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プロダクションマネージャー/ Production Manager

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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

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

Job Reference: N7PIKE-18672BA6

Date posted: 10 May 2026

Consultant: Risane Rizvi