Production manager

Goal

Overseeing all site operations, ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality production, planning, directing and coordinating site activities, based on customer and pharmaceutical requirements and production optimization. Improve the cost, quality and time delivery of the manufactured products while ensuring the safety of the employees. Act as Project Manager during the initial phase of plant construction and setup. Executes the country/region industrial plan.

Key Responsibilities

Technology transfer: Lead the technology transfer process by coordinating plant construction, equipment implementation, regulatory compliance, team integration, stakeholder communication, and manage and represent the company with internal and external partners to ensure successful project execution and operational start-up.

Production: Lead and optimize site production operations by ensuring efficient resource allocation, regulatory compliance, safety and biosafety standards, supply chain coordination, cost control, capacity planning, and continuous improvement to meet customer demand and business objectives.

Facility: Lead and coordinate facility design, construction, validation, maintenance, and industrial projects, ensuring operational reliability, regulatory compliance, biosafety, quality standards, environmental protection, and safe working conditions across plant operations.

Improvement: Drive continuous improvement and Lean Management initiatives across manufacturing operations by implementing Lean methodologies, optimizing processes, eliminating waste, developing team capabilities, and enhancing operational performance, quality, safety, delivery, and employee engagement.

People management: Lead and develop the site team by defining the organizational structure, managing resources and budgets, fostering cross-functional collaboration, promoting employee engagement and training, and ensuring a productive and positive work environment aligned with operational objectives.

Main requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in industrial, mechanical, or chemical engineering, biotechnology, biochemistry, or related fields. A master’s degree in business administration, operations management, or similar would be an advantage.

Experience: 5-10 years of experience in the field of biotechnology industrial production (human or veterinary) with knowledge of GMP standards, quality, safety, occupational health, environmental regulations and biosafety requirements. Must have extensive experience (at least 5 years) in a similar management position. Experience in project management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies. Experience in directing and managing people and customers.

Knowledge: General business knowledge and strong customer-oriented approachUnderstanding of the financial issues related to industrial activityAbility to work in a cross-disciplinary manner.

Languages: English (high level of proficiency, written and verbal skills)Preference will be given to Saudi nationals in line with local employment regulations.

Soft skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Effective decision-making capabilities. Strategic planning and execution mindset. Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills. Ability to lead cross-cultural and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to empower, motivate, and develop multidisciplinary teams.