Role: Block Head/Block Incharge

Department: API Production

Experience: 18-23years

Location: Bidar

Must have experience in handling 130 KL capacity Block.

Role & responsibilities

- Responsible for co-ordinating with Process R&D; and Technology Transfer teams related to new projects to be initiated in Production.
- Responsible for verification of the new projects initiated in Production Block with respect to desired intend in perspective of Quality, Yield, Batch Cycle Time, Safety, etc.
- Responsible for all the process operations of Production by maintaining the compliance with respect to Safety and Quality.
- Responsible for preparation & review of production schedule in-line with committed targets.
- Responsible to deliver the products in accordance with production plan by considering the specific requirements of the customers.
- Responsible for handling the manpower belongs to Production and deploying the work to them as per their roles and responsibilities.
- Responsible for ensuring the standard operating procedures are being followed on shop floor without any deviations and enforcing the same consistently.
- Responsible to prepare, review and revise the Standard Operating Procedures for all operations & systems from time to time with the support of Qualit Team.
- Responsible for ensuring the process operations are carried out as per the batch production records with proper safety measures.
- Responsible for co-ordinating with service departments & ensuring the activities bearing to service departments are completed as per stipulated time.
- Responsible for maintaining & monitoring the Good Housekeeping Practices in process areas and sustaining 5S practices.
- Responsible for all QMS (Quality Management System) documents & its authentication belongs to Production.
- Responsible for initiating,



reviewing the documents like BPRs, change controls, deviations, investigations and ensuring the timely closure of it as per the procedure.
- Responsible for carrying out the discussions with cross functional teams in case of any process failures or customer complaints, preparing & reviewing the investigation reports and implementing the suitable CAPA.
- Responsible to prevent failures from re-occurrence by thoroughly investigating the problem to find an exact root cause to achieve quality at Right First Time (RFT).
- Responsible to maintain all previous campaign details to review the quality & quantity trends in reference to the process operations and ensure the consistency for the same.
- Responsible to maintain & manage the inventories & operational expenses of the plant through periodic review.
- Responsible to train & motivate the team on better work methods, protected operating procedures, cGMP, Business Excellence Initiatives.
- Responsible to ensure internal & external audit compliance with respect to safety & quality.
- Responsible to motivate the team for improvements projects like Cost Reduction, Capacity Enhancement and Operation & Quality improvement.
- Responsible for solvent related activities like stock verification, spent disposal, solvent treatment, emission control, etc.
- Responsible to participate Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) programs and enforce & train the team to report all safety related events/ incidents immediately without delay.
- Responsible to prepare & review the qualification and validation documents like VMP, URS, DQ, IQ, OQ and PQ in-line with regulatory guidelines.
- Responsible to prepare a& review HSE documents like process & facility Hazop, Also ensuring the work permit system is strictly followed in the Production Block

Regards, Dhivakar D [email protected]

📌 Block Head - API Manufacturing (Bidar)
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