Team Member API Manufacturing Excellence

Division

Department

Sub Department 1

Job Purpose

Execute the manufacturing excellence activities by studying variability in production and passing benchmarks in quality for an API unit to reduce the variability so that best yield and quality is achieved.

Key Accountabilities (1/6)

Execute manufacturing excellence initiatives by preparing the study reports of the manufacturing process to ensure yield improvements

• Study manufacturing process across the batch cycle and find areas of improvements
• Execute the recommendations in optimizing daily batch activity to ensure optimum utilization of resources

Key Accountabilities (2/6)

Monitor the utilization of equipment capacity to increase the productivity/throughput

• Identify the bottleneck equipment and optimally utilize it by improving capacity to increase throughput.
• Execute the recommendations in scaling-up of existing batches for capacity improvement

Key Accountabilities (3/6)

Execute the cost improvement projects by coordinating with the production department to reduce manufacturing cost

• Monitor the processes and suggest improvements for simplification
• Identify the cost saving ideas by aligning with production department and submit report for review
• Implement the cost saving ideas like solvent recovery usage, recycling, and reduction of losses

Key Accountabilities (4/6)

Study unit operation, time cycles for time consuming activities to reduce lead time and optimize production

• Perform the study of unit processes and identify areas of improvements
• Monitor the cycle time at the unit and provide suggestion to reduce cycle time

Key Accountabilities (5/6)

Implement new technologies through manufacturing excellence initiatives to reduce production cost and facilitate smooth & safe operations

• Implement new technologies like automation, close operations etc. as per requirement by coordinating with vendors
• Execute the new technologies and cost improvement projects

Key Accountabilities (6/6)

Major Challenges

Optimisation of capacity utilisation in multi-product facility due to product mix and volatile demand. Overcome by execution of scaling up the molecule as per requirement, time cycle reduction, work simplification, etc.

Key Interactions (1/2)

Internal

• Production for yield improvements and ME activities (Daily)
• Quality Assurance for quality related issues and improvements (Weekly)

Key Interactions (2/2)

External

• Vendors  for new technology implementation (Weekly)

Dimensions (1/2)

• Number of products involved in yield improvement projects : 3 APIs
• Cost saving targets for yield improvement projects : 5-10%
• Improvement targets for solvent recovery : 2-3%
• Targeted savings from cost saving ideas : 2 %

Dimensions (2/2)

Key Decisions (1/2)

Decisions

• Harmonization of processes, reports and  formats

Key Decisions (2/2)

Recommendations

• Execution of Improvements to Team Leader – Manufacturing Excellence
• Implementation of new technology to Team Leader – Manufacturing Excellence

Education Qualification

B. E. (Chemical)

Relevant Work Experience

• 5 years of experience in API Manufacturing with 2 years of experience in Technology Transfer
• Understanding of API manufacturing operations, safety & cGMP systems