Technical skills
Data analysisQuality Assurance
About this role
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.