Job Purpose

The Site GPS Practitioner role exists to deploy and embed the GPS into a Site to deliver the Business Strategy and improve Business Performance (Quality, Safety, Service, Cost, and Innovation). As a key member of the Site team (line report to the Site GPS Lead) the GPS Site Practitioner is accountable for

• GPS being used to develop the capability of all the Site personnel to implement day to day continuous improvement activities.

• Helping ensure the day to day continuous improvement activities result in a continuous improvement in the Site Performance towards the goal of Zero Accidents, Zero Defects and Zero Waste.

• To 'self assess' the Site vs. the GPS Maturity matrices and to support the site to close any gaps.

• To coach / train the Site teams in GPS.

• To support the Regional GPS teams in any Turnaround Deployment of GPS in their site

• To support site in initiatives and projects related to Digitization, Automation and Analytics

Education, Experience & Skills

• Bachelors/Master of Engineering / Pharmacy / Business

• Minimum 3 years of experience of managing a functional or continuous improvement role with good learning agility

• Understanding of the manufacturing process.

• Worked in or as part of Supply chain

• Has led multi stockholder, cross function projects

• Has worked in multiple departments/functions

Key Responsibilities

• Building broad and consistent GPS capability throughout the site, from a strategic and operational perspective (e.g. performance management systems, lean leadership capability. CI and problem-solving capability, waste elimination capability etc)

• Facilitating the site to define and articulate its business goals into year by year improvements - acting as the delivery channel for CI

• With the site, enabling the manufacturing site to be focused on IPT-C , having set the right strategy and direction

• Holding and deploying performance management systems, in order to track, on or above target performance, ensuring appropriate governance and rigor in place and sustained

• Leveraging Data Analytics, Automation and Digital technology to support strategy development and deployment

• Linking with Digital and Automation teams to align objectives and plans

• In partnership with site, developing, driving and evolving the establishment of Outstanding Leaders and Teams across the site

• Delivering change projects within own team and supporting others to do the same for themselves

• Leading and mobilizing (“push and pull”) across the site, at all levels, to ensure strategy deployment is prioritized and aligned to GPS and PSC IPT-C goals

• Empowering, coaching and guiding individuals in order for them to fulfill their roles and deliver effective, sustainable change

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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