Primary Responsibilities Managing the Manufacturing Department and Dispensary to ensure supply to internal and external customersMonthly capacity planning and production schedule according to the marketing division demand.Executing and managing the production schedule and activities to achieve pre-determined monthly production targetsIntroducing new products within the facility and conducting trial and validation batches in conjunction with the Validation Department.Assisting Validation with in-house and external calibrations of equipmentLiaising with all functional departments and the Marketing Division on new product projectsOpening manufacturing runs/lines and issuing raw materialsAuditing and signing off batch manufacturing records (BMRs) and completing transactions on SAPCreating, updating training, and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs)Initiating change controls (CCs) to motivate FOR CHANGES to systems procedures or equipment.Create on update BMRs for new products and amend existing documents where applicable.Investigating non-conformances and out-of-specification (OOS) and compiling non-conformance reports (NCRs)Compiling user requirement specifications, (URSs) before ordering and installing new equipmentWorking closely with the engineering department maintaining equipment and addressing ad-hoc breakdowns.Join ownership of Projects e.g.
Reverse Osmosis (RO)Water Plant Upgrade ProjectSystem ownership over the Reverse Osmosis water plant and ensuring daily monitoringDriving capacity improvement, process mapping, and production efficiency projects.Involvement in facility and equipment upgrade projects.Exercising strict control over Scheduled Substances and ensuring the scheduled substances register is up to date.Ensuring GMP compliance and general production are housekeepingEnsuring departmental safety and reporting issues to the engineering departmentManaging motivating and developing a production team to improve overall output and grow capacity.Advice QA in quality risk assessments and conduct departmental risk assessmentsAssist and advise the Regulatory Department on production issues or submissions of process changes/updates (CAPAs)Compiling a monthly production report for management KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE B Pharm DegreeMinimum 5-10 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging experienceKnowledge of Pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.Experience in planning and scheduling production activitiesExperiencing in examining and updating operations and procedures and updating relevant GMP documentation e.g.
BMRs & SOPsAbility to motivate teams to produce quality material within tight time frames and simultaneously manage several projectsAuditing and report writing skillsAnalyse problems, identify alternative solutions project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.