Assistant/Deputy Manager | AKIJ Mediplex

Position Title: Assistant/Deputy Manager – Production (AKIJ Mediplex)

Responsibilities & Context

• Provide direction to plan and coordinate manufacturing activities in line with company objectives and goals
• Ensure sales forecasts and deadlines are met
• Provide leadership in logistics, supply chain, manufacturing functions, and materials requirement planning
• Monitor daily production activities and guide improvements in productivity through proper utilisation of manpower, machinery, and materials
• Ensure compliance with quality, cGMP, and safety standards to meet company specifications and both national and international regulations
• Standardise operations to achieve cost reduction
• Prepare the annual plant budget and impose budgetary control on factory expenses
• Mentor and develop staff
• Ensure all documentation, including BMR, BPR, SOP, etc., is properly maintained

Education

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biochemistry
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biomedical Engineering
• Graduate in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biomedical Engineering

Experience

• 8 to 12 years
• Applicants should have experience in the following business areas: Manufacturing (FMCG), IT Enabled Service, Shipping, Food (Packaged)/Beverage, Agro-based firms (including Agro Processing/Seed/GM), Group of Companies, Packaging Industry, Cement Industry, Steel

Additional Requirements

• Age: 30 to 40 years

Skills & Expertise

• Production planning and its proper utilisation
• Production equipment management
• GMP and ISO regulatory knowledge
• Manufacturing cost optimisation
• Root cause analysis

Personal Characteristics

• Detail-oriented and process-disciplined
• High integrity and compliance-focused
• Proactive and hands-on leadership qualities
• Calm under pressure
• Result-oriented and reliable

Behavioural Traits

• Ownership: Takes full responsibility for outcomes and ensures timely resolution
• Agility: Quickly adapts to system failures or regulatory shifts with precision
• Collaboration: Works cross-functionally to align operations with maintenance and QA
• Continuous improvement: Seeks and implements ways to optimise performance and cost
• Compliance mindset: Maintains strict adherence to all regulatory and SOP requirements

Performance Goals (KPIs)

• Clean room compliance: Deviation rate <2% per quarter (Internal Audit & QA Logs)
• Production downtime: <2% per month (Uptime Reports)
• CAPA closure timeline: 100% within 7 working days (CAPA Tracker)
• Cost reduction: 10% year-on-year savings (Utility Consumption vs Cost Report)
• Validation report accuracy: 100% first-time pass in audits
• Regulatory audit feedback: As per audit observations/results

Skills & Expertise

• Health/Medical
• Medical equipment
• Production costing
• Production planning

Compensation & Other Benefits

• Mobile bill
• Tour allowance
• Medical allowance
• Performance bonus
• Provident fund
• Weekly 2 holidays
• Insurance
• Gratuity
• Lunch facilities: Partially subsidised
• Salary review: Half yearly
• Festival bonus: 2
• Annual leave encashment

Gender: Only male

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