Assistant Manager – Production – API Manufacturing
Department: Production
Function: API Manufacturing
Designation: Assistant Manager – Production
Reports To: Production Manager / Plant Head
Location: API Manufacturing Plant
1. Job Purpose
To lead and supervise API manufacturing operations for the assigned production area/plant, ensuring safe, compliant, productive and timely production in line with the production plan, quality standards, GMP requirements and EHS guidelines.
The role is responsible for shift operations, manpower deployment, batch execution, productivity, yield, process compliance, documentation and continuous improvement.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. Production Planning & Execution
• Execute the daily, weekly and monthly production plan for the assigned manufacturing area.
• Ensure timely completion of batches within approved cycle times.
• Monitor production performance against plan and take corrective actions for gaps.
• Ensure optimum utilization of manpower, equipment and manufacturing capacity.
• Coordinate with Planning, Warehouse, QA, QC,



Engineering and Maintenance to ensure uninterrupted production.
• Identify and escalate constraints affecting production commitments.

B. API Manufacturing Operations
• Supervise manufacturing activities including:
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• Raw material charging
• Reactor operations
• Reaction and process monitoring
• Filtration
• Centrifugation
• Washing
• Drying
• Solvent recovery
• Milling / Micronization
• Packing and material transfer

• Ensure all operations are performed as per approved SOPs, BMRs and process parameters.
• Monitor critical process parameters and ensure timely intervention in case of abnormalities.
• Ensure proper equipment preparation, cleaning, line clearance and changeover.

C. Shift & Manpower Management
• Lead production operations across assigned shifts.
• Plan and deploy operators, technicians, officers and contract/union workforce based on operational requirements.
• Ensure optimum manpower utilization

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