Job Description

Overview

Manage and supervise the manufacturing/packing of products. Manage production frontline staff and drive shift production performance against key metrics. Ensure production problems are identified and solved. Deliver planned production output and achieve plan adherence goal. Deliver operational efficiencies and reduce unplanned downtime. Performance management of direct reports, monitoring of performance management within section and support pharmaceutical responsibility, if a qualified pharmacist.

Responsibilities

Planning and Section Management

• Provide input into operational planning of section, and prioritization of objectives
• Provide input into, interpret and execute policies and procedures
• Provide input into and manage budgets and resource requirements for section
• Plan daily and weekly activities of section
• Provide daily coaching and supervision for section
• Manage staff performance to achieve right efficiency, good quality and SHE goals through company performance management
• Implement top loss and waste management programs, to achieve targets

Production Preparation

• Monitor the execution of production plans and take corrective measures where necessary
• Obtain support from Functional Heads to meet Production targets, where required
• Develop and implement contingency plans to manage risk
• Prepare shift and overtime schedules
• Conduct pre shift and handover meetings
• Plan changeovers with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure operational efficiency
• Review equipment/ machines on shift to ensure optimal efficiency
• Ensure that production score boards are updated daily

Compliance Checks

• Ensure GMP and GDP compliance of Production operations
• Monitor room performance to compliance requirements
• Perform checks to ensure correct setup and operation of equipment and cleanliness of Plant as per SOP

Governance & Risk

• Provide input for improvement of risk based compliance systems
• Monitor implementation and correct own and/or team compliance with legislation, policies and procedures

Skills Required

Background/experience

• National Diploma in Engineering/ Chemistry/ Operations with 5 years related experience
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
• Project Management experience
• Supervisory experience

Specific job skills

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceutical manufacturing, TPM/Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing
• Problem solving and solution engineering
• Pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements
• Coaching, leadership and mentoring
• Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes and objectives

Competencies

• Managing performance
• Planning and organising
• Meeting deadlines
• Finalising outputs
• Taking action

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