- 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.
- Support pharmaceutical responsibility if a qualified pharmacist.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Provide input for improvement of risk risk-based compliance systems.
- Monitor implementation and correct own and/or team compliance.
- with legislation, policies, and procedures.
Skills Required
- National Diploma in Engineering/Chemistry/Operations with 5 years related experience
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
- Project Management experience
- Supervisory experience
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, TPM/Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical Standards and compliance requirements
- Coaching, leadership, and mentoring
- Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes, and objectives
- Managing performance
- Planning and organising
- Meeting deadlines
- Finalizing outputs
- Taking action
