The Opportunity
QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.
Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.
Group Lead - BioVue
As QuidelOrtho continues to grow, we are seeking to appoint a Group Lead to join our BioVue Quality Control department in Pencoed on a permanent basis. This role will work a regular days shift pattern.
About QuidelOrtho, Pencoed
QuidelOrtho has been manufacturing products in South Wales for over 40 years. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, based in Pencoed, employs over 600 people who are involved in the manufacture and supply of clinical laboratory and immunohematology products to sites across the globe.
Our Pencoed team manufacture a large menu of immunohematology products used in transfusion medicine; in addition to a large menu of immunoassay products encompassing a range of disease categories.
On site we have a range of functions operating globally & locally. All our employees are working towards one common goal, to help save and improve lives through diagnostics.
Your new role:
As a Group Lead, this role involves leading 24/7 QC testing shifts for BioVue products, primarily focusing on in-process testing and visual inspection of cassettes, while also encompassing final release testing, troubleshooting, and new product introduction. The position requires managing resources, ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, quality, and business systems, and acting as a central communication point across work areas. Additionally, the role is responsible for team leadership, training, performance management, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and productivity gains within budget.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Organise and lead the 24/7 shifts in QC testing for all BioVue related testing performed on the laboratory.
- Act as focus for communication with other work areas and managing resources to meet production demands whilst ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, quality and business systems.
- Monitoring spend against AOP and measuring performance against defined metrics, identifying areas for continuous improvement.
- Participating in departmental goal setting to meet short and medium term site imperative.
- Prioritises and schedules work to meet business needs.
- Controlling and deploying resources appropriately and highlighting areas of concern.
- Accountable for the delivery of the production plan within the frameworks of health, safety, quality, compliance and environmental policies acting as focus for communication for other work areas.
- Monitoring and analysis of appropriate metrics to determine efficiency and effectiveness of groups outputs.
- Provide the leadership and training required to achieve empowered and motivated individuals and effective co-operation within and between teams.
- Performance management, mentoring and coaching.
- Appropriately manages skills and resources within the area to ensure the ongoing development of team members and identification of skills gaps.
- Ensuring all employees have up to date job descriptions, training plans & records and goals in line with the needs of the business.
- Keep accurate records and measures of test methods, results and performance indices.
- Ensuring compliance to appropriate quality and compliance standards and continuous state of audit readiness.
- Identification and implementation of initiatives resulting in productivity gains.
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
- Degree qualified or has operational experience in a related manufacturing/ quality control area.
- Experience within related function is preferred as is experience within a leadership position.
- Ability to communicate to peers.
- Ability to carry out structure problem solving, knowledge of lean and process excellence tools.
- Good understanding and demonstrated application of the Microsoft Office suite.
- Good understanding of the QuidelOrtho Leadership Attributes such as - Drives results, Customer focus, Instils trust, Situational adaptability, Decision quality, Collaboration, Drives engagement, Develops talent.
- Demonstrates good time management and organisational skills.
- Has experience to manage projects and be able to prioritise when performing multiple tasks.
What we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Yearly Salary Reviews
- Attractive Pension Scheme
- Bonus Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical (If applicable)
- LinkedIn Learning
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free Onsite Gym
- Subsidised Canteen
- 25 days Holidays + 1 QuidelOrtho Day + 8 Bank Holidays (Milestone Increases Available)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Reward & Recognition Programmes
- State-Of-The-Art facilities
- Exceptional career developmental prospects
- Strong culture centred around collaboration & customer focus.
Equal Opportunity
QuidelOrtho believes in Equal Opportunity for all and is committed to ensuring all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, have an opportunity to apply for those positions that they are interested in and qualify for without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. QuidelOrtho is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals so that an individual can perform the duties. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and require special assistance or an accommodation to apply due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
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