Production Manager

Reports to: Plant Director / Country Director

Key responsibilities

• ● Convert MPS into daily production plans; execute batch records right-first time.
• ● Enforce cGMP on the floor: ALCOA+ data integrity, line clearance, reconciliation.
• ● Drive deviation/OOS/OOT investigations, CAPA, change control with QA.
• ● Own qualification/validation: URS/IQ/OQ/PQ, process & cleaning validation.
• ● Keep critical utilities/environments in control (HVAC/HEPA, DP, PW/WFI, clean steam).
• ● Coach supervisors/operators; 5S, visual management, tiered daily meetings.
• ● Coordinate maintenance/spares for granulators, blenders, tablet presses, coating, caps/lines, autoclaves (if sterile).
• ● Support audits (NAFDAC/WHO-GMP/customer), tech transfers, and NPIs.
• ● Improve yields, cycle times, safety, and schedule adherence.

Requirements

• Must-have qualifications & experience
• ● B.Pharm/BSc Pharmacy, Chemical/Pharma Engineering, or related.
• ● 7–12 years in GMP pharma production; ≥3 years in a supervisory/manager role.
• ● Hands-on with batch docs, validations, cleaning verification, and regulatory inspections.

Skills

• ● Deep GMP/ICH (Q7–Q10); investigation writing; risk tools (FMEA/FTA).
• ● Cross-functional leadership (QA/Eng/SCM/RA); Excel/ERP competence.

Nice-to-have

● Start-up/greenfield builds; WHO/EU/FDA audit exposure; Lean/Six Sigma.