Date: Oct 15, 2026

Location: Shirwal, India

Company: ACG

Position Title: PFD Line Lead/Shift Lead –Capsules

Organization Context

Position Title:

PFD Line Lead/ Shift Lead - Capsules

Employee Name:

Grade:

Department:

PFD

Location:

Shirwal

Reports to:

Team Lead

Reported by:

Operators

ACG is the world’s only integrated pharma manufacturing solutions company. We are headquartered in Mumbai, India. ACG has a presence in over 100 countries with its products and services that strive to provide world-class technology across multiple domains. We offer a complete range of solutions beginning with empty capsules; granulation and tablet coating; capsule filling; tabletting; packaging films; blister packing and carton packing to the end-of-line solutions and track and trace systems.

We have an prospect in ACG Capsules / ACG Engineering / ACG Pharma Packaging / ACG Inspection.

- Job Objective
- Coordination of activities within a shift at Post Production (ATS, Printing, Camera, Packing) to achieve AFOE@Despatch on shift basis with desired Quality
- Shift lead will be responsible for managing all the below shift activities for the entire Hall/all machines.

- Primary responsibilities

Strategic and planning

Functional

Shift Lead (all m/cs in one shift)-

Line Lead –

- Monitoring and verifying all shift activities (Manning, Execution of Post Production Planning ) for the allocated lines
- Prepare shift machine performance report for the allocated lines to support HOD/Incharge for decision making
- Implement Quality corrections (Ink Viscosity, Camera challenge test, NOU test etc) to minimize Printing defects & achieve the target AFOE@Despatch
- Ensures that all requirements (Material, Condition) are in place for Colour Change
- Monitor ATS Operation with Production and Quality
- Check line clearance of ATS, Printing, Camera, FCS, Checkweigher machines as per SOP
- Monitors Print and Camera Process parameters to ensure desired quality is achieved
- 100% SAP entries of Dips & Counting and printing confirmation and downtime for that shift is to get right information from SAP.




- Supervise the color change with required cGMP and GDP requirements
- Co- ordination with interfacing functions in case of colour change, Machine downtime to run Line efficiently with no backlog/WIP
- Monitor and provide feedback to production line WIP for batch cut off.
- Ensure all the necessary Material for the shift is available for Printing (Shift Plan, CC plan, MR,RR ,Spare availability ,ink ,clothes, IPA ,Packing material (Types of box, metalized bags , fractionated material, required necessary material as per requirement) to ensure Line runs efficiently
- Communicate Online rejection analysis (Attribute defects to Production and Printing defects to Line operator) to maintain consistent quality
- Wherever required execute Camera teaching and challenge test in presence of QC
- Ensure proper SOP is followed, with cGMP and Regulatory guidelines for regular and Audit compliance
- CAPA or complaints is to be communicated to associates in meetings to prevent it for next supply
- Implementation of continuous improvement actions which are reviewed by Section head for future smooth operations
- Optimize consumption of consumable and non-consumable to reduce losses
- Training of operators for multi-skilling for people development.
- People Development – Contract training/down the line as required. Interview process for down the line jointly with the Team lead
- Highlighting of internal stranger complaints in regular meetings to ensure no future failure occurs
- Review of shift documents.
- Plan and give training to the operators on GDP.
- Ensure associate are attending training on GMP % DI policy.




- Ensure adherence to safety guidelines/ Environment Management System - ISO14001-2015 / Occupational Health and Safety - ISO45001-2018, c-GMP, regulatory & statutory compliances, TPM and other applicable norms.
- Ensure compliance with all safety procedures and company policies.
- Support quality inspections, audits, and process improvements.
- Monitor attendance, discipline, and employee performance.
- Support Lean, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, or other improvement programs.
- Monitor equipment performance and report abnormalities.
- Ensure accurate documentation of incidents, production, and quality data.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards, procedures, policies, and regulatory requirements within the assigned area of responsibility.

Internal process

- Preparation of various reports.
- Monitor and review Multiskilling initiatives in order support Departmental goals.

People development

- Ensure proper manning and shift handling, shift activities.
- Effective training to the operators with evaluation for compliance.
- Effective manning to utilization of available sources.

Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitably represented in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent, reporting officer and HR.

- Key Result Areas
- OTDIF,
- PML,

- AFOE Despatch
- % reduction of complaints in Printing, packing & Camera.

- No of Print defects
- % Compliance (safety, regulatory)

- Key Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

External Interfaces

- Production

- Quality

- Vendors

- Customers

- ACG Persona

Leadership Excellence Framework Technical Competency – T Compass

Persona

Level

Competency

Level

Partner

1

Troubleshooting

3

Builder

1

Printing

3

Entrepreneur

1

Problem Solving

3

Camera Inspection

3

- Educational and Experience Requirements

Minimum Requirement

Desired

Level of Education

- Diploma, BE/ B.Tech Mech
- BE / B. Tech- Mechanical

Experience

- 0-1 Year
- 2 Year

📌 Coordinator (India)
🏢 ACG Worldwide
📍 India