Manufacturing Production Manager

Job Title: Plant Manager

Location: Asylum Remedies

Department: Manufacturing / Operations

Job Summary

The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing all manufacturing operations, ensuring production targets, maintaining quality standards, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing resources efficiently, and driving continuous improvement across the plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day manufacturing operations.

• Ensure production targets are achieved while maintaining quality and safety standards.

• Ensure compliance with GMP, WHO-GMP, FDA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

• Plan production schedules and optimize manpower and machine utilization.

• Monitor production costs and implement cost-reduction initiatives.

• Coordinate with Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Engineering, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams.

• Ensure preventive maintenance of plant machinery and equipment.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.

• Ensure compliance with EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) policies.

• Develop and mentor production teams to improve performance.

• Prepare production reports, KPIs, and management reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• Master's degree (MBA/Operations) preferred.

Experience

• 05–10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

• Minimum 3 years in a leadership role as Plant Manager or Production Head.

• Experience in tablet, capsule, injectable, or ointment manufacturing is preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of GMP, WHO-GMP, FDA, and regulatory compliance.

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.

• Production planning and inventory management.

• Budgeting and cost control.

• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

• Knowledge of SAP/ERP systems.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Production target achievement.

• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

• Product quality and batch rejection rate.

• Regulatory audit compliance.

• Safety performance.

• Cost optimization.

• On-time delivery.

• Employee productivity and retention.

• It is a Full Time Manufacturing job for candidates with 6 months - 3 years of experience.