Main responsibilities and activities
In the Production Department we are looking for a brilliant profile reporting to the Site General Manager with the following responsibilities and activities:
Manages all production activities in order to meet supply chain demand and site objectives (quality, cost, service and EHS).
Translates site’s plan to detailed production schedule in close cooperation with Site SC. Manages crisis when occurs.
Ensures workflow optimization and implement processes for manufacturing of new products. Understand changes in business needs and align production accordingly.
Ensures quality of all manufactured products and to compliance to cGMP of all activities executed in the shop floor. Makes sure equipment is available, qualified and ready. Ensures the appropriate level of housekeeping, order and cleanliness in production departments.
Assures compliance to environmental regulations and standards.
Implements and sustains a culture of operational excellence using OPEX principles and tools, ensuring continuous improvement.
Provides recommendations for new equipment and processes that lead to an efficient and effective production environment. Continuously look for new, innovative ways to increase productivity and efficiency and decrease cost. Develop processes to meet changing business needs that are sustaining and adaptable.
Translates the site’s strategic plan to Production long term plan (facilities, processes, systems, capacity plan). Recommends technology and equipment to be used for specific operations.
Responsible for keeping aligned and up to date production procedures.
Participates and supports the execution of Regulatory audits, Self-Inspections, Quality Walk Arounds and customer audits, contributing also to the definition of the relevant CAPA Plan and assuring accountability for the execution on time of the remediation actions.
Ensures that each production deviation is managed in compliance with GMP and current procedures, in line with expected due dates and with the purpose of identifying and addressing the root cause with appropriate CAPA to prevent recurrence
Establish and ensure across the production departments the Quality Culture oriented and focused on full compliance to GMP and procedures. Drives and promotes Quality Culture also across all other functions, as member of Site Leadership Team.
Ensure knowledge of Teva’s strategy, direction and challenges. Participate in global project groups. Proactively share across the Teva Network, best practices, process improvements and lessons learned. Execute product transfers and material changes.
Translates the site strategic plan to develop a workforce plan (capabilities, roles, headcount and culture). Develop the production management team to balance structural effectiveness with flexible capabilities and build OPEX behaviors at all levels. Empower team to ensure ability to manage the day to day activities and problems as well as uncertainty and changing business needs. Create an environment that encourages the shop floor employees to raise efficiency ideas and projects.
SAFETY RESPONSABILITY:
Preposto per la sicurezza according to the Italian Law D.lgs. 81/2008: in accordance to professional skills and function, supervises the work and ensures the implementation of the directives received, monitoring the successful execution by workers and exercising a functional power.
Requirements
Essential requirements:
Ensure that the organization’s Quality Management System is fully applied within the area of responsibility maintaining total compliance to current GMP, GDP, Data Integrity requirements.
Ensure adherence to environment, health and safety company requirements as well as legal obligations.
Behave according to company Ethical Code and company values.
Education:
Chemistry / Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineer background (preferably)
Languages:
English (level of proficiency)
Local language capability in order to communicate to all levels in the site
Experiences:
Working experience in production environment, with adequate knowledge regarding industry trends and technologies in order to recommend creative and innovative solutions.
Basic working knowledge and experience in product and tech transfer.
Adequate experience in regulatory discussions and inspections.
