Job Description

Job Summary
This role is for a Visual Inspection Specialist responsible for ensuring product quality through manual and automated inspections, maintaining GMP documentation, and supporting regulatory readiness. The position involves operating inspection machinery, performing line clearance, preparing qualification kits, and maintaining accurate records for audits. You will contribute to operational excellence by troubleshooting equipment, implementing CAPA, and driving continuous improvement through Kaizen and 5S. The role emphasizes adherence to safety protocols, LOTO procedures, and promoting safety awareness among team members. Additionally, you will support preventive maintenance, calibration, and cross-functional coordination to ensure effective inspection operations.
Roles & Responsibilities
• You will be responsible for maintaining inspection areas, performing visual inspections, and operating automated inspection machines.
• You will be responsible for executing batch records (manual/MES), line clearance, and preparing KNAPP and qualification kits.
• You will be responsible for complying with GMP guidelines, maintaining inspection records, and ensuring readiness for audits.
• You will be responsible for suggesting improvements in machine operation, implementing corrective actions, and enhancing inspection processes.
• You will be responsible for conducting deviation investigations, reviewing production MBRs, and reconciling process/facility documents.
• You will be responsible for promoting safety awareness, conducting toolbox talks (TBTs), and enforcing LOTO procedures.
• You will be responsible for performing CLTI activities, verifying calibration,



troubleshooting minor equipment issues, and supporting preventive maintenance.
• You will be responsible for driving continuous improvement through Kaizen, reporting near misses, implementing 5S, and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

Educational qualification: Graduation in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Microbiology, or a related field is mandatory.
Minimum work experience:
4 to 8 years of experience
Skills & attributes &Critical; exposures
Functional Skills
• Audit Report Preparation
• Incident Reporting
• Material Handling
• Packaging Machine Operation
• Pharmaceutical Packaging
• Quality Management
Resident Skills
• Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPS)
• Safety Standards
• Digital Literacy
• Good Documentation Practices
• Lean Methodologies
Behavioural Skills
• Safety-first mindset with strong compliance and regulatory alignment
• Detail-oriented with strong focus on accuracy and documentation
• Continuous improvement orientation with problem-solving and innovation
Critical exposures
• Experience in examining products for defects and any inconsistencies in labelling and appearance, ensuring compliance and quality is desired.




• Exposure to preparing qualification kits and KNAPP kits to ensure smooth inspection processes and compliance with validation protocols is preferred.
• Exposure to ensuring that products are identified and traced throughout the production and packaging cycle is preferred.

Additional Information

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The advantages you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Positive Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.
For more details, please visit our career website at https://careers.drreddys.com/#!/

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