Senior Executive - Production, Pharma

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

Job summary

Zentiva in Ankleshwar, India, seeks a Senior Executive - Production to lead monthly production schedules with emphasis on quality, regulatory compliance, and optimal resource use. This role requires strong SAP skills, experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and the ability to manage contract and shift-based operators.

The candidate will ensure 100% customer service through efficient production activities, troubleshoot in assigned areas, and coordinate with Engineering, Purchase, and Quality

Qualifications

• B.Pharm and M.Pharm degrees are required.
• 5–8 years of pharma manufacturing experience, preferably in packaging.
• Experience coordinating with multiple departments (Engineering, QA, Production).

Responsibilities

• Implement monthly production plan with adherence to regulatory and quality guidelines.
• Supervise production activities to achieve 100% customer service targets.
• Perform SAP-related activities and ensure data accuracy.
• Lead and manage contract/FTC and operator teams in assigned shifts.
• Troubleshoot operations in the allocated area.
• Ensure compliance to GMP, ISO 14001, GQS, HSE and maintain required documentation.
• Coordinate with Engineering for preventive and breakdown maintenance, with Purchase for auxiliaries, and with Quality for product quality matters.
• Monitor yield and drive continuous improvement initiatives across assigned products.
• Provide training on GMP, Data Integrity, HSE, ISO requirements and process improvements to operative staff.
• Carry out qualifications/ validations as directed by Dept. Head and report hazardous conditions promptly.
• Maintain plant assets and ensure optimal use of resources, readiness for all shifts.

Skills

Team coordination

GMP knowledge

Data integrity

HSE awareness

ISO standards

Education

B.Pharm

M.Pharm

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job title- Senior Executive - Production, Pharma

Education

B.Pharm (Bachelor of Pharmacy) , M.Pharm (Master of Pharmacy)

Experience

5 to 8 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing (Preferably in Packing )

Key Accountability

Production

Implementing 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 in order to achieve 100 % customer service.

Performing the SAP related activities

Able to handle the team consist of Contractual persons ,FTC & Operators in 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 to 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 break down maintenance, modifications etc.

• Purchase department for procuring and controlling auxiliaries.
• Quality department for all quality related matters.
• Production department for bulk availability.

Yield monitoring

Implementing and making efforts for continuous improvement of 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