Manager, Manufacturing

Founded by Samih Darwazah over 40 years ago in Jordan, Hikma's purpose is to provide affordable, quality medicines to the people in need. Based on very solid foundations, we continue to innovate daily and find practical solutions to transform the lives of the millions of people we serve.

At the end of the 1980s, we extended ours beyond the Middle East and acquired land in Portugal for the construction of a sterile factory for injectable pharmaceutical products. This was an important turning point for the company, and our first step into a new region. Today, in Portugal, we have more than 1000 employees and 3 factories for the production of injectable medicines.

Hikma intends to recruit an Manager, Manufacturing

(m/f) to integrate the Production department reporting directly to the Associate Director, Operations Main Responsibilities:

• Execution of production plans in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, regulatory requirements, and company procedures.
• Lead and develop a high-performing manufacturing team.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure EHS compliance.
• Optimize manufacturing performance, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Reduce deviations, batch losses, waste, and operational inefficiencies.
• Lead continuous improvement and manage projects
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to achieve business objectives.
• Monitor and improve KPIs related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.
• Support audits, inspections, validation activities, and regulatory readiness.
• Manage departmental budgets.

Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, including significant experience managing production lines.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, aseptic manufacturing, sterility assurance, and regulatory compliance within pharmaceutical operations.
• Proven experience leading sterile operations, including production planning, batch execution, deviation management, CAPA, change control, and investigations.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead equipment, process, facility, validation, and manufacturing improvement projects.
• Strong understanding liquid filling process, formulation, and associated manufacturing equipment.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing cross-functional production teams in a regulated GMP environment.
• Ability to drive operational excellence, continuous improvement, productivity, and right-first-time performance.
• Strong knowledge of risk management, process validation, qualification, and inspection readiness.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with Quality, Engineering, Validation, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and R&D teams.
• Strong commitment to patient safety, product quality, data integrity, and GMP compliance.

We offer:

• Direct contract with Hikma
• Competitive salary aligned with the role
• Life insurance
• Health Insurance extended to student children (up to age 24)
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Real Growth Opportunities

If you think this is a good opportunity for your professional career, join us and contribute to Better Health, within everyone's reach, every day