Manager: Viewing, Labelling and Packaging at Biovac

Manager: Viewing, Labelling and Packaging

The Biovac Institute requires a Manager: VLP to contribute to its mission of establishing local biological and vaccine manufacturing capability at its Cape Town based site. Being the only one of its kind in South Africa, Biovac strives to respond to the vaccine needs of the developing countries, specifically South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. This is a particularly exciting time for the company as it continues to grow, strengthen and build on its success and further develop its capabilities, products, services and market diversification. The successful incumbent will report to Head of Production.

The Key Performance Areas for this position include:

• Responsible for the delivery of production targets as set forth by the Company.
• Responsible for the continuous improvement of processes and documents to meet or exceed the requirements of the Company.
• Responsible for the development and sustainment of Departmental performance management systems
• Responsible for process development and sustainability of production activities relevant to the Department,
• Responsible for the development and execution of Departmental projects as set forth by the Company.
• Responsible for the development, approval and execution of production plans.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of routine Departmental activities with regards to the production planning.
• Responsible for the management of production routings and the timeously execution thereof.
• Responsible for the capacity and utilisation of various production processes or equipment within the Department.
• Drives ‘first time right’ execution in all production related activities
• Responsible for safety in the respective Department
• Responsible to ensure that all safety representatives are appointed and present.
• Responsible to promote and measure the safety metrics as set forth by the Company.
• Responsible to ensure that all production activities and stages comply with company procedures, policies and regulatory GMP requirements.
• Responsible for the department performance against the Quality metrics set forth by the Company. 
• Responsible for the review and approval of batch records and production related documentation.
• Responsible for the development and execution of the departmental training programme(s).
• Responsible for the continuous improvement of processes and documents to meet or exceed current regulatory and GMP requirements
• Responsible to ensure that all processes and equipment’s meet the respective validation and qualification requirements.
• Responsible to maintain the production facilities in a state which complies with Company and Regulatory requirements.
• Assists in the investigation of incidents that have resulted in non-conforming products, compliance failures or customer complaints.
• Assists with the creation and updating of SOP’s and Work Instructions on a continuous basis and ensure the manufacturing and production activities comply with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assists with the creation and updating of batch records on a continuous basis and ensure the manufacturing and production activities comply with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assists with Root Cause Analysis and Risk Assessment activities with the production department.
• Role profiling, goal setting and performance management of supervisors and staff within the section.
• Growth, succession & retention of talent pools within the section.
• Accountability for own and team's personal and professional learning & development to ensure technical and leadership bench strength within the section.
• Ensure accurate and documented delegation of ongoing operational activities in the event of key staff members’ absence in line with the related policies and SOP’s.
• Develop and sustain the required organisational structure within the Department.
• Develop and maintain individual development and growth plans as well as adequate performance management.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the department budget
• Responsible to identify and implement cost savings within the department.
• Responsible to evaluate the need for capital expenditure together with respective business cases.
• Responsible for inventory management within the department.

Knowledge & Experience

Required:

• At least 3 years’ experience in in cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• At least 1 years’ experience at junior to middle management level. 

Preferred:

• Experience in a production/manufacturing department
• Experience in high speed labelling and packaging lines/processes
• Experience in visual inspection processes
• Experience in having faced successful local and/ or international quality audits.
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing related legislation

Qualifications

Required

• Relevant tertiary qualification

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Health Sciences or Engineering field or equivalent
• Recognition is given to Prior Learning and practical experience

Other Requirements

• Own reliable transport, ability to conduct road and air travel nationally and internationally