Production Supervisor

Location: Oxfordshire Salary: £42,000 - £46,000 p/a Hours: 40 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent Do you have experience of working in a laboratory or manufacturing environment? Do you enjoy working in a detail-orientated and precision focussed production role? If so, we want to hear from you! Amber Therapeutics are looking for a diligent and hard-working Production Supervisor to join our growing team onsite at a custom-built facility in Harwell, Oxfordshire, with initial training (2-3 days per week) at our Welwyn Garden City site until the Harwell site opens in Q2 2025. Amber is a pioneering neuromodulation company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients through advanced medical technology. We specialize in the development of cutting-edge active implantable medical devices. The Role This is a hands-on role, involving supervision of a small production team within a medical device R&D environment. With responsibility of all stages of medical device manufacture to meet production targets, duties include planning and organising work, supervision & line management of the production team, routine sterilisation management, maintaining manufacturing equipment & systems and customer repair requirement support. As the number of production personnel is small, you will be expected to contribute directly to production activities including product preparation, assembly and packaging. Your role will also require collaboration with R&D, quality and regulatory colleagues to support the overall business and project objectives. Key Responsibilities: Production scheduling ensuring that the required units are manufactured on time and to regulatory standards. Material kitting (assembling parts, materials, and tools in preparation for manufacture). Monitoring of materials’ shelf life for production and cleanroom consumables. Product inspection and testing for all products. Recognising and raising non-conformities with product and rework of non-conforming products. Preparing, cleaning, and packing products for sterilisation Regular cleanroom maintenance and maintaining records. Quality management duties including establishing and maintaining standards for quality control, assisting with audits, monitoring team & production activities. Developing and conducting manufacturing related internal training and related documentation. Skills & Experience Experience of working in a laboratory or manufacturing environment Supervisory / management experience in a science, manufacturing or laboratory environment is advantageous Experience of working in a regulated industry beneficial Experience of electro-mechanical assemblies and medical devices is beneficial The successful candidate should have demonstrable practical skills, a high level of manual dexterity, exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work successfully both within a team and independently. With a strong work ethic, you will have good interpersonal and communication skills, and thrive in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment. Supervisory experience as well as knowledge of electro-mechanical assemblies within a highly regulated environment (e.g. medical aerospace, defence) would is beneficial, however we are open to considering candidates without this experience who are keen to learn new skills. About Us Amber Therapeutics is developing a closed-loop neuromodulation therapy able to treat mixed urinary incontinence for the first time and transform the clinical outcome of a very large untreated patient population. Amber’s fully implantable PicostimTM System targets the pudendal nerve with a device that can both stimulate and sense physiological responses. Please refer to our website for further information. What We Offer This is a chance to be part of a ground-breaking team creating life-changing therapies for millions of people globally. You join us at an exciting phase of our development, as we expand the team and accelerate towards our first Pivotal Trial. In addition, we offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience, private healthcare, income protection, life assurance, company pension scheme and 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays). Amber Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We look forward to hearing from you. You may have experience in the following roles: Manufacturing Supervisor, Laboratory Manager, Production Team Leader, Assembly Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations Manager, R&D Production Supervisor, Quality Control Supervisor, Cleanroom Supervisor, etc. REF-(Apply online only)