Production Pharmacist at Kwality Concepts

Kwality Concept, a pharmaceutical company, is currently recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Pharmacist

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• To provide a world-class pharmaceutical production process through supervisory support to key operational manufacturing processes in conformance to WHO GMP principles and other relevant local and international regulatory policies and guidelines.

Scope

• All dispensary, mixing and filling production operations and related functions within the factory.
• All professional functions relating to pharmaceutical regulatory requirements and needs for the factory.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure all functional activities are performed in accordance with Company Policies, WHO-GMP and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Partake in the production process to ensure timely delivery of planned products’ quantities to ensure overall business achievement.
• Direct management of manufacturing activities to ensure full compliance with business goals and objectives.
• Control manufacturing resources and assets in order to achieve performance objectives.
• Partake in the management and tracking of cost-saving initiatives
• Adequate coordination to ensure complete compliance of factory to regulatory GMPs and safety requirements.
• Develop skills and competence of subordinates through training program initiatives in order to meet business objectives.
• Contribute to the preparation of production budget in relation to financial control management
• Develop manufacturing, packaging and other records to ensure all activities are adequately covered with proper documentation.
• Develop and manage the Standard Operation Procedure system through improved documentation activities to ensure all key manufacturing processes are adequately covered with relevant operational procedures.
• Effectively partake in the Qualifications, Validations and Calibrations programs of the production processes to ensure accuracy/reliability and assured high product quality/integrity.
• Develop monthly manufacturing sectional report and reflect all relevant KPIs
• Partake effectively in the environmental monitoring process to ensure products are manufactured only at the desired conditions.
• Provide relevant documentation and PPE to operational processes to ensure compliance with GMP and a safety-conscious environment.
• Provide periodic Productivity driven training to manufacture staff to ensure nobody works within the clean areas without first undergoing relevant GMP and other relevant quality training.
• Any other assignments that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisory manager.

Qualifications

• B.Pharm qualification
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Postgraduate qualifications in sciences or business administration.
• Must be computer literate.

Job Factors
Knowledge:

• The holder must be knowledgeable in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Must possess required experience in people management
• Sound knowledge of the entire production process and technique is highly essential.
• Highly knowledgeable in production management tools (Industrial cost monitoring tool, Accountable budgetary tracking tools, Savings tracking tools, Performance planning process, Skill matrix process, Succession planning process, Performance improvement).

Others:

• Additional educational qualifications in human and material resources management will be an added advantage.
• Adequate knowledge and proficiency in Safety, Health and Environmental management.
• Ability to lead people by actively practising and demonstrating esteem Leadership principles and values
• Capability to develop people through providing support and encouragement
• Proficiency to practice what you preach by ensuring words and actions are consistent
• Skill to cooperate with others and customer oriented.
• Ability to drive performance objectives and quality standards to deliver the best business results.
• Ability to drive Improvements by adding value through new ideas.
• Ability to take initiative to proactively anticipate issues and opportunities.
• Insight to clarify complexity and explain the consequences of different scenarios

Complexity:

• The job specification is highly technical and calls for a high level of integrity and an in-depth knowledge of management of production processes as an activity not following normal trends may arise resulting in consequences if not well handled.
• Because of the accuracy and extra attention, the job requires, an extended hour of the job may be required.
• The job requires a good sound judgment and may be required to take a calculated business decision where straight judgment could not be given with available data: Knowledge of the use of statistical tools (SPC, FMEA), universal standards and compendia to interpret results becomes essential.
• Rapid Emergency response decision skills in the event of major hazards within the facility are necessary and required at short unplanned notice.

Independent Thinking:

• Holder is expected to review the manufacturing system/process procedures from time to time by requirement and expiration.
• Holder is expected to effectively review EHS requirements for local regulatory agencies and marry the same with global standards, and come up with site-specific actions aiming at meeting all relative SHE expectations at all times.
• Cost-saving/reduction initiatives are necessary to record appreciable growth in departmental budgets/objectives resulting in overall positive performance of the company.

Supports:

• All relevant activities by others to support the production of safe and quality products.

Impact on the Business objective:

• Deliver required quantities of product at the right time and at the most cost-effective manner.
• All wastages are within the specified yield requirement.

Strategic Planning:

• Ensure all manufacturing activities and programs and other assigned duties are conducted within budgets and towards the attainment of the company’s business plan and goals.

Application Closing Date
7th June, 2022.