Production Manager – Pharmaceutical Packaging

About the role

Pharma Care Pack, a pharmaceutical packaging company in Korangi, Karachi, is seeking a Production Manager to lead daily operations of its plastic packaging lines. The role ensures product quality, cGMP compliance and on‑time delivery while collaborating with QA, Maintenance and Supply Chain.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee end‑to‑end production for multiple packaging lines to meet output, quality and delivery schedules.
• Manage production planning and scheduling to optimize throughput, minimize downtime and maintain inventory targets.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP and industry‑specific quality and safety regulations.
• Lead and develop staff including supervisors and operators: hiring, training, performance management and shift coordination.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (lean manufacturing, waste reduction, OEE improvement) and implement corrective actions from quality incidents.
• Coordinate maintenance and reliability activities to reduce breakdowns and ensure equipment qualification and preventive maintenance programs.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of production supervision/management experience in plastics manufacturing, packaging or pharmaceutical‑related production.
• Proven knowledge of injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming or related plastics processes and equipment.
• Strong understanding of cGMP, quality systems and regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical packaging.
• Experience with production planning, capacity scheduling and MRP/ERP systems.
• Ability to analyze production data and KPIs (OEE, yield, scrap) and implement corrective actions.
• Hands‑on experience with preventive maintenance coordination and equipment qualification programs.
• Leadership skills to manage multi‑shift teams and improve performance.
• Proficiency with MS Excel and basic reporting tools.

Required skills

• Injection molding
• Extrusion
• Thermoforming
• cGMP compliance
• Quality systems
• Regulatory compliance for pharmaceutical packaging
• Production planning
• Capacity scheduling
• MRP/ERP systems
• OEE analysis
• Preventive maintenance coordination
• Equipment qualification
• MS Excel