Executive / Sr. Officer–Manufacturing

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• Plan batches as per monthly production schedules, allocate jobs across shifts, and supervise shop floor activities to ensure compliance with batch manufacturing records (BMR).
• Ensure timely availability of raw and packaging materials by raising SAP requests, verifying received quantities, and maintaining proper yield and quality at all stages of production.
• Prepare, update, and maintain BMR, BPR, cleaning records, equipment logs, SOPs, and other production-related documents, ensuring submission to QA on time.
• Coordinate with departments (Engineering, IPQC, warehouse) to ensure smooth plant operations and verify in-process sample results (IPQC).
• Manage and complete SAP-related entries for running batches in shift, including creation and tracking of purchase requisitions.
• Report process deviations, raise necessary change controls, and supervise proper hazardous waste disposal to ensure compliance.
• Enforce safety protocols for personnel, maintain inventory of PPEs, and report incidents/accidents to the plant in-charge.
• Raise and follow up on work permits for maintenance and ensure safe opening and closing of the plant on weekends and holidays.
• Approve leave, shift changes, and overtime for production staff while conducting training sessions on production, cGMP, and safety.
• Assist in preparations for ISO/GMP/stock audits and support EHS management systems (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001) to ensure environmental and safety compliance.
• Maintain cleanliness and housekeeping standards in the plant to ensure an efficient, safe, and compliant work environment.

Technical Competencies:

• Proficient in operating key equipment (reaction, distillation, crystallization, filtration, drying) and plant SOPs; expert in API manufacturing, process monitoring, and quality compliance.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, documentation, change control, deviations, CAPA, and validation processes (OQ, PQ, re-qualification, process and cleaning validation).
• Advanced user of SAP PP, DCS, DLS, MS Office; skilled in team scheduling, shift management, and organizing raw material/process tracking.
• Well-versed in safety protocols, ISO 14001/45001 compliance, work permits, and ensuring safety during batch manufacturing and in controlled areas.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Leads and Motivates: Encourages cross-functional collaboration, resolves conflicts, and aligns teams—demonstrating Takeda’s Leadership Behaviours to "Think Strategically", “Inspire,” “Deliver Priorities", "Elevate Capabilities" and “Act with Integrity”.
• Effective Communication: Clearly conveys information across shifts and departments, adapting messages for both technical and non-technical audiences; reflects the “Communicate with Purpose” value.
• Decision-Making & Accountability: Makes sound, ethical decisions in emergencies and daily operations, prioritizes resources, and takes ownership of outcomes, consistent with “Be Accountable” and “Act with Integrity.”
• Safety, Quality, and Continuous Improvement: Upholds strict safety and quality standards, leads by example in ethical conduct, and fosters a culture of innovation and learning—core to “Show Courage” and “Commit to Quality.”
• Adherence to Takeda’s Code of Conduct: Models integrity, honesty, openness, and global compliance in all actions.