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 
• Support pharmaceutical responsibility, if a qualified pharmacist

Responsibilities

• Planning and Section Management
• Provide input into operational planning of section, and prioritisation 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

Requirements
Skills Require

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