Utilities Supervisor
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead the production of critical utilities for a cutting‑edge pharmaceutical plant? I am looking for a hands‑on, analytical Utilities Supervisor who is eager to learn, grow, and elevate quality and performance across utility operations.
This is a rare opportunity: the role sits at the heart of our manufacturing site, where you will oversee the production of clean water, compressed air, and all other essential utilities that keep the facility running safely, smoothly, and compliantly.
About the Role
As the Utilities Supervisor, you will act as the Production Manager for all utility generation on-site. You will lead a team responsible for delivering reliable, compliant utilities to multiple facilities within the pharma plant.
Your key missions include:
- Ensuring stable production of all utilities required for GMP manufacturing
- Improving operational oversight to understand what is produced, for which facility, and when
- Driving process improvement and raising quality standards
- Monitoring daily performance and analysing operational data to identify risks and opportunities
- Providing hands‑on leadership to a team of 3 direct reports and coordinating with 7 maintenance technicians
This is a practical, on‑the-floor management role - perfect for someone who wants to build deep expertise in utilities and GMP production while growing into a stronger managerial leader.
You're perfect for this role if you are:
✅ Analytical - able to break down problems, understand systems, and connect data to operational decisions
✅ Eager to learn - curious about technologies, processes, and how everything fits together
✅ Hands-on - comfortable spending much of your day in the production environment
✅ A quick learner - someone who rapidly understands systems and team workflows
✅ Dutch-speaking
✅ Experienced in a GMP or highly regulated environment
Why This Role Is Unique
- You become the go-to person for utilities at a major pharma plant
- You gain broad exposure across production, quality, engineering, and maintenance
- You'll have real responsibility from day one
- The team is small and agile - your impact is immediately visible
- Very few candidates have this mix of management and utilities exposure, making it a strong long‑term career accelerator
What Your Daily Life Looks Like
- Walking the facilities to ensure all systems are running correctly
- Reviewing operational metrics and identifying issues before they escalate
- Supporting your team with problem-solving and prioritisation
- Coordinating with maintenance, engineering, and production stakeholders
- Driving continuous improvement in processes, documentation, and quality
- Ensuring utilities always meet GMP standards
If you're smart, motivated, and ready to learn, this role will give you the platform to grow into a future operations or production leader within the pharmaceutical industry.
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