve:

- **Manage the Upstream Production Team** over a 7 day rotating roster.
- 8 days a fortnight - 10.5 hour shifts. (E.g. 3 days on, 2 days off)
- Ensure the growth and development of the Upstream Processing team with focus on building talent depth and succession planning.
- Responsible for ensuring the Upstream and Operational processing technology keeps pace with novel and state-of-the-art processing equipment and techniques/technologies e.g. Perfusion technology, new Bioreactor technology and state of the art harvesting techniques such as single use centrifugation.
- Ensure the USP team supports the MSAT and Operational team on new process implementation and repeat batch execution at the site.
- Deliver sustained improvement in the site key performance indicators of Right the First Time and On Time Delivery ensuring site meets KPI’s and ultimately timely delivery of therapeutics for patients.
- Review, revise and author manufacturing batch records, SOPs, and logbooks.
- Independently organise and execute USP unit operations with the applicable production protocols and planning schedules, in a clean room environment under cGMP conditions.
- **Tertiary education in science/ engineering-based field** (i.e. biopharmaceuticals manufacture, biotechnology, process technology) or 4 years of relevant experience in the bio (pharmaceutical) fields
- **Team management experience is preferred**, with track record in building, developing and coaching a high performing team to deliver against objectives
- Very good knowledge and experience working in **cGMP environment**.
- Specific knowledge and experience in relevant quality systems.
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills to influence and build effective teams
- **Excellent planning and organizational skills**:

- Strong organisational, scheduling and planning skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised.

If you need any additional information, please feel free to reach out to our

Scientific Recruitment Consultant

**Brent Hunter -**
**0402 776 558