General Manager / Plant Head - API Manufacturing

CALBONE LIFESCIENCES PVT. LTD.; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

CALBONE LIFESCIENCES PVT. LTD. in Ahmedabad invites an experienced plant leader to oversee manufacturing operations, drive yield, improve quality and reduce costs.

You will lead production, technical, engineering, QC/QA and utilities teams, troubleshoot complex process problems, implement improvements and ensure GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a complete manufacturing plant.
• Strong API/pharma manufacturing experience.
• Proven yield improvement and cost reduction.
• Hands-on and result-oriented approach.
• Good leadership and team-management skills.
• Ability to take decisions and challenge existing processes.

Responsibilities

• Overall plant operations and production.
• Improve manufacturing yield and product quality.
• Reduce manufacturing cost and solvent consumption.
• Improve productivity and batch cycle time.
• Lead production, technical, engineering, QC/QA and utilities teams.
• Troubleshoot complex manufacturing and process problems.
• Improve plant capacity and equipment utilization.
• Implement systems for production, costing and performance reporting.
• Lead process improvement and new technology implementation.
• Develop and strengthen the plant team.
• Ensure GMP, safety and regulatory compliance.
• Take responsibility for agreed production and financial targets.

Skills

API/pharma manufacturing

plant management

yield improvement

cost reduction

leadership

team management

decision making

hands-on

commercial understanding

solvent-based manufacturing

process understanding

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Overall plant operations and production.
• Improve manufacturing yield and product quality.
• Reduce manufacturing cost and solvent consumption.
• Improve productivity and batch cycle time.
• Lead production, technical, engineering, QC/QA and utilities teams.
• Troubleshoot complex manufacturing and process problems.
• Improve plant capacity and equipment utilization.
• Implement systems for production, costing and performance reporting.
• Lead process improvement and new technology implementation.
• Develop and strengthen the plant team.
• Ensure GMP, safety and regulatory compliance.
• Take responsibility for agreed production and financial targets.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Strong API / pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing a complete manufacturing plant.
• Strong process and technical understanding.
• Proven experience in yield improvement and cost reduction.
• Good leadership and team-management skills.
• Ability to take decisions and challenge existing processes.
• Hands-on and result-oriented approach.
• Strong commercial understanding.
• Experience with solvent-based manufacturing and recovery is preferred.