Junior Officer - Production

Cipla; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cipla is seeking a Production Operator to monitor and drive manufacturing activities across shifts, ensuring cGMP compliance and safety. You will manage resources, execute planned tasks, and optimize consumables to meet production targets for the area.

The role requires a Bachelor in Pharmacy with 3-4 years in pharma manufacturing, familiarity with BMRs, and experience operating systems like SAP and CipDox. This on-site position offers growth in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Pharmacy with 3-4 years of experience in pharma manufacturing.
• Knowledge of cGMP practices and safety norms.
• Experience with shift-based production operations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and execute production activities in a shift to meet targets while upholding cGMP and safety norms.
• Regulate consumables to optimize costs and ensure efficient area utilization.
• Maintain online records, execute documents in BMR, and operate SAP/CipDox/QMS systems.

Skills

Production operations

Safety & GMP

Documentation

Resource management

Education

Bachelor in Pharmacy

Tools

SAP

CipDox

QMS

Job description

Monitor and execute the production activities in an area during the shift by maintaining cGMP and safety norms to achieve production targets

Key Accountabilities (1/6)

Execute production activities in a shift by managing available resources to achieve production target

• Execute assigned tasks as per planned production activity to meet production targets for a shift
• Regulate usage of consumables in the production process at optimum levels to save costs
• Increase the efficiency of area by utilization of equipment and by reducing downtime in manufacturing area

Key Accountabilities (2/6)

Maintain standard process parameters as per BMRs and other supporting documents for achieving production target and maintaining quality

• Ensure all operations are performed as per GMP & Safety norms by reviewing all processes and documents for compliance
• Ensure equipment, facility and block premises are maintained as per regulatory compliance
• Maintain system integrity by updating documentations and deviations on CipDox while performing operations
• Perform validation, qualification and calibration as per schedule and update output of all activities in the systems
• Prepare new documents and update existing documents as per GMP requirement

Key Accountabilities (3/6)

Prepare manufacturing records and update online documentation to meet production and cGMP requirements

• Maintain online documentation and timely entries in BMR and supporting documents
• Prepare new documents and update existing documents as per GMP requirement
• Operate software such as SAP, CipDox and QMS

Key Accountabilities (4/6)

Follow safe work processes and ensure safety appliances are utilised during production activities in shifts to create a safe working environment

• Ensure safety systems and procedures followed by the operators in the shift
• Ensure availability and usage of PPEs in the shift by coordinating with HSE department for requirements and shift schedule

Key Accountabilities (5/6)

Execute production activities in a shift by managing available resources to achieve production target

• Execute assigned tasks as per planned production activity to meet production targets for a shift
• Regulate usage of consumables in the production process at optimum levels to save costs
• Increase the efficiency of area by utilization of equipment and by reducing downtime in manufacturing area

Key Accountabilities (6/6)

• Meeting shift targets due to unavailability of adequate resources. Overcome by efficient work load distribution and resource optimisation
• Meeting production targets due to lapses in knowledge transfer between shifts. Overcome by bridging gaps between inter-shift communication
• Maintaining cGMP requirements during system downtime. Overcome by coordinating with the engineering team and technical support team

Key Interactions (1/2)

• QA/QC for scheduling of batches, issues in product (Daily)
• Engineering & Utility for system related queries (Daily)
• Formulation Technical Support for troubleshooting in products (Case Basis)
• Formulation Technology Transfer for support in new products (Project Basis)
• Stores and Warehouse for RM/PM related activities (Daily)
• Safety for safety rounds and PPE requirement (Daily)

Key Interactions (2/2)

• Maintenance Contractor and vendors for any machine repairs and spares (Case Basis)
• Equipment manufacturer: For troubleshooting in machine (Case Basis)

Dimensions (1/2)

• Direct Reports : 12 (dotted reporting in shift)
• Number of areas managed : 3
• Number of dosage forms : 2
• Number of tech transfer supported per month : 2
• Number of batches executed per month : 35-40
• Achieve internal OTIF more than 90%
• YOY improvement in shift operations efficiency
• Achieve set target for batch failure reduction
• Meet 100% compliance to SOP and safety regulations

Dimensions (2/2)

Key Decisions (1/2)

• Resource allocation for each shift
• Workload distribution in each shift

Key Decisions (2/2)

• Up-gradation in Facility and Documents (To Section Head)
• Modification in plant and equipment (To Section Head)
• Deviation and implementation of CAPAs (To Section Head)

Education Qualification

Bachelor in Pharmacy

• 3-4 years of experience with 2 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Knowledge of cGMP practices, equipment operations required for Formulation Production