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Job Description

Title:

PRODUCTION MANAGER

(Pharmaceuticals)

Location:

Lagos, Nigeria (travel to site/regulators as required)

Reports to:

Plant Director / Country Director

Key Responsibilities

  • Convert MPS into daily production plans; execute batch records right-first time
  • Enforce cGMP on the floor: ALCOA+ data integrity, line clearance, reconciliation
  • Drive deviation/OOS/OOT investigations, CAPA, change control with QA
  • Own qualification/validation: URS/IQ/OQ/PQ, process & cleaning validation
  • Keep critical utilities/environments in control (HVAC/HEPA, DP, PW/WFI, clean steam)
  • Coach supervisors/operators; 5S, visual management, tiered daily meetings
  • Coordinate maintenance/spares for granulators, blenders, tablet presses, coating, caps/lines, autoclaves (if sterile)
  • Support audits (NAFDAC/WHO-GMP/customer), tech transfers, and NPIs
  • Improve yields, cycle times, safety, and schedule adherence

Requirements

Must-have qualifications & experience

  • B.Pharm/BSc Pharmacy, Chemical/Pharma Engineering, or related
  • 7-12 years in GMP pharma production; ≥3 years in a supervisory/manager role
  • Hands-on with batch docs, validations, cleaning verification, and regulatory inspections

Skills

  • Deep GMP/ICH (Q7-Q10); investigation writing; risk tools (FMEA/FTA)
  • Cross-functional leadership (QA/Eng/SCM/RA); Excel/ERP competence

Nice-to-have

  • Start-up/greenfield builds; WHO/EU/FDA audit exposure; Lean/Six Sigma

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