Associate

Role Overview

This position is based in Goa and supports production and packing activities in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. The role requires close adherence to quality, safety, and documentation standards while ensuring smooth day-to-day operations on the shop floor.

Key Duties

• Follow cGMP, GxP, and all other relevant regulatory and environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Complete the required training on applicable SOPs and understand the assigned work before starting any task.
• Carry out all activities strictly in line with approved SOPs, and escalate any difficulty or deviation to the immediate supervisor or manager.
• Share any quality-related concern or improvement idea with the supervisor or manager.
• Pack assigned products and complete documentation according to the BPR, SOP, and cGMP instructions.
• Manage movement of bulk material, packing material, semi-finished goods, and finished goods as per procedure.
• Maintain overall equipment efficiency and productivity targets.
• Keep the work area and machinery clean and aligned with GMP expectations.
• Operate, wash, and clean equipment and accessories used in production activities as per SOP.
• Monitor and record differential pressure, temperature, and relative humidity according to SOP requirements.
• Ensure calibration and preventive maintenance are completed as per the approved schedule and that results meet standards.
• Carry out in-process checks as required by the relevant BPR and record the results properly.
• Receive, issue, retrieve, maintain, and dispose of change parts as per procedure.
• Document area and equipment usage in line with SOP.
• Participate in cGMP, on-the-job, and functional training as per the training planner.
• Maintain personal hygiene before entering the production area and comply with all HR-related workplace rules.
• Raise requests such as additional material requisition, material return notes, packing material carry-forward, stereo requests, and screen requests as needed.
• Control usage of manpower, machines, and materials effectively, and maintain proper inventory of operating supplies in the department.
• Support the quality management system and report any discrepancy, abnormality, non-conformance, or incident to the department head.
• Work with Omnidoc and the Data Acquisition System (DAS).
• Verify strip/blister foil proofs against the batch packing record and retain all required packing material proofs with the record for the packing section.
• Assist with machine troubleshooting.
• Handle verification and troubleshooting of software systems such as blister inspection systems and inkjet coding equipment.
• Take on any other responsibility assigned by the department head.

Experience

Candidates should have 2 to 5 years of relevant experience.

Education

Applicants should hold a Diploma in Pharmacy or a graduation degree in Science.

Competencies

The role calls for strong strategic thinking, process discipline, creativity, team collaboration, customer focus, ownership of results, stakeholder handling, and an ability to develop talent.

Additional Information

This opportunity is for a full-time, onsite role in Goa, Goa, India. No stipend or salary details were specified in the source.