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.

Skills Required