Pharma Production Lead: GMP, Team Coaching & Optimization

UNAVAILABLE; Loures; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hovione is seeking a Senior Production Operator to lead production teams and ensure compliant, efficient manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. The role requires strong GMP knowledge, experience in fine chemicals or pharma, and effective people management.

You will oversee daily operations, coordinate workload, maintain documentation, and drive safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives across the production line.

Qualifications

• Full secondary school qualifications or equivalent (mandatory).
• Science or engineering qualification or equivalent job experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment (mandatory).
• Familiarity with process systems used in fine chemicals or pharmaceutical operations (mandatory).
• Successful completion of mandatory Senior Production Operator training (highly desirable).
• Significant experience in fine chemicals or pharmaceutical production (mandatory).
• Strong understanding of GMP regulations (mandatory).
• Proven ability to coordinate others in the field.
• Clear and open communication skills (written and verbal).
• Numerical capability for simple arithmetic.
• Fluent/competent English (highly desirable).
• Computer literate.
• Knowledge of 5S, safety, waste management and system improvement ideas.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise all production activities for the team, ensuring procedures are followed.
• Be an advocate for safe operation and high-quality performance.
• Identify and propose improvements to production activities and processes.
• Develop team through coaching and training.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HSE, and local standards.
• Coordinate workload based on the Production plan and adjust shifts.
• Maintain production indicators and drive corrective actions and improvements.
• Prepare and review Production Records, Cleaning Protocols and other cGMP docs.
• Coordinate maintenance activities and hazard assessments as needed.
• Collaborate in audits and investigations.

Skills

Numerical ability

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Secondary education or equivalent

Science or engineering qualification or equivalent

Tools

SAP

LIMS

SchedulePro

XNET

Job description

Hovione is seeking a Senior Production Operator to lead production teams and ensure compliant, efficient manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. The role requires strong GMP knowledge, experience in fine chemicals or pharma, and effective people management.

You will oversee daily operations, coordinate workload, maintain documentation, and drive safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives across the production line.