Plant Director (Pharma)

An exciting Plant Director job has just become available at an international European pharmaceutical company, based in Vietnam. Reporting directly to the Regional VP, this is a role for a plant director who is a leader in their field.

About the Plant Director (Pharma) Role:

The Plant Director will be responsible for establishing a local and international compliant GMP facility achieving production, quality and financial targets. Additionally, he/she will be overseeing the project expansion to prepare the plant for the future business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assure smooth and efficient operation of plants in terms of
• Product quality
• Product availability as per market need
• Achieve targeted product costs
• Assure full compliance with all statutory requirements (local, international and the company)
• Quality system (GMP, PIC/S, ISO etc.)
• EHS requirements
• Other legal/ethical requirements
• Define concepts and strategies to prepare the plant unit for sustainable performance and implement the related agreed activities, including for example optimisation of production processes with lean manufacturing concepts
• Build and develop strong plant team to support the long term development and strategy of the company
• Assure achievement of agreed short and long term goals (quality, production, financial etc.)
• Drive continuous improvement of product, quality and process efficiency
• Implement development plans of employees and assure adequate succession planning
• Lead and manage key projects
• Assure adequate reporting and communication to Regional
• Cooperate and align with dotted line functions HR and quality
• Assure good cooperation with MU as internal customer and represent PU within legal entity

To succeed in this role, you must have good communication skills in English.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor or master’s degree in pharmacy, engineering or related subjects
• At least eight years' experience in manufacturing management position
• Excellent managerial skills
• Full commitment to high ethical, quality and safety standards
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Familiar with multinational/multicultural environment
• Fluent communication in Vietnamese and English
• Familiar with requirements of Pharma/Medical industry in the Vietnamese market
• Experience in injectable manufacturing/aseptic processes preferred
• Experience in Product Transfer/NPI would be a plus
• Result oriented and knowledge in continuous improvement methods

This leading company needs no introduction and is recognised as the leader in their field of expertise. The culture is demanding but if you are confident and have a can-do attitude the potential rewards are significant.

If you are driven and looking for a new challenge, this is the role for you.

Apply today.

Due to the high volume of applications we are experiencing, our team will only be in touch with you if your application is shortlisted.