Assistant Manager Production - Pharmaceuticals

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

Job summary

Zentiva in Ankleshwar, Gujarat, seeks an experienced Assistant Manager – Production in the pharma segment. The candidate should hold M. Pharm or B.

Pharm with 8–10 years’ hands-on experience in primary/secondary packing and exposure to granulation, compression, and coating processes. You will lead production teams, ensure regulatory and quality standards, and drive continuous improvements in yield and process validation.

Qualifications

• M. Pharm / B. Pharm from a reputed university.
• 8 to 10 years in pharmaceutical packaging and exposure to granulation, compression, and coating.

Responsibilities

• Implement monthly production schedules ensuring quality, regulatory, GQS and HSE compliance.
• Execute production activities in assigned areas to achieve 100% customer service.
• Collaborate with engineering for maintenance, modifications, and preventive actions.
• Coordinate with purchasing, quality, and packaging to ensure bulk availability and quality.
• Monitor yield and drive continuous improvement for assigned products.
• Provide GMP, data integrity, HSE, and ISO training to operatives.
• Support qualifications and validations as directed by Dept. Head.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions and ensure proper plant asset management.

Education

M. Pharm / B. Pharm

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Manager – Production, Pharma

Educational Qualification and Experience :

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

Behavioral Competencies

(LEAD and others)

Zentiva Group Values :

• Accountability, Authenticity, Collaboration, Courage, Trust