Production Manager

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production Operations Management: Manage daily production activities across Dispensing, Chemical Production, Production Services, and Production Documentation, ensuring production plans and operational targets are achieved consistently.
• Resource Optimization: Optimize the utilization of manpower, equipment, materials, and production resources to maximize output, minimize waste, and support cost-effective manufacturing operations.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Ensure smooth coordination between Production, Supply Chain, QA, QC, Engineering, Warehouse, and EHS functions, resolving issues quickly to maintain uninterrupted production flow.
• KPI Monitoring & Productivity Improvement: Monitor production KPIs — including yield, efficiency, and productivity — and implement corrective and improvement actions to consistently meet or exceed operational targets.
• GMP & EHS Compliance: Ensure full compliance with cGMP, data integrity, EHS, and company quality requirements across all production activities, sections, and shifts.
• Deviation & CAPA Management: Ensure timely reporting, investigation, and closure of deviations, non-conformities, and CAPAs, supporting validation, qualification, change control, and audit activities.
• Production Documentation Management: Ensure effective management of batch records, SOPs, logbooks, and production documentation, maintaining compliance with GDP requirements throughout the documentation lifecycle.
• Production Services & Continuous Improvement: Ensure availability of production consumables, utilities, and operational support requirements, while driving continuous improvement of production systems, workflows, and documentation processes.
• Performance & Goal Management: Set departmental objectives for all production sections and monitor performance against targets, taking corrective action where required to ensure goals are met.
• Team Leadership & Development: Develop team capabilities through coaching, training, and performance management, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while supporting succession planning.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• API Manufacturing Operations Expertise: Deep knowledge of API manufacturing processes across Dispensing, Chemical Production, Production Services, and Documentation, with strong command of cGMP and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving: Identifies root causes of production and compliance issues, analyzes operational data, and develops practical solutions that resolve problems and prevent recurrence.
• Compliance & Controls Orientation: Ensures all production activities comply with cGMP, EHS, data integrity, and company quality standards, maintaining a strong control environment and audit readiness.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Works effectively with QA, QC, Engineering, Supply Chain, and EHS teams, communicating clearly to resolve issues and aligning production activities with broader business needs.
• Planning & Execution Excellence: Plans and executes production activities with discipline, optimizing resources and consistently meeting production plans, KPIs, and operational targets.
• Leadership & Team Development: Leads and develops production teams across all sections, building capability through coaching and training while fostering safety, accountability, and a continuous improvement culture.