Production Manager

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is versatile people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Job Description Summary:

• Resource planning to meet the annual financial plan volumes along with monthly SNOP volumes.

• Review & execute the monthly production schedule as given by supply chain.

• Anticipate & highlight likely bottlenecks, gives an advance intimation to SCO as needed to optimize the monthly plan.

• Work closely with GMR, Print & FI team to ensure optimal utilization of resources & timely delivery as per monthly plan.

• Coordinate with M&E, Utilities team so that HCM / allied utilities equipment is made available for executing preventive or condition based maintenance activities.

• Plan for HCM consumables & coordinate with M&E team for HCM improvement actions.

• Develop & improve departmental SOP’s. Drive compliance to SOPs by providing regular training.

• Work with QA team, in case of any customer complaints and proactively identify & take improvement actions to reduce customer complaints.

• Ensure production jobs are carried out in safe & environmental friendly manner. Work with EHS & M&E to mitigate any anticipated EHS risk.

• Ensure that the team maintains departmental KPI’s of production/plant yield, A%T & files /100 orders as planned.

• Coordinates with stores & finance teams for accurate reporting vis a vis consumption, production & usage variance.

• Coordinate with site HR & Global CMS team to continually upgrade the technical / behavioral skills of supervisors & workmen.

• Coordinate with M&E team for IQ / OQ & PQ of the new HCM or capsule testing equipment as per protocol.

• Develop multiskilling & talent pool amongst the team members.

• Drive continuous improvement programs & projects as per organization strategy.

Key responsibilities:

• Execute production as per plan.

• Drive production yield / plant yield & A%T as per plan.

• In-house Quality rejection / resort & files / 100 orders as per plan.

• Make all the printing reports like daily, weekly and monthly report.

• Conduct & lead in routine Hoshin meetings as per schedule.

• Drive GMP improvement initiatives, conduct area & process audits.

• Drive EHS improvement initiatives & compliance to prevailing SOPs & guidelines.

• Handling of customer complaints related to HCM.

• Drive the unprinted capsules quality improvement action plan.

• Reviewing the HCM production SOP and make changes as necessary.

• Provide the required technical, process trainings and administrative support to the HCM colleagues.

• Ensure all consumables & critical spares related to empty capsule E-sorting are available in plant for its smooth operations.

• To prepare PR and do the follow up with purchase for the HCM consumables items.

• Reviews the color sample preparation as per the customer sample and approve or recommend for change if any required.

• Organize the technical modification / upgradation / new equipment installation as required in the HCM area.

• Do the validation of new equipment installation or any equipment upgrades carried out in the HCM area.

• Fill the change control for required process & engineering upgrade in the HCM area.

• Handling of internal and external audits.

• Strives to source domestic suppliers for HCM consumables so as to reduce inventory carrying cost, R & M cost as per plan.

• Ensure supervisory staff & workmen are well trained. Continually improve their skills and competence levels.

• Establishes good working relations by motivating and coordinating all personals in printing section.

Key requirements:

• B. Pharma / B E / B.Tech., MBA or similar management qualification

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.