Description
We are seeking a Production Manager to join our team at Circle Decontamination in Aylesford. The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day operation of the decontamination unit, ensuring sterile instrumentation and flexible endoscopes are processed safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standards.
The role involves planning and coordinating production activity, staffing, and resources to meet customer demand, turnaround requirements, and agreed service levels. You will provide visible day-to-day leadership to Supervisors, Team Leaders, Technicians, Trainee Technicians, Drivers, Trainers, and Administrators, ensuring colleagues understand their responsibilities and performance expectations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the day-to-day operation of the decontamination unit
- Planning and coordinating production activity, staffing, and resources
- Providing visible leadership to the team
- Ensuring decontamination activities operate in accordance with the unit's electronic Quality Management System (eQMS) and applicable standards and requirements
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with hospitals, consultants, clinical users, and other customers
- Supporting effective management of the unit's operational budget, consumable expenditure, payroll, and other costs within agreed financial limits
To be considered for this role, you should have:
- Proven experience working within a Sterile Services Department (SSD), medical device decontamination, and/or endoscopy decontamination environment
- Strong operational knowledge of sterile services processes, equipment, and decontamination workflows
- Working knowledge of surgical instrumentation and associated tracking and traceability systems
- Experience of leading, supervising, or managing operational teams within a decontamination or comparable regulated environment
- Experience working with quality management systems and undertaking audits or compliance checks
- Knowledge of relevant decontamination quality and regulatory requirements
- Strong people management, coaching, and performance management capability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage operational priorities and deadlines
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a wider management team
- Flexibility to work across shift patterns, including weekends, Bank Holidays, and unsocial hours according to operational requirements
In return for your hard work, we offer a competitive salary of up to £47,933.13 per year, depending on level of experience, training, and qualification, as well as a range of employee benefits, including:
- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
- Private Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
- Non-contributory life insurance
- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
- Access to resources, tools, and services to support your wellbeing
- Employee recognition programmes
- Industry-leading training and development opportunities