- Hands-on experience with API manufacturing operations including reaction, filtration, centrifugation, drying, distillation, and solvent recovery.
- Experience in driving continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives in manufacturing environments.
- Exposure to process optimization, yield improvement, and productivity enhancement projects.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams including Production, QA, QC, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and R&D;/Process Development.
- Experience in manufacturing KPI reporting and performance monitoring using digital analytics tools.
- Familiarity with regulatory and GMP requirements applicable to pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Preferred candidate profile
Operational Excellence Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Kaizen Facilitation
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- 5S Implementation
- Gemba Walks
- Daily Management System (DMS)
- PQCDSM Management
- Waste Elimination and Process Simplification
- Continuous Improvement Project Management
Process Engineering Skills
- Process Optimization
- Yield Improvement
- Batch Cycle Time Reduction
- Capacity Enhancement
- Bottleneck Identification and Debottlenecking
- Reactor Occupancy Optimization
- Solvent Recovery Improvement
- Catalyst Recovery and Reuse Optimization