Operational Excellence (API) ManagerSr. Manager
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Job Summary
Manager / Sr. Manager – Operational Excellence (API Manufacturing)
Role Summary:
Drive operational excellence across multiple API manufacturing sites by leading continuous improvement standardization and cost optimization initiatives. The role involves frequent travel to plant locations to implement Lean Six Sigma practices enhance productivity and ensure regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Lean Six Sigma Kaizen and TPM initiatives across API plants.
- Drive process optimization in reaction distillation crystallization drying and solvent recovery.
- Standardize best practices across sites and ensure consistent performance.
- Monitor and improve KPIs (OEE yield cycle time cost deviations).
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and strengthen CAPA effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with cGMP and global regulatory standards (USFDA EU GMP).
- Identify and execute cost-saving and efficiency improvement projects.
- Collaborate with Production QA Engineering EHS and Supply Chain teams.
- Support digital/automation and data analytics initiatives across plants.
- Travel to multiple manufacturing sites for project execution and audits.
Qualifications & Experience:
- B.E./ (Chemical) / (Chemistry) / (API)
- 8–18 years of experience in API / bulk drug manufacturing
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt preferred
Key Skills:
- Strong knowledge of API processes and scale-up
- Lean Six Sigma RCA tools (5 Whys Fishbone FMEA)
- Data-driven decision-making
- Stakeholder management across multiple locations
