Team Leader – Packaging

Careers at UAE; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Ras al-Khaimah seeks an experienced Team Leader for Packaging. This role involves supervising packaging operations, ensuring compliance with cGMP principles, and managing team performance. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Science or Pharmacy, along with 6-8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Strong communication skills in English and proficiency in SAP and MS Office are essential. Join us to make a positive impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• 4 years university degree in Science or Pharmacy.
• 6-8 years of experience in pharma or healthcare industry.
• Strong knowledge of GMP compliance and packaging operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all packaging activities in the department.
• Monitor packaging material quality and productivity.
• Implement and check compliance with SOPs.

Skills

Results orientation

Compliance adherence

Customer-oriented approach

Team collaboration skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science/ Pharmacy

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Team Leader – Packaging

Full job description

At Julphar, we are on a journey of culture transformation & our mission is to provide a better quality of life for the entire family by delivering best in class solutions and real value with compassion and professionalism. Our core values: Respect, Collaboration, innovation, Integrity and Compassion – Combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities – are key drivers in our aim to make a positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve, enable Talents , create a healthy work environment, and accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees.

Job Summary/Main Purpose:

Team Leader – the role holder is responsible to adhere with cGMP principles and encourage compliance with Julphar policies and procedures, to maintain them in an effective manner and perform job as managerial instructions as well as control overall packaging activities.

The role holder is responsible to control and supervise overall all packaging department, monitor the packaging material quality, ensure the high level of productivity, prepare monthly plan and promote achievement of monthly target. Ensure smooth transfer of finished products to stores. Assist with day to day managerial responsibilities, overseeing staff, must coordinate with all other departments for efficient running of packaging department, implement and check compliance of SOPs.

Key Responsibilities & Key Result Area:

• Implement packaging standards and adherence to cGMP principles & secure the safety and security of the process.
• Responsible for supervising and approving all packaging activities that take place in department.
• Monitor the packaging material quality to meet product specification.
• Control productivity level, produce accurate, high quality work in a time-sensitive fast paced environment to achieve monthly target within timeline, manage and distribute personnel duties to fulfill the plan.
• Ensure smooth transfer of finished products to stores.
• Responsible to secure that all packaging operations (MFMs, SOPs, and Logbooks) are carried out according to cGMP.
• Monitor the packaging process, ensure that master manufacturing formula (MFM) is carried out and report to packaging manager in case of any deviation.
• Responsible to use SAP to approve work orders, set work priorities, set schedules, manages equipment and drive maintenance work practices.
• Set efficient and effective operation plans & goals, to be up-to-date to follow the market trend to develop Julphar’s packaging operation process and responsible to implement these plans.
• Encourage the resources utilization, ensure that all packaging operations are cost effective through minimizing the waste (scrap) and rework, maximum capacity utilization with high yields.
• Ensure that packaging lines are checked in accordance with line clearance instructions before starting up a new packaging operation.
• Generate SAP notification for calibration due or maintenance.
• Spot any inefficient and provide direct solution.
• Raise change controls related to the plant, if required.
• Verify and sign batch manufacturing record before packaging manager.
• Coordinate with all support departments within and outside Julphar packaging to facilitate the required support to packaging process, review technical information for different manufacturing unit operations.

People Interface & Support:

• Arrange work and prepare duty shift.
• Responsible for daily administrative procedures, overseeing staff, guide support, motivate employees to perform well.
• Monitor staff performance and function KPIs to ensure the organization objectives in the areas of cost, efficiency, and compliance are met.
• Responsible to train new staffs for the concerned area and processes involved.
• Participate in evaluation meetings, review performance appraisal reports, evaluate work performance.
• Maintain and promote a teamwork environment with effective and clear communication amongst co-workers.
• Identifying training needs of subordinates and evaluating the training outcomes in coordination with the concerned employees in the HR and Admin Department.
• Following-up employee affairs including vacations, leaves …etc. in coordination with HR and Admin Department.

Core Competency:

• In terms of Competency you are highly result oriented, dedicated with strong sense of accountability & ownership.
• High on compliance adherence, having strong eye for process details.
• Customer-oriented approach with strong aptitude.
• You are a team player with a proactive approach.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and teamwork collaboration skills.
• Must be able to multitask, task prioritize without guidance and easily adopt to changing situations.
• Strong Manpower handling skills and motivational skills.
• Problem solving and high agility on taking right decisions.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet established deadlines.

Qualifications / Key Experiences/Functional Knowledge Requirement:

• 4 years Bachelor’s degree in Science/ Pharmacy or any equivalent field.
• At least 6-8 years’ experience in similar organization in pharma / Health care / Medical Industry.
• Should have handled similar role for a better fitment of this role.
• Fluent in English (communicating, writing and speaking).
• Proficient in office management software like MS Office (MS Excel and MS Word, etc).
• Proven experience with Pharma Manufacturing operations, product process, and production & packaging.
• Strong Knowledge with MFM and GMP compliance.
• Advance Knowledge with creating packaging plans and organizing packaging schedules.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.Julphar.net to read more about us and the journey of Julphar