About the job

Main responsibilities:

Key Focus Areas:

• Leadership & Strategy: Will lead the site Manufacturing team and implement site strategy to support business growth and operational efficiency.

• Operations Management: Oversee all manufacturing operations including Production and Packing. Deliver Production planning and production capacities assessment with appropriate tools for budget, long range planning purposes and according to business needs. Ensure timely delivery of products with adherence to quality, productivity, product technical complaints, plant cycle time, overall equipment efficiency, cost and service targets.

• Capital & Budget Management: Manage site budget and operational expenditures. Lead infrastructure upgrades. Prepare revenue/capital budget requirements for the year and for the long-range plan; monitor the expenditure with respect to the sanctioned budgets, review the routing and capacity calculations for manufacturing and packaging with respect to new product introduction and for improvements/ changes in existing products, analyze Products cost along with controlling, monitor yields and adopt process excellence measures to reduce wastage and minimize cost of goods produced.

• Quality & Compliance: Ensure full compliance with cGMP, regulatory, and safety standards. Maintain audit readiness and lead regulatory inspections (quality, safety, commercial, FDA. CDSCO.). Implement robust quality systems and continuous improvement practices. Ensure timely implementation of CAPA and closure of all critical, major and minor deviations. Be proactive to reduce market complaints.

• Equipment Maintenance: Ensure continuous improvement in the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) of the machines including qualification, validation, calibration of the manufacturing equipment machines and systems.

• Continuous Improvement Projects: Champions and drives continuous improvements in the department. Also works closely with other departments and contributes to Company’s priorities in environment, safety, quality and customer service level.

• Product Transfer and New Projects: Lead, support new Product transfer, Sourcing cases and new Projects at Goa site in line with Site strategy.

• HSE: Drive and implement HSE systems, safe working conditions and maintain a culture of continuous improvement in the department. Train people on safety and their job to ensure zero LTI and IWLT at workplace.

• People & Culture: Build and maintain a high-performance culture through effective leadership and talent development. Promote employee engagement, safety, and well-being. Ensure workforce planning and succession management.

About you

Desired Experience and Qualification:

• Minimum 12- 15 years of Experience in Pharma including manufacturing and packing

• Bachelors/ Masters of Pharmacy or Masters in Science

• Production & Operation management expertise with good command of performance KPI and budget setting, monitoring and goal achievement, incl. Lean and Supply Chain principles

• Thorough knowledge of EHS requirements as well as of cGMP and Quality regulations

• Strong track record in managing and developing medium/ large scale teams

• Good exposure to change management and handling unionised workforce

• Good practice & understanding of new technologies & digital tools (including data analytical tools)

• Experience in a cross-functional role (e.g., Quality, Opex, Engineering and Maintenance) is a plus

Desired Soft skills:

• Effective communication skills

• Effective negotiation and influencing skills / Conflict resolution

• Strategic Thinking

• Highly result oriented

• Growth mindset

• Inclusive style of leadership

• People Developer

• Committed to Patients and full product quality

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