プロダクションマネージャー/ Production Manager
A global pharmaceutical company is seeking a Production Manager. The selected candidate will lead production teams, ensure GMP compliance, and drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure production operations comply with safety, health, GMP, and SOP standards
- Lead start-up activities including plant qualification, validation, and operational optimiSation
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, cost, and production quality
- Manage workforce planning, hiring, training, performance reviews, and staff development
- Collaborate with QA/QC to prevent quality issues and implement CAPA actions
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to plan production schedules and allocate resources
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or above
- More than 5 years of experience in highly regulated and GMP manufacturing industry as similar role
- experience in industrial hygiene sampling, collecting, and interpreting data, recording, and tracking metrics, etc.
- Understanding of pharmaceutical current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and modern safety program (behaviour-based safety) in operation
- Skilled in MS Office Suite
- Proficient in written and spoken English; native level Japanese
Preferred requirements:
- Experience in producing pharmaceutical oral dosage form products
- Prior Lean & Six Sigma experience
About the Company:
A leading global pharmaceutical and nutritional industry. The business creates, provides, and offers technical support for technologies and formulated systems.
Keywords:
製薬, メディカル, サイエンス, 求人, 外資系
Job Ref: N7PIKE
About the job
Contract Type: Perm
Specialism: Healthcare
Focus: General Management
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Salary: ¥6,000,000 - ¥8,000,000 per annum
Workplace Type: On-site
Experience Level: Mid Management
Language: Japanese - Native
Second Language: English - Business level
Location: Shizuoka
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: N7PIKE-18672BA6
Date posted: 10 May 2026
Consultant: Risane Rizvi
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