Amgen Europe B.V. Posted September 1, 2026

Senior Operator / Delegate Line Lead

Breda, Netherlands Full time
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About this opportunity

Career Category

Manufacturing

Job Description

At Amgen, our mission is simple: to serve patients. Every day, our teams ensure that critical manufacturing processes run safely, reliably, and compliantly, enabling the delivery of life-changing medicines to millions of patients worldwide. Join us as:

Senior Operator / Delegate Line Lead (Multiple Roles)

At Amgen Breda, medicines are assembled, labeled, packed, stored, and shipped to countries around the world. Every day, more than 1,000 colleagues from over 40 nationalities contribute to supply chain operations, manufacturing, marketing and sales of our medicines, and clinical research into new therapies.

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What you will do

As a Senior Operator & Delegate Line Lead at Amgen Breda, you support the operational leadership of a production line within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment. In the absence of the Line Lead, you act as the first operational escalation point on the shop floor, ensuring stable production execution, effective team coordination, and compliance with quality and safety standards.

In this role, you will:

Execute production activities according to SOPs and GMP standards

Act as first point of escalation during operational disturbances

Support troubleshooting activities and escalation management

Participate in triage and cross-functional problem-solving activities

Support daily operational leadership on the production line and coordinate operational activities during delegated leadership periods

Support achievement of production targets, quality objectives, and line performance

Support workload coordination, task prioritization, and team communication

Support onboarding, coaching, and guidance of operators on the line

Contribute to Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives

Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution of all production activities

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What we expect from you

You combine operational expertise with leadership capability and a strong quality mindset.

MBO+ or equivalent technical education

Minimum 7 years of experience in highly regulated automated production environments

Proven operational leadership experience, coordinating or guiding operators on the shopfloor

Analytical and problem-solving mindset with the ability to maintain overview during operational disturbances

Familiarity with SAP/MES systems and Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean / Six Sigma)

Strong ownership, accountability, and structured way of working

Willingness to work in shifts

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What you can expect from us

At Amgen, we support your personal and professional development, just as we focus on improving the lives of others. As one of the World’s Best Workplaces©, we offer:

Lots of learning and growth opportunities, with potential career paths to leadership, planning, continuous improvement, or other areas of interest

A diverse and inclusive workplace where your ideas matter

Solid Total Rewards package, including a competitive salary, 5% bonus target, fixed 13th month and holiday pay, plus generous compensation for working shifts

Focus on well-being, including access to an on-site gym, vitality programs, and a healthy company restaurant

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Breda, Netherlands
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 471 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 75 biopharma companies.

471Comparable roles tracked
452Currently active
75Companies hiring similar roles
32Countries represented

Salary context

190 of 471 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Director, Digital Scientific Workflows · Merck $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Highest disclosed · Senior Principal Scientist, Upstream Process Development Group Lead · Merck $190,800/yr – $300,300/yr
Peer group range $0 – $245,550 (median $146,150)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 471 comparable roles

United States302
India38
Netherlands17
Ireland15
United Kingdom11
Singapore9

+ 26 more countries

Seniority mix

471 of 471 peers have a known seniority level

Senior312
Principal85
Associate Director74

Therapeutic area mix

3 of 471 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Dermatology & Aesthetics1
Oncology1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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