SVP Production Pharmacist at Fresenius Kabi

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that you are conversant with daily production program.
• Identifies and addresses daily pharmaceutical problems.
• Reports / liaises daily with the Department Manager on the pharmaceutical (production) situation.
• Performs department pharmacy duties.
• Assist the Supervisors to ensure that all staff is properly trained for their job.
• Writes, reviews up-dates department Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• To support production department in ensuring that the daily production program and targets are met.
• Responsible for the department compliance with factory rules and regulations.
• Responsible for the maintenance of Good Manufacturing Practices Standards within the department.
• Responsible for the accurate completion and reconciliation of departmental batch book documents. Reviewing and auditing thereof.
• Assist the Department Manager with the logging and close out of Deviations, CAPA’s audit findings etc.
• Responsible for the implementation of change controls.
• Responsible to perform investigations in the area of responsibility, with the support of the tool Kabitrack
• Ensure that batch release targets are met by addressing any query or return from the release department
• Log change controls for updating or changing batch records for optimization as well as processes
• Take risk-based decisions with Process Leader on shift
• Will be required to stand in for Supervisors in the event of training or absenteeism etc.
• Supervision and training of pharmaceutical staff.
• From time to time carry out other jobs within the department / factory, which are consistent with the grade, qualification and training of the incumbent
• Responsible to conduct investigations and root cause analysis through Kabitrack

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• B Pharm Tertiary qualification.  Registered Pharmacist with South African Pharmacy Council.
• 4-5 years Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Production management skills
• Specific small volume Parenteral process technical skills
• Human resources / industrial relations skills
• N.O.S.A and MOSACT awareness 
• Understand aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Understand quality investigation requirements (risk assessments, deviations, change controls. ie Kabitrack)
• Understand production planning process