ABACUS

Location: In Uganda

Job Details:

DESIGNATION: Production Officers -09

JOB IDENTIFICATION:

Department: Production

Reporting to: Team leader manufacturing

POSITION PURPOSE:

To supervise staff and monitor and coordinate process control measures specifically in the sterilization section so as to ensure efficient output.

JOB ROLES AND EXPECTATIONS:

Key Result Area Key Roles/Duties

General Supervision

• To ensure continuous quality production by proper supervision of manpower, activities, and status of working machines in the department.
• To ensure proper batch-wise production and separation in the pre- & post-sterilization areas by ensuring proper line clearance and status labeling.
• To follow up on the regular maintenance, validation & calibration of production machinery.
• To ensure proper implementation of cGMP guidelines to all staff and support staff.
• To ensure adherence to good housekeeping practices and also monitor cleanliness of equipment.
• To regularly plan and avail all materials required for daily operations of the section.

Process control

• To efficiently plan for sterilization of products appropriately in case of more than one product in the process cycle.
• To ensure sterilization of the cleanroom and dispensing of garments within the cleanroom area.
• To ensure minimum wastage of utilities like steam, cooling water, compressed air, electricity, etc.

Documentation

• To participate in the process of preparing and reviewing SOPs and ensuring their implementation all the time.
• To ensure proper filing of information in the corresponding documents like BMR sterilization logbooks, leak test logbooks, cleaning logbooks, and positive pressure records.
• To ensure good understanding and implementation of good documentation practices all the time.

Training

• To conduct trainings for all new recruits in the department.
• To regularly conduct routine on-the-job training for all temporary employees and also update them on GMP.

Any other duties

• Ensure that any other duty assigned by the supervisor is executed to management expectations.

AUTHORITIES:

• Reviewing the headcount of contract laborers shift-wise and authorizing manpower in coordination with the team leader.
• Executing and documenting all sterilization activities online.
• Training casual workers before they are involved in production activities.
• Stoppage of the filling machine if any out-of-specification results are observed and confirmed in coordination with the section head of filling.
• Instructing the BFS operators is any quantity of defective bottles are produced.
• Coordination with different sections in production for smooth running of activities.

COMPETENCIES:

Technical Knowledge/Skills:

• Report Writing Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Presentation skills
• Good communication & interpersonal Skills
• Computer Skills (PPt, Excel and MS Word)
• Conflict Management
• Able to learn and adapt to change.
• Innovative/creative skills.
• intermediate level of English and one other local language, preferably Luganda.

Behavioral/Attitude Competencies:

• Respect for others
• Sociable
• Leadership
• Result-oriented
• Open and Decisive.
• Business Acumen
• Teamwork
• Responsible
• Mature & assertive.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial chemistry.
• 3 years experience working in relevant / similar company
• Ability to work with senior people.
• Excellent report-writing skills

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Basic safety training
• Basic GMP training
• Leadership training
• Entry & exit into production area training
• Good documentation practices training
• Hygiene training

• To ensure continuous quality production by proper supervision of manpower, activities, and status of working machines in the department.
• To ensure proper batch-wise production and separation in the pre- & post-sterilization areas by ensuring proper line clearance and status labeling.
• To follow up on the regular maintenance, validation & calibration of production machinery.
• To ensure proper implementation of cGMP guidelines to all staff and support staff.
• To ensure adherence to good housekeeping practices and also monitor cleanliness of equipment.
• To regularly plan and avail all materials required for daily operations of the section.
• To efficiently plan for sterilization of products appropriately in case of more than one product in the process cycle.
• To ensure sterilization of the cleanroom and dispensing of garments within the cleanroom area.
• To ensure minimum wastage of utilities like steam, cooling water, compressed air, electricity, etc.
• To participate in the process of preparing and reviewing SOPs and ensuring their implementation all the time.
• To ensure proper filing of information in the corresponding documents like BMR sterilization logbooks, leak test logbooks, cleaning logbooks, and positive pressure records.
• To ensure good understanding and implementation of good documentation practices all the time.
• To conduct trainings for all new recruits in the department.
• To regularly conduct routine on-the-job training for all temporary employees and also update them on GMP.
• Ensure that any other duty assigned by the supervisor is executed to management expectations.

• Report Writing Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Presentation skills
• Good communication & interpersonal Skills
• Computer Skills (PPt, Excel and MS Word)
• Conflict Management
• Able to learn and adapt to change.
• Innovative/creative skills.
• intermediate level of English and one other local language, preferably Luganda.
• Respect for others
• Sociable
• Leadership
• Result-oriented
• Open and Decisive.
• Business Acumen
• Teamwork
• Responsible
• Mature & assertive.

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial chemistry.
• 3 years experience working in relevant / similar company
• Ability to work with senior people.
• Excellent report-writing skills