Production Team Leader (Readvertisement)

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise the manufacturing/packing of products.
• Manage production frontline staff and drive shift production performance against key metrics.
• Ensure production problems are identified and solved.
• Deliver planned production output and achieve plan adherence goal.
• Deliver operational efficiencies and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Performance management of direct reports, monitoring of performance management within section.
• Support pharmaceutical responsibility if a qualified pharmacist.

Planning and Section Management

• Provide input into operational planning of section, and prioritization of objectives.
• Provide input into, interpret, and execute policies and procedures.
• Provide input into and manage budgets and resource requirements for section.
• Plan daily and weekly activities of section.
• Provide daily coaching and supervision for section.
• Manage staff performance to achieve right efficiency, good quality and SHE goals through company performance management.
• Implement top loss and waste management programs, to achieve targets.

Production Preparation

• Monitor the execution of production plans and take corrective measures where necessary.
• Obtain support from Functional Heads to meet Production targets, where required.
• Develop and implement contingency plans to manage risk.
• Prepare shift and overtime schedules.
• Conduct pre-shift and handover meetings.
• Plan changeovers with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure operational efficiency.
• Review equipment/machines on shift to ensure optimal efficiency.
• Ensure that production scoreboards are updated daily.

Compliance Checks

• Ensure GMP and GDP compliance of Production operations.
• Monitor room performance to compliance requirements.
• Perform checks to ensure correct setup and operation of equipment and cleanliness of Plant as per SOP.

Governance & Risk

• Provide input for improvement of risk-based compliance systems.
• Monitor implementation and correct own and/or team compliance with legislation, policies, and procedures.

Background/Experience

• National Diploma in Engineering/Chemistry/Operations with 5 years related experience.
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Project management experience.
• Supervisory experience.

Specific Job Skills

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, TPM/Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing.
• Problem solving and solution engineering.
• Pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements.
• Coaching, leadership, and mentoring.
• Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes, and objectives.

Competencies

• Managing performance.
• Planning and organizing.
• Meeting deadlines.
• Finalizing outputs.
• Taking action.