Job Purpose:

To supervise all short- and long-term manufacturing activities by implementing action plans and overseeing resources while troubleshooting some faced issues to ensure efficient delivery of promised manufacturing commitments within the defined timelines.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Recommends improvements to departmental policy and directs the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of manufacturing activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost- effective service to customers
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of manufacturing section to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures
• Supervises the daily and weekly production plans for the manufacturing site to ensure accurate reporting on performance against the plan.
• Participates in the Identification of shortcomings in existing manufacturing processes, systems, and procedures and suggests potential improvements with guidance from a more senior colleague to obtain better results.
• Recommends improvements on the quality assurance change initiatives to ensure continuous operational improvements.
• Supervises short-or long – term work schedules and approves overtime arrangements or uses additional resources as needed in order to achieve planned commitments.
• Monitors manufacturing and shipping plans to set short and long terms action plans to ensure optimal utilization and efficiency,
• Troubleshoots and investigates simple manufacturing issues, incidents and reliability problems on the production line, and rearranges work plans and resources accordingly to ensure continuity of operations.
• Supports the coordination with internal departments such as engineering to carry out production projects.

• Supervises the training and development of employees to ensure optimal individual and organizational performance.
• Organizes and supervises the activities to ensure that all work within a specific area of Manufacturing activity is carried out in an efficient and procedurally compliant manner.
• Contributes to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement
• Prepares departmental reports of manufacturing timely and accurately to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards
• Complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. degree in Pharmacy.
• 7-10 Years of experience related to pharmaceuticals manufacturing.
• Excellent knowledge of Material, Equipment & Solid manufacturing
• Excellent Communication & Strategic planning skills.
• Strong motivation, leadership and team management skills