Programme Manager – Operational Excellence & Site Expansion

This role plays a critical part in enabling the delivery of multiple concurrent expansion and productivity improvement initiatives across our Ballina site. The Programme Manager will work closely with senior functional and business leaders who are accountable for these projects, providing structure, governance, prioritisation, and hands-on support to ensure initiatives move efficiently from discovery and planning through to execution and sustained impact.

The focus of the role is on supporting site expansion (facility, process, and capability) alongside productivity and gross margin improvement, using Operational Excellence and Lean principles to drive effective execution and capacity release.

This is a highly visible, hands-on role suited to someone comfortable operating in ambiguity, influencing without authority, and balancing strategic intent with pragmatic, on-the-ground delivery in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This role offers the opportunity to influence across functions and work on complex programmes that deliver real business impact over a 2-year transformation period.

Key Responsibilities

• Enable and support multiple strategic programmes across site expansion, process improvement, and capacity growth.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers and other team members within PM&OE.
• Create programme plans, budgets, risk registers, and identify project interdependencies.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks and ensure stakeholder engagement.
• Step in to resolve roadblocks, guide change, and ensure projects progress efficiently.
• Collaborate with PM&OE colleagues to develop guidelines, frameworks, and reporting systems.

Who We’re Looking For

• Significant experience in Project/Programme Management methodologies (PPM, PRINCE2, AGILE, etc.)
• Experience with Operational Excellence / Lean methodologies (Lean/TPS, Shingo, Six Sigma, ToC, TPM).
• Track record of leading multi-project, cross-functional programmes, preferably in regulated manufacturing or life sciences.
• Ability to influence and coach leaders without direct authority.
• Comfortable operating hands-on in a dynamic environment, dealing with ambiguity, and rolling up your sleeves when needed.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and communication skills.
• Experience working in global, matrix organisations and managing cross-site dependencies.

ABOUT LGC: 

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range. 

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. 

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com

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