Production Manager at HRLeverage Africa

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure that all assigned employees are aware of and comply with company, government, and customer policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Enforce health and safety precautions.
• Maintain the systems that are associated with the manufacturing of the product to ensure their continuous efficient operation and product quality.
• Monitor production to resolve issues.
• Project and forecast the manufacturing requirements as required.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with all functions of the organization and the supply chain to optimize production and the utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Supervise the work of junior staff
• Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Liaise with other managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements.
• Review production and operating reports and direct resolution of operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimal costs and operational delays.
• Organize the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
• Perform administrative activities associated with the effective management of shop operations, including compiling, storing, and retrieving production data for reports.
• Organize relevant training sessions.
• Apply people to the right work tasks by following production schedules and applying resources were needed.
• Re-negotiate timescales or schedules as necessary
• Collate and analyze data, putting together production reports for both factory managers and customers.

Job Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree, preferably in a Production or related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in production at the same position in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Comfortable supervising small functional team
• Experience managing the production process (in a pharmaceutical company) from beginning to end will be desired.
• Strong management and leadership skills and demonstrated ability to effectively lead and motivate a diverse group of employees
• Excellent working knowledge of safety and environmental practices and regulations.