Team Leader - Manufacturing Engineering

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Job description

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader to join our team in Royston near Cambridge. You will hold a HNC/ equivalent or higher qualification in electrical/mechanical engineering or mechatronics.
Sartorius is a leading partner of the Biopharmaceutical industry, specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of complex, high end Laboratory testing equipment. We are an exceptionally robust and profitable global company, undergoing broad-scale expansion driven by consistent commercial success.

As part of this growth, we are pleased to announce a new opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader to lead a group of manufacturing engineers at our site in Royston.

Here we design and manufacture a range of automation for the life sciences industry. These instruments are sold worldwide and are highly respected in the marketplace. You will be responsible for leading a team, collaborating with development teams during NPI projects, managing sustaining activity and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

This is an exceptional opportunity to work within an exciting and expanding multi-billion-dollar company, working with the best minds on innovative and desirable bio-tech products.

The position enjoys a generous salary and benefits package.

What you will accomplish together with us:

Leading, managing and developing a team of manufacturing engineers

Participating in the implementation of projects, from early stage NPI through to and beyond product launch to the final qualification of projects

Participating in the implementation of new manufacturing processes

Leading continuous improvement projects

Driving to sustain a high-performance and proven quality environment

What will convince us:

Background in working in a low volume, high complexity manufacturing environment

HNC/ equivalent or higher qualification in electrical/mechanical engineering or mechatronics

Significant manufacturing engineering experience

Considerable understanding of mechanical engineering in a production environment

Some team leading experience

Experience in the design of jigs and fixtures for manufacturing

Sound knowledge and experience of NPI processes

Highly organised with strong communication skills

Please note - In order to commence working with us, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

What we offer

Our ambition is to simplify progress in life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry to help translate scientific findings into new therapeutics faster and more efficiently. So that more people can obtain access to better medicine. Nearly 11,000 employees at more than 60 production and sales locations worldwide are committed to this vision. And together, we have grown strongly over the past years. Do you also want to contribute to our vision? Grow with us and benefit from working with a Global Player that has kept its familiar atmosphere:

Opportunity for international career development: A global network offering seminars and training sessions, expert and manager career paths

Open and highly collaborative culture: Mutual support within teams and working as equals, team spirit and international collaboration

Work-life balance: Working from home at many sites

Intelligent working environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment

Ambitious goals: Sartorius plans to double its sales revenue approximately every five years and expects to grow its global team to approximately 15,000 people in 2025.

We look forward to receiving your application.

We look for employees who would like to grow with us and move the innovative life sciences sector forward. In the process, we focus on agile project work, mutual support within teams and working as equals. Sartorius thrives as a company with people who give their very best every day and who are eager to develop personally and professionally.

Further insights into our world of work can be found here.