Manufacturing Team Lead

Manufacturing Team Leader | Yourgene Health

Contract type: Full-time / Permanent

Location: Manchester Science Park (M15 6SH)

Salary & Benefits: Competitive salary + benefits

If you're a hands-on manufacturing professional ready to step up and lead a team producing diagnostics that genuinely matter, this role puts you at the centre of that work.

Yourgene Health is looking for a Manufacturing Team Leader to oversee lab-based production of assay components and ancillary items. You'll lead the team, drive process improvements, and keep quality and output consistently high.

What you'll be doing

• Plan and schedule laboratory manufacturing activities to meet production targets
• Lead, coach, and manage Manufacturing Technicians, including 1-2-1s, performance reviews, and absence management
• Execute the manufacturing plan in line with SOPs and regulatory standards (ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001)
• Ensure products are delivered on time, to specification, and cost efficiently
• Input works orders and manage purchasing processes in the internal system
• Operate and maintain automated, semi-automated, and manual equipment to a high standard
• Carry out liquid dispensing, precision assembly of small plastics, and packaging, sealing, and labelling
• Liaise with the Quality Department to maintain correct documentation and SOPs
• Resolve non-conformances, manage CAPAs, and conduct document reviews within the QMS
• Contribute to process improvement programmes and report data from non-routine operations
• Comply with all health and safety and COSHH requirements

What we're looking for

• HND or Degree in a Biological Science discipline
• At least 3 years' experience in a manual or semi-automated manufacturing environment
• Experience managing manufacturing and quality control processes
• Familiarity with ISO 13485 Quality Management Systems
• Strong planning, organisational, and time management skills
• Proven leadership and team management ability
• Clear communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Comfortable working in a clean, air-conditioned laboratory setting
• Adaptable and able to learn new equipment quickly

Our values

Delivery Quality | Collaboration | Customer Centricity | Integrity | People First | Ownership

Closing date: Sunday 8th November

If you're ready to lead a team delivering precision manufacturing at the heart of real-world genomic diagnostics, click apply and take the next step in your career.