Manufacturing Optimization & Projects manager

Chiesi Group; Parma; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading pharmaceutical company based in Parma seeks a Manufacturing Optimization & Projects manager. The ideal candidate will lead a small team and oversee manufacturing optimization projects, leveraging Lean Six Sigma methodologies. This role emphasizes coordination across departments and requires strong knowledge of production processes and company ERPs. The company offers flexible working arrangements and a commitment to employee development.

Servizi

Flexible working approach

Remote working options

Support in relocation process

Tax assistance service for foreign colleagues

Continuous training and development

Competenze

• Green Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma is a must.
• Experience in a complex manufacturing environment is essential.

Mansioni

• Coordinate a small work group for manufacturing optimization.
• Interface with stakeholders across various production departments.
• Oversee the development of cross departmental projects.
• Support the monitoring of productivity KPIs.

Conoscenze

Lean Six Sigma methodologies

Knowledge of production processes

Knowledge of company ERPs

Experience in complex manufacturing environment

Coordination of small work groups

Descrizione del lavoro

Manufacturing Optimization & Projects manager

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Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 30 countries with more than 6,000 employees. To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas.

We are proud to be the largest global pharmaceutical group to be awarded B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Chiesi Global Manufacturing Division

Chiesi Group has three production plants:

Parma (Italy), the strategic hub for the production and distribution of our products, serving as an international supply center with exports to over 80 countries. Here, solid medicines such as tablets and dry powders for inhalers, solutions and suspensions for inhalations and sterile suspension vials for endotracheal administration are produced.

In 2024, a new Biotech Centre of Excellence has launched in Parma. The new facility is dedicated to developing and producing monoclonal antibodies, enzymes, and other proteins.

Blois-La Chaussée Saint Victor plant (France), a center of excellence specializing in the production of Dry Powder Inhalers and Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs). The site manages direct distribution to customers in the French market and exports to other markets, effectively meeting both local and international needs.

Santana de Parnaiba (Brazil), specialized in the production of pressurized solutions and suspensions for inhalation therapy (pMDIs). Additionally, it has an area dedicated to nasal sprays for the European market. Santana produces pressurised solutions and suspensions for inhalation therapy (MDI).

In 2025, a new investment in Nerviano (Italy) has been announced with the construction of a new facility which will be primarily dedicated to manufacturing carbon minimal inhalers, dry powder inhalers and sterile biological products.

Who we are looking for

This is what you will do

Reporting directly to the Head of Respiratory Manufacturing, you will be responsible for coordinating a small work group.

You will be responsible for

• As an expert in Lean Six Sigma methodologies (Green Belt certification is a must), you will be the cross-functional point of contact for the manufacturing optimization across the various production departments.
• Interfaces independently with the various company stakeholders involved in the manufacturing optimization: engineering, maintenance, operational excellence representatives, department heads, etc.
• You will be responsible for overseeing the definition and subsequent development of cross departmental projects for the manufacturing departments (for example: new electronic batch record, implementation of software for "time out of fridge" traceability, SAP gap remediation).
• Supports the monitoring of productivity KPIs for the various departments.

You will need to have

• Knowledge of production processes and participation in/coordination of efficiency improvement teams.
• Knowledge of company ERPs.
• Experience in complex manufacturing environment.
• Coordination of small work groups.

We would prefer for you to have

• Experience in the pharmaceutical sector is a plus.

Location

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment.

In Chiesi we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being.

We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Production, Manufacturing, and Management
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing