Production Manager

On behalf of our Pharmaceutical distribution company in Shannon, Co Clare. We are currently sourcing a Production Manager to join their Team.

You will be responsible for a team of 10 people including Technical/Facilities

Job Responsibilities:

Ø Ensuring strict weekly production targets are achieved across all shifts.

Ø Working to strict deadlines.

Ø Management of all team members across all shifts.

Ø Motivation and monitoring of all production personnel.

Ø Conducting performance appraisals and recruitment of new production staff.

Ø Compliance with ISO 13485-2016

Ø Downtime, prevention and trend analysis.

Ø Conducting weekly production meetings

Ø The preparation of high-speed automated packaging lines

Ø Co-ordination of Manual packaging activities

Ø The completion of Batch records and checking of kits.

Ø Start of batch checks and necessary approvals

Ø Process Validation

Ø Job costing and variance reporting.

Ø Preparation of a monthly production report and communication of same.

Ø Release of product from production

Ø Participation in production risk assessments

Ø Support problem solving

Ø Internal audits -

Ø Planning of resources and capacity.

Ø Performance of pre-production trials

Ø Working very closely with the Operations team.

Ø Planning and implementation of preventative maintenance

Ø Ensuring implementation of plant service level agreements (SLA)

Ø Validation of any new process / equipment

Qualifications:

▪  3^rd level qualification in a Manufacturing. Technology or a Quality background or equivalent. 5 Years work   related experience in a senior role in a medical devise, pharmaceutical company or equivalent.

▪ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas in a variety of media, tactful, confident at all levels, internal and external.

▪ A proven track record in leadership, including the ability to coach, assess, evaluate, develop, motivate and empower others.

▪ Passion for data, analysis, trends, reporting. Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write clearly and informatively. Technical documentation, routine reports, correspondence, procedures and workflows. Present numerical data effectively.

▪ Demonstrate aptitude for process improvement.

▪ Excellent IT Skills – SAP would be a distinct advantage.

If you have the above skills & experience, please contact catriona.duggan@cpl.ie Telephone: 087 2419644

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