Assistant Manager Production

About the role

The Assistant Manager Production will support the Production Manager and the OSD finishing team to ensure smooth planning, execution, training and monitoring of all finishing activities. The role guarantees compliance with internal policies, local regulations, cGMP, EHS and security standards while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Production Manager and coordinate the OSD finishing team.
• Ensure all activities follow SOPs, are properly documented and meet scheduled due dates and daily run rates.
• Maintain batch records, equipment logs and housekeeping logbooks.
• Supervise the workforce, drive reduction of non‑value‑added activities, scrap, rework and shrinkage, and improve yields.
• Assist in KPI measurement, root‑cause analysis and continuous‑improvement projects.
• Implement QMS activities such as change management, CAPA, risk assessment and validation.
• Ensure products are manufactured in a controlled environment complying with cGMP, EHS and security standards.
• Participate in change‑management, market‑complaint RCA and deviation investigations.
• Oversee trial batch finishing, stability sample submission and SOP compliance.
• Maintain positive employee relations and execute GEMBA actions.

Required profile

• Science graduate (BSc/MSc), preferably Pharmacy.
• 4‑5 years of experience in pharmaceutical finishing operations (solid, liquid, injectable).
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, QMS, CAPA, risk management and validation processes.
• Demonstrated teamwork and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• Finishing operations of solid dosage products.
• Finishing operations of liquid dosage products.
• Finishing operations of injectable dosage products.
• cGMP compliance.
• QMS implementation (CAPA, change management).
• Risk assessment and mitigation.
• Validation activities.
• Root‑cause analysis.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
• Exposure to continuous‑improvement and quality‑management initiatives.
• Collaborative team culture focused on safety and compliance.