Senior Executive ( Shift Incharge - Production Planning & Execution)
Strides Pharma Science Ltd
Puducherry, India
02 2018 - Current
- Expertise in Wurster coating technology and fluid bed processing for pharmaceutical, food, and nutraceutical applications.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Wurster coating process parameters (temperature, spray rate, airflow, atomization pressure).
- Proficient in daily dispensing, production planning, and execution.
- Experienced in manpower handling and team management.
- Skilled in Batch Manufacturing Record (BMR) process order preparation and review.
- Ensuring raw material availability and overseeing the approval process.
- Competent in Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) preparation, implementation, and awareness training.
- Management of equipment and instrument preventive maintenance (PM) and calibration schedules.
- Experience in change management processes.
- Proficient in BMR and electronic log (E-log) review.
- Experience with SAP posting for production-related transactions.
- Handling deviations, conducting investigations, and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Managing change control procedures.
- Qualified in performing executive and operator line clearances.
- Verification of Building Management System (BMS) for storage areas.
- Recording daily shift outputs in Planvisage.
- Maintaining daily shop floor sanitation records.
- Ensuring continuous batch feeding to the next stage of production.
- Operational knowledge of GEA granulator and fluid bed dryer.
- Operational knowledge of Glatt fluid bed processor and associated equipment.
- Operational knowledge of Glatt Wurster coating machine and Umang drug layering machine.
- Operational knowledge of Dnk and Gansons shifter, Tapasya V-Blender, Shree Bhagwati octagonal blender and roll compactor LGC200, Gansons conical mill, and multimill.
- Understanding of Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) formulation development, including the selection of raw materials, solvents, and plasticizers.
- Experience with the scale-up and technology transfer of formulation processes from laboratory to commercial production.
- Thorough understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards for pharmaceutical processes, including current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and FDA guidelines.
- Knowledge of quality control measures, including in-process monitoring and stage-wise testing.
- Experience with equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization to ensure efficient and reliable production.
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