Production SHIFT Manager; Afternoon​/Evening Shift

Division Piramal Pharma Solutions Piramal Pharma Solutions is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), offering end-to-end development and manufacturing solutions across the drug life cycle. We serve our clients through a globally integrated network of facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. This enables us to offer a comprehensive range of services including Drug Discovery Solutions, Process & Pharmaceutical Development services, Clinical Trial Supplies, Commercial supply of APIs and Finished dosage forms.

We also offer specialized services like development and manufacture of Highly Potent APIs and Antibody Drug Conjugation. Our capability as an integrated service provider & experience with various technologies enables us to serve Innovator and Generic companies worldwide. For more details, please visit :

PRODUCTION SHIFT MANAGER (Afternoon/Evening Shift)

As Shift Manager, Production you will manage and lead the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates in a safe and efficient manner that is compliant with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP), safety and environmental standards, company regulations and client requirements.

• Plans shift activities and assigns shift targets to all shift members to ensure the highest level of production safety, quality, efficiency, output, labour efficiencies, housekeeping, and adherence to production schedule.
• Manages and monitors the batch processing operations according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) through various units of operations (i.e., charging liquids/solids, distillation, filtrations, sampling, cleaning, etc.)
• Facilitates and maintains emphasis on "Safety First" culture by promoting adherence to Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) procedures and legislative requirements to production team.
• Ensures that all safety incidents or near misses are reported in a timely manner, root cause analysis performed, corrective and preventive measures assigned and executed as per agreed timelines.
• Leads Daily Site meetings by working with cross-functional teams, strives for weekly/monthly production targets and ensures proper scheduling and execution.
• Ensures batches are produced safely and efficiently, in compliance with instructions in master batch records, with focus on weekly / monthly production targets, OTIF and customer delivery schedule.
• Provides leadership to production team through activities such as performance management, mentoring, recruitment, coaching, training, and corrective actions.
• Ensures that Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are followed by staff through the effective use of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ensures all personnel receive and complete GMP and skills training as required.
• Ensures that all executed GMP documentation, including but not limited to batch records, cleaning sheets, logbooks, etc. are completed by following ALCOA principle, thoroughly reviewed and supports "Right First Time" performance objective.
• Endorses a culture of "24/7 Audit Readiness" and drives positive compliance ratings for regulatory (Health Canada, FDA), customer, corporate and internal audits. Represents the production team during audits and customer visits.
• Initiates change controls, deviations, planned deviations and conducts investigations related to non-conformances. Ensures CAPA's are executed as intended and stimulates an environment where problems are proactively identified and addressed, and deviations become improvement opportunities.
• Maintains all records relevant to production equipment, cleaning, and processes. Ensures production equipment is well maintained and inspected prior to use, and…