Purpose

The Assistant Manager – Packing is accountable for safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of production volumes, while building a high-integrity, high-rigor Packing. The role carries end-to-end responsibility for batch execution discipline, cycle time adherence, OEE improvement, people capability development, and sustained quality compliance in a USFDA-regulated environment.

Position / Job Title

Assistant Manager Packing

Department

Packing

Reporting

To Sr manager

Location

Indore

Years Of Experience

07-10 years

Dosage Form

Solid Oral

Job Responsibilities / Deliverables

Production Delivery & Operational Excellence for the area allocated as per business requirement

Own achievement of approved production plans (volume, mix, and timelines) with clear accountability for Right-First Time (RFT) execution.

Ensure strict adherence to batch cycle times, changeover times, cleaning times, and line utilization norms as per approved standards.

Drive continuous improvement in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across availability, performance, and quality metrics.

Ensure disciplined execution of packing instructions, line clearances, in-process controls, and documentation practices.

Proactively identify and eliminate bottlenecks impacting throughput, yield, or schedule adherence.

Quality, Compliance & Inspection Readiness

Maintain a state of continuous GMP compliance in line with USFDA, EU GMP, and internal quality standards.

Be fully accountable for deviation trends, CAPA effectiveness, repeat observations, and human-error reduction within Packing.

Partner closely with Quality Assurance to ensure robust batch release readiness and zero compromise on data integrity.

Lead Packing readiness for regulatory inspections, customer audits, and internal audits, including sustained closure of commitments.

Reinforce a culture of Quality over output when in conflict without dilution of delivery commitments.

People Leadership & Capability Building

Build and sustain a strong Packing leadership bench (production managers, shift leaders, supervisors).

Ensure structured skill development, qualification, and certification of operators and officers on equipment, processes, and GMP behaviours.

Drive performance management, succession planning, and talent retention within Packing teams.

Set clear expectations on discipline, ownership, accountability, and ethical conduct at all levels.

Behavioral Integrity & Cultural Rigor

Act as role model for Rubicon's values of Integrity, Passion, Agility, and Solidarity.

Enforce zero tolerance for data integrity lapses, undocumented practices, or shortcut behaviours.

Create a culture where issues are surfaced early, investigated scientifically, and resolved sustainably.

Ensure respectful, transparent, and fact-based engagement across cross-functional teams.

Digitization & Special Projects

Lead and support digitization initiatives within Packing, including electronic batch records, MES interfaces, equipment data capture, and performance dashboards

Drive qualification, commissioning, and validation of new equipment, lines, and Packing technologies in collaboration with Engineering and QA.

Support scale-up, tech transfer, and capacity expansion projects with strong operational ownership.

Champion data-driven decision-making using real-time production, quality, and OEE analytics.

Partner with QA to ensure right-first time exhibit batches, minimizing QA queries, rework, and review loops.

Qualifications & Pre-requisites

Must-Have Skills: List at least 3 points that are necessary to be successful in the role. Points for reference:

Degree in Pharmacy / Chemical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

7+ years of progressive Packing leadership experience in USFDA-regulated pharmaceutical environments.

Proven track record of high-volume Packing with strong compliance outcomes.

Hands-on experience with digitization, equipment qualification, and operational excellence frameworks.

Problem solving and decision-making ability

Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management skills

Additional Notes

Key Interfaces

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Engineering & Projects

Planning & Supply Chain

EHS

Success Measures (KPIs)

Production plan adherence (% on-time, in-full)

Batch cycle time and cleaning time adherence

OEE improvement trends

RFT and deviation reduction metrics

Inspection outcomes and audit closure effectiveness