Production Manager

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Job Description: Company: Pharma Care Pack, pharmaceutical packaging company in Korangi, Karachi. Role summary: Lead daily production operations for plastic pharmaceutical packaging lines, ensuring product quality, cGMP compliance and on-time delivery. Work with Quality Assurance, Maintenance and Supply Chain to meet production targets and continuous improvement goals. Key responsibilities: • Oversee end-to-end production for multiple packaging lines to meet planned output, quality standards and delivery schedules. • Manage production planning and scheduling to optimize throughput, minimize downtime and maintain inventory targets. • Ensure compliance with cGMP and industry-specific quality and safety regulations applicable to pharmaceutical packaging. • Lead and develop staff including supervisors and operators: hiring, training, performance management and shift coordination. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives (lean manufacturing, waste reduction, OEE improvement) and implement corrective actions from quality incidents. • Coordinate maintenance and reliability activities to reduce breakdowns and ensure equipment qualification and preventive maintenance programs.Job Specification: • Minimum 5 years of production supervision/management experience in plastics manufacturing, packaging, or pharmaceutical-related production environments. • Proven knowledge of injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming, or related plastics processes and production equipment. • Strong understanding of cGMP, quality systems, and regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical packaging. • Experience with production planning, capacity scheduling and MRP/ERP systems. • Ability to analyze production data and KPIs (OEE, yield, scrap) and implement corrective actions. • Hands-on experience with preventive maintenance coordination and equipment qualification programs. • Leadership skills to lead multi-shift teams, train operators and improve team performance. • Proficiency with MS Excel and basic reporting tools.Job Rewards and Benefits: Communication