General Manager / Plant Head - API Manufacturing

Role & responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall plant operations and production.

• Improve manufacturing yield and product quality.

• Reduce manufacturing cost and solvent consumption.

• Improve productivity and batch cycle time.

• Lead production, technical, engineering, QC/QA and utilities teams.

• Troubleshoot complex manufacturing and process problems.

• Improve plant capacity and equipment utilization.

• Implement systems for production, costing and performance reporting.

• Lead process improvement and new technology implementation.

• Develop and strengthen the plant team.

• Ensure GMP, safety and regulatory compliance.

• Take responsibility for agreed production and financial targets.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Strong API / pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.

• Experience managing a complete manufacturing plant.

• Strong process and technical understanding.

• Proven experience in yield improvement and cost reduction.

• Good leadership and team-management skills.

• Ability to take decisions and challenge existing processes.

• Hands-on and result-oriented approach.

• Strong commercial understanding.

• Experience with solvent-based manufacturing and recovery is preferred.

Preferred candidate profile