JOB VACANCY
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER – PAARL
Wellness Solutions Industry
Salary: Attractive package on offer

Our Client is a leader in the Wellness Product manufacturing industry based in Paarl. They have a strategic vacancy for a PRODUCTION MANAGER (SENIOR) that has an exception knowledge of manufacturing management as well as a very strong people’s management style and experience.

The ideal candidate will have strong organization, communication, and leadership skills and a background in pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality systems.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• An appropriate tertiary degree in Engineering, Pharma and/or Operations Management or equivalent
• Knowledge of production and continuous improvement processes in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing environment;
• At least 5 years production management experience in a pharmaceutical or FMCG environment
• Experience on senior management level
• Excellent management, analytical and problem-solving skills will be required.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
• Oversee planning of the production schedule and ensuring that all resources are available to compete production on time to ensure optimal effectiveness of equipment.
• Ensures that the factory produces finished product to the required standard and meets the demands of the production schedule.
• Set production budgets
• To implement and comply with quality, pharma and food safety standards to ensure that products of the highest efficacy, quality, safety and legality are produced.
• Plan and manage shift production performance
• Work in close cooperation with the Production Pharmacist and Quality Departments to implement and maintain a production environment that is compliant with cGMP.
• Formulations and enforcement of CAPA’s, Change Controls and NC reports.
• Updating of Departmental SOP’s and staff training.
• Process optimization and efficiencies.