Assistant Manager- Production Pharma

Zentiva; Ankleshwar; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Zentiva in India seeks an experienced Assistant Manager – Production in Pharma to oversee monthly production schedules, ensure quality, and drive regulatory compliance. The role involves SAP activities, leading contract staff and operators, and coordinating with engineering, purchase, and quality teams to meet production targets.

The candidate should have a B.Pharm or M.Pharm with 8–10 years in pharma packing, granulation, compression and coating.

Qualifications

• M. Pharm / B. Pharm from a reputed university.
• 8–10 years in pharmaceutical primary and secondary packing; exposure in granulation, compression and coating.

Responsibilities

• Implementing a monthly production schedule with consistent quality and regulatory adherence.
• Performing production activities in assigned areas to achieve 100% customer service.
• Carrying out SAP-related activities and data entries as needed.
• Leading a team of contractual personnel, FTC & operators in the allocated shift.
• Able to troubleshoot in the allocated area to minimize downtime.
• Adhering to ISO 14001 and SAP activities, maintaining related documentation.
• Coordinating with Engineering for maintenance, Purchase for auxiliaries, Quality for quality issues.
• Monitoring yield and driving continuous improvement for assigned products.

Skills

Production planning

SAP

Team management

Education

B.Pharm / M.Pharm

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Manager – Production, Pharma

M. Pharm / B. Pharm from a reputed university, having 8 to 10 years in the pharmaceutical Primary and secondary packing section, and also exposure in manufacturing in Granulation, compression, and Coating.

Production

• Implementing a monthly production schedule with consistent quality, adhering to Regulatory, GQS, and HSE guidelines, with proper utilization of resources and optimum cycle time.


• Performing the production activities in assigned areas to achieve 100 % customer service.


• Performing the SAP-related activities


• Able to handle a team consisting of Contractual persons, FTC & Operators in the allocated shift


• Able to do troubleshooting in the allocated area

ISO 14001 and SAP

• Adhering to ISO 14001 activities and objectives in Pharma Mfg. Performing all the SAP-related activities as and when needed.

Compliance

• Implementing and ensuring compliance with GQS, HSE, and ISO guidelines/standards and maintaining documentation for the same, including process validation and qualification.

Coordination

• Coordinating with


• Engineering department for preventive and breakdown maintenance, modifications etc.


• The purchase department for procuring and controlling auxiliaries.


• Quality department for all quality-related matters.


• Packaging department for bulk availability.

Yield monitoring

• Implementing and making efforts for the continuous improvement of the yield of assigned products

Training

• Impart training to the operative staff (like contractual persons, FTC & operators ) on GMP, Data Integrity ,HSE, ISO requirement & process improvement and maintaining good industrial relation in the plant by effective grievance process.

Others

• Carrying out any other assignments or projects like qualifications and validations as per the instruction of the Dept. Head to meet the organizational priorities.


• Identifying and correcting unsafe conditions or behavior and promptly reporting other potentially hazardous situations.


• Maintaining plant assets in good condition and making optimum use of all resources.


• Ready to work in each shift & in any allocated areas