Production Director

Overview:
Schedule and supervise the manufacturing plan and control the manufacturing processes on a production line on each shift, ensuring that volume, quality and cost targets are achieved and coordinating with Planning, Logistics, Warehouse, Maintenance and Quality Assurance on the work performed.

**Responsibilities**:

- Supervise the production schedule and control the manufacturing processes in each shift and the correct operation of the equipment, resolving and making decisions on the impact of the manufacturing processes, in order to meet the plan on time and comply with the established quality specifications. Processes include cells and virus biobanks generation, coordination with Head of Entomology for pupae production, and protein purification.
- Follow-up operations objectives, budget and costs.
- Manage the team, taking care of recruitment, motivation and training of the staff.
- Propose the manufacturing schedule according to the capacity of the planned manufacturing lines to optimize the productivity of the lines in the area. Organize the available personnel resources and make the necessary changes according to the evolution of the manufacturing plan in order to optimize the performance of all the equipment in the area and avoid line stoppages.
- Investigate incidents, deviations and OOS (Out Of Specifications) analytical findings produced in the equipment and processes of the area and notify them to Quality Assurance for batch release; and take the appropriate decisions to solve them and continue the process.Propose improvements to the operation, equipment and facilities.
- Communicate, coordinate and monitor equipment breakdowns in the area with both internal personnel and external maintenance providers to resolve the problem.
- Develop the manufacturing process and manufacturing equipment, establishing critical parameters and their ranges for the introduction of new products as well as improvements.
- Review work procedures related to manufacturing equipment and production processes, as well as coordinate and train personnel in the equipment area for their correct use.
- Organize and supervise the generation of manufacturing documentation and deliver it to Quality Assurance for batch approval. Validate the documentation review processes in the area.

Qualifications:
**Competencies/Career level**

Innovation, entrepreneurial attitude, customer orientation, team leadership, (adaptability/flexibility), results-oriented, control of budgets/costs, Self-development.

**Requirements and personal skills**
- Education: Degree in Natural Sciences/Engineering or Technical Engineer. Master's Degree in Pharmaceutical Industry highly valued.
- Languages: Spanish essential. Advanced English.
- Experience (years/area): +10 years of experience in people management positions in production and bioprocesses in the pharmaceutical sector.
- Specific knowledge: Industrial management, digitalization, SAP
- Travels: Open to travel occasionally.
- Personal skills: Ability to work both in a team and autonomously, dynamism and multitasking, strong results orientation, ability to work under pressure (tight deadlines) and to anticipate problems and solve them successfully,