Production Manager (Pharma Manufacturing)

Location: Verna, Goa, India; onsite production role

Company

hirify.global develops medicines and healthcare solutions focused on improving patient outcomes.

What you will do

• Plan and schedule oral solid dosage production, allocate jobs across work centers, monitor daily activities, and coordinate production requirements with cross-functional departments.
• Manage changeovers, work-in-progress levels, documentation, and resource utilization to achieve scheduled output.
• Lead new product transfers from the mother plant to the Goa site, including bills of materials, SAP recipes, batch schedules, reports, approvals, validation, and product registration.
• Improve processes, cycle times, yields, capacity utilization, manufacturing costs, and product quality through process excellence initiatives and projects.
• Maintain cGMP systems, manufacturing records, SOPs, batch documents, equipment validation, data integrity, and required training programs.
• Ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies while developing subordinate and production teams.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, preferably oral solid dosage.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Pharmacy or a Master’s degree in Science.
• Expertise in production and operations management, performance KPIs, budget setting, monitoring, and goal achievement.
• Knowledge of Lean and supply chain principles, EHS requirements, cGMP, and quality regulations.
• Experience managing and developing medium- to large-scale teams, including exposure to change management and unionized workforces.
• Understanding of new technologies, digital tools, and data analytics; cross-functional experience with Quality, Opex, Engineering, or Maintenance is advantageous.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment within a global pharmaceutical organization.
• Equal-opportunity workplace with an emphasis on inclusion and diversity.
• Leadership expectations include effective communication, negotiation, strategic thinking, results orientation, growth mindset, and people development.
• Strong focus on patient commitment, product quality, GMP, HSE, and continuous improvement.