Job Purpose To lead and manage the overall Production function of ARKRAY Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., including Reagent Production, Instrument Production, Production Engineering and Maintenance. The position is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, compliant and cost-effective manufacturing operations, achieving production targets, improving productivity and yield, optimizing resources, and developing a capable production organization in line with business requirements.

Job Importance To ensure productive, compliant and cost-effective production operations by achieving production targets, maintaining quality and productivity, optimizing resources, and driving continuous improvement across Reagent Production, Instrument Production, Production Engineering and Maintenance.

Job Responsibilities

Lead and oversee the overall Production function, including Reagent Production, Instrument Production, Production Engineering and Maintenance.

- Plan, organize and execute production activities to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual production targets in line with domestic and export demand.
- Review and approve production plans, daily production schedules, manpower deployment and resource requirements.
- Monitor production performance, productivity, yield, rejection, downtime, manpower utilization and other key production KPIs, and take corrective actions where required.
- Ensure effective coordination among Production, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Packing, Labeling, Maintenance, Purchase, Administration, Engineering and other cross-functional departments.
- Oversee manufacturing activities across Animal House & P. Hybridoma, P. Protein, Antisera, Microbiology, Biochemistry/ETP/Water, Immunology – AMI Manufacturing, Sterile, Immunology – Contract Manufacturing, Signal (GOLD), Instruments & BGM, Packing, and Labeling & Pre-Packing.
- Lead Production Engineering activities covering Reagent PE,



Instrument PE & Automation, Validation, Sputtering Process – Shimei, Electronics – Shimei, Mechanical – Shimei and Process – Shimei.
- Oversee Maintenance activities including Repairs & Facility and PM & Calibration, ensuring high equipment availability and minimum production downtime.
- Ensure effective preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, calibration and facility management to support continuous production.
- Drive improvement in productivity, manufacturing efficiency, process capability, yield and overall equipment utilization.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction through batch-size optimization, process improvement, reduction of non-productive hours, improvement of yield and efficient utilization of manpower and materials.
- Ensure proper preparation, review and implementation of SOPs, GMP documents, manufacturing records, BPCRs and other production-related documentation.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, quality systems, safety requirements, validation requirements and applicable regulatory standards within manufacturing operations.
- Review production-related deviations, investigations, CAPA and process issues and coordinate with QA/QC and other functions for timely resolution.
- Support new product introduction, process transfer, validation and scale-up activities from a manufacturing perspective.
- Review monthly and quarterly production reports, material variance reports, productivity reports, downtime reports and management review inputs.




- Establish and monitor production KPIs and periodically review departmental performance against defined targets.
- Ensure adequate manpower planning and competency development for skilled, semi-skilled and technical personnel.
- Develop, coach and train production managers, engineers, supervisors, technicians and operators to strengthen technical and operational capabilities.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, problem solving, discipline, safety and quality across the Production organization.
- Participate in internal audits and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions related to Production.
- Provide management with regular updates on production performance, major issues, risks, improvement initiatives and resource requirements.
- Carry out any additional responsibilities entrusted by the management from time to time.

Job Authority

- To plan, allocate and control production resources and manpower.
- To review and approve production plans, schedules and relevant production documents as per the approval matrix.
- To assign responsibilities and supervise departmental teams.
- To initiate corrective actions for production, quality, productivity and equipment-related issues.
- To recommend manpower, training, equipment and process improvement requirements.

Candidate Requirements

- Strong experience in production/manufacturing, preferably in diagnostic, immunology, ELISA or rapid test products.
- Good knowledge of GMP, SOPs, production planning, process control and documentation.
- Experience in productivity improvement, yield improvement and cost reduction.
- Strong leadership, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Knowledge of SAP/ERP and MS Office will be preferred.

Travelling Requirements

- As required for business purposes.

📌 General Manager – Production (Surat)
🏢 Arkray Healthcare
📍 Surat