About the job

Are you an experienced Operations leader who wants to play a key role in driving manufacturing performance, equipment utilisation and operational efficiency in pharma? Join Mayne Pharma as our Production Manager.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll lead our Production Manufacturing team and own people management, GMP and WHS compliance, investigations and continuous improvement across the area. You'll also act as the Operations Manager's backup, keeping production performance, equipment utilisation and cross-functional communication on track.

What you'll doLead and supervise the Manufacturing team, making effective use of people and equipment to meet production schedules.
Act as backup to the Operations Manager during absences, keeping production running smoothly.
Coordinate quality and continuous improvement processes within Production, ensuring compliance with GMP, WHS and our internal quality systems.
Manage non-conformances and non-conforming batches, lead escalated investigations and prepare investigation reports.
Drive the close-out of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) and Corrective Action Requests (CARs).
Enforce production instructions and material handling procedures, and keep production documentation and processes accurate and up to date.
Conduct and coordinate scheduled cGMP and WHS area audits, and support internal and external audit preparation, participation and follow-up.
Report departmental metrics in daily Tier 1–2 meetings and escalate issues to Tier 3.
Use Redzone, our production OEE tool, to monitor performance in real time and analyse downtime and loss data to drive CI initiatives.
Coach the team on using Redzone for communication, escalation and workflow.
Support troubleshooting and initiatives that improve efficiency, reduce costs and optimise labour.

All production activities are undertaken in line with GMP, WHS and our quality systems.

What you'll bringA tertiary qualification in science, engineering or a related technical field, or significant pharmaceutical industry experience.
Production and quality experience in a pharmaceutical, food or cosmetics manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated people leadership experience, ideally in manufacturing.
A working knowledge of GMP and a sound understanding of WHS principles.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft 365 and ERP/MES systems.
Experience with Redzone or similar performance software, and exposure to Lean or Six Sigma, will be highly regarded.
We select people based on capability and aptitude, with a strong emphasis on cultural fit: a positive mindset, a practical approach to problem-solving and a willingness to own your performance.

Ready to become part of the Mayne Pharma story?

How To Apply — Click the APPLY NOW button.

How To Apply:

Incase you would like to apply to this job directly from the source, please click here

Responsibilities

About the job

What you'll doLead and supervise the Manufacturing team, making effective use of people and equipment to meet production schedules.
Act as backup to the Operations Manager during absences, keeping production running smoothly.
Coordinate quality and continuous improvement processes within Production, ensuring compliance with GMP, WHS and our internal quality systems.
Manage non-conformances and non-conforming batches, lead escalated investigations and prepare investigation reports.
Drive the close-out of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) and Corrective Action Requests (CARs).
Enforce production instructions and material handling procedures, and keep production documentation and processes accurate and up to date.
Conduct and coordinate scheduled cGMP and WHS area audits, and support internal and external audit preparation, participation and follow-up.
Report departmental metrics in daily Tier 1–2 meetings and escalate issues to Tier 3.
Use Redzone, our production OEE tool, to monitor performance in real time and analyse downtime and loss data to drive CI initiatives.
Coach the team on using Redzone for communication, escalation and workflow.
Support troubleshooting and initiatives that improve efficiency, reduce costs and optimise labour.

All production activities are undertaken in line with GMP, WHS and our quality systems.

What you'll bringA tertiary qualification in science, engineering or a related technical field, or significant pharmaceutical industry experience.
Production and quality experience in a pharmaceutical, food or cosmetics manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated people leadership experience, ideally in manufacturing.
A working knowledge of GMP and a sound understanding of WHS principles.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft 365 and ERP/MES systems.
Experience with Redzone or similar performance software, and exposure to Lean or Six Sigma, will be highly regarded.
We select people based on capability and aptitude, with a strong emphasis on cultural fit: a positive mindset, a practical approach to problem-solving and a willingness to own your performance.

Ready to become part of the Mayne Pharma story?

How To Apply — Click the APPLY NOW button.