Production Manager

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.