Visual Inspection Supervisor | Pfizer | Vizag

Job Description

Your expertise in the manufacturing domain will help to ensure that the process area operates in a safe and GMP-compliant manner at all times. You will help in developing and managing the performance of a team of process technicians. Your role will be to build upon and improve existing process design to optimize the process, facility, and equipment used while conforming to SOPs and cGMP requirements. You will maintain regulatory compliance through established programs for testing, maintenance, training, SOPs, validation, and cleaning in your area of responsibility.

As a Team leader, you will be involved in leading work teams within a division. You will lead the people, technical and financial resources of the team. Thanks to your technical skills, you will coach your direct reports on day-to-day activities. You will be relied on to solve complex problems within your area of expertise. It is your dedication that will make it possible for Pfizer’s customers and patients to receive the medicines they need when they need them.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects and work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) within the team.
• Support the development of SMART Objectives for the full team.
• Participate in Pfizer Network programs, to ensure best practice sharing.
• Assist with the development of your unit from commissioning, through to start-up, validation, and {Current} Good Manufacturing Practices {part of GxP} operations.
• Lead System Application & Products Materials process for Shift.
• Perform quality checks on processing activities and process confirmations of Integrated Manufacturing Excellence (IMEx) elements.
• Drive implementation and embedding of Lean Tools in the area.
• Act as an interface between the management team and the functional team.
• Support Shift Colleagues’ Individual Development Plan.
• Ensure contingent staff is managed appropriately in terms of performance and training.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of  experience
• Prior relevant Leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing operations environment
• Working knowledge of Upstream/Downstream Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) manufacturing operations
• Strong people management experience
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and goal-driven environment with strong decision-making capability

Nice-to-Have

• Master’s degree
• Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience.