Uquifa is a well-established manufacturer of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and intermediates for the pharmaceutical and animal-health industries, with over 90 years of experience. The Group supports customers in both development and commercial manufacturing, operating internationally across API and CDMO activities.

The Sant

Celoni site, situated in the Barcelona area, integrates API manufacturing and R&D; capabilities, operating under cGMP conditions.

About the Role Are you an experienced industrial leader ready to make a real impact in pharmaceutical manufacturing? Uquifa is seeking an experienced Site Manager to provide senior operational leadership at its Sant Celoni manufacturing site. This broad leadership role is responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, reliable, and efficient operations while enhancing the site's capabilities, performance, and long-term resilience.

The role leads core manufacturing and technical functions, including Production, Engineering & Maintenance and HSE, with a functional (non-hierarchical) interface to Quality Control. Logistics, Warehousing and corporate Project Management belong to Supply Chain. The successful candidate will be an industrial leader focused on disciplined execution, productivity and continuous improvement, working closely with Supply Chain without duplicating its responsibilities.

The opportunity As Site Manager , you will provide overall operational leadership for the Sant Celoni site, ensuring all manufacturing and supporting operations are conducted safely, efficiently, and in line with all relevant quality, environmental, health, safety, and compliance standards. You will lead a multidisciplinary operational organization spanning Production, Engineering & Maintenance and HSE, with functional coordination of Quality Control for site execution needs but without line-management authority over QC. You will work closely with Supply Chain on production scheduling, materials availability, warehouse and logistics interfaces, and with Quality on GMP compliance, inspections and product quality.

This role combines day-to-day operational delivery with longer-term site leadership: setting priorities, managing performance and resources, developing talent, overseeing investment and CapEx, strengthening operational discipline, and identifying opportunities to advance safety, environmental performance,



and manufacturing capability. Work through functional coordination with Quality Control, without organic reporting or authority over independent GMP quality decisions. Own the safe, compliant and efficient execution of the agreed production schedule, aligning plant resources, equipment readiness, staffing and technical requirements.

Work with Supply Chain, which owns integrated planning, production scheduling priorities, procurement, inventory and logistics coordination; **Take accountability for manufacturing performance and HSE outcomes within the Site Manager’s remit, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, internal requirements and Group standards, in coordination with independent Quality oversight. Manage budgets for directly responsible manufacturing and technical functions, maintaining cost discipline and visibility into site operational performance; coordinate with Supply Chain on inventory-related and logistics cost drivers without assuming ownership of those budgets. provide operational requirements, technical assessments and implementation support for initiatives governed through the Operations Manufacturing Director and relevant corporate functions, including Supply Chain-led Project Management. Identify and sponsor projects that enhance workplace safety and environmental performance, including initiatives to reduce waste and emissions.

Lead, develop and hold accountable managers and teams within the assigned manufacturing and technical organization, setting clear expectations for performance, safety, compliance and responsible decision‑making. Set HSE objectives within the organization and ensure HSE performance is integrated into ongoing people and operational management. Participate in relevant employee‑representation, health and safety, and compliance forums as required.

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field required.



Proven senior leadership experience in GMP manufacturing, plant, or site operations within a regulated industrial environment.

Experience managing operational budgets, investment priorities, and CapEx, with the ability to use KPIs to drive performance and accountability. A proven track record of translating operational priorities into disciplined execution while maintaining safety, quality, and compliance standards. Demonstrated hands‑on track record as an industrial execution leader: increasing productivity, improving manufacturing reliability, leading continuous improvement and delivering results through operational teams without assuming Supply Chain planning, logistics or project‑management ownership.

Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing cost reduction initiatives, such as process optimization, resource efficiency, and waste minimization, to achieve measurable savings without compromising quality or compliance. Proven ability to design and execute yield improvement action plans, including root cause analysis, process adjustments, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive sustained improvements in output and operational profitability. Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization with the Operations Manufacturing Director, Supply Chain Director, Quality leadership and Group stakeholders, resolving competing priorities constructively.

A high professional standard of English and native fluency in Spanish and Catalan, both written and spoken, sufficient to operate confidently in an international business environment. Why join Uquifa This role offers the opportunity to take broad responsibility for the performance and future capabilities of an established pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

As Site

Manager, you will directly influence manufacturing performance through safe execution, productivity, people leadership, cost discipline, continuous improvement and environmental performance. You will work in partnership with Supply Chain, which owns planning, logistics, warehousing and corporate Project Management. You will partner with Supply Chain, Quality and other Group functions to deliver reliable production and strengthen Uquifa’s international API and pharmaceutical manufacturing platform.

Uquifa welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates.

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