Job Description

• Establish and lead a team of dedicated associates in the area of filling and compounding providing direction, support, management presence and as point of escalation for matters related to safety, quality & productivity.
• Motivate subordinates at all levels and delegate sufficient authority and responsibilities to enable them to achieve their respective goals and desired results.
• Define annual goals and develop long and short-term plan for manufacturing team in alignment with company objectives, operating policies and plans.
• Support the development of annual budget of manufacturing function.
• Responsible for meeting financial objectives for the department for both Filling and Compounding.
• Operate and monitor all equipment associated with manufacturing of ophthalmic products in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
• Execute activities in support of continues improvement & validation state.
• Perform and review all necessary documentation as required and in accordance to Good Documentation Practice (GDP) that includes MBR, deviation, training & other related production and maintenance records.
• Assist in investigation of process deviations and work in a team to identify and work on opportunities for productivity/process improvements.
• Critically review operations for ways to improve regulatory compliance, aseptic techniques, product quality and/or productivity.
• Sustains robust succession plans for operations.
• Creates environment of accountability ownership, trust, assures clarity and open two-way communication, and fosters a speak-up mentality.
• Ensure effective resource planning, participates in the recruitment, training and assessment of manufacturing staff.
• Manage any ad-hoc project / activities as and when assigned.
• Development of people and capability in close collaboration with Training team.

• 15 years Engineering or Manufacturing experience in pharmaceutical or relevant industry with minimum 10 years of supervisory experience.
• Competency in Conflict Management, Customer Focus, Directing Others, Empathy, Managing Diversity, Learning on the fly, Managerial Courage, Drive for result, Building effective teams, Timely decision making.

Alcon