Production Manager (Port Elizabeth) at Aspen Pharma Group

Overview

• Manage and support production processes and outputs
• Long term production and shift planning
• Problem identification and solution engineering
• Manage and guide production staff through team leaders
• Performance management of direct reports, monitoring of performance management within department

Responsibilities

Planning and Unit Management

• Provide technical and operational input into processes, procedures and policies
• Coordinate the communication, management, and implementation of strategic plans and monitor implementation
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Develop, implement, and monitor Focus Factory operating budgets
• Ensure availability and optimal allocation of resources within unit
• Perform HR functions for optimal management of unit
• Empower subordinates through training, information sharing, coaching, feedback, appraisals, and delegation, to ensure the development of people, teams, and organisational capabilities
• Attend production, quality and safety meetings

Production Planning and Process Management

• Ensure operational excellence with regards to safety, quality, and productivity of the Focus Factory, and its ability to deliver high levels of service to internal and external customers
• Manage people, materials, equipment, business and manufacturing processes to deliver Factory performance objectives, as measured by factory KPI's
• Ensure compliance with policies/procedures for shift rotation, vacation scheduling, and training to meet business needs including peak production periods
• Manage the development and implementation of daily production schedule to ensure high levels of OTIF to internal and external customers
• Ensure effective implementation of new technology and products
• Implement TPM and other continuous improvement programs
• Develop and implement CAPEX budgets
• Ensure integrity of business processes related to finished goods inventory replenishment, and new product introductions

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure adherence and compliance to regulatory requirements
• Ensure that appropriate validations are completed as per validation requirements and schedule
• Initiate and set targets, and review GMP, quality and training needs

Requirements

 Background/experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Pharmacy/ Engineering/ Chemistry with 10 years’ related experience
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
• Project Management experience
• Management of business initiatives
• 8-10 years of proven leadership capability and managerial experience at a senior level

Specific job skills

• Strong working knowledge of pharmaceutical 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

• Offering Insights
• Making Decisions
• Managing Performance
• Customer Awareness
• Developing Others

Accountability & Decision Rights

• Develop, communicate, manage and implement corporate and divisional strategic plans and budgets, policies and procedures

Independent decisions relating to:

• Design and implementation of strategy for programmes/ processes
• Interpretation and execution of and recommendations on policy/ procedure related modifications
• Short and long term department schedules, quality, compliance and resource allocation
• Operation objectives and work plans, and delegation of assignments