Team Leader - Manufacturing

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based across global locations. Each of our 24,000 plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait.

We started in 1984 with a modest investment, 20 employees and a bold vision. Today, we have research and development centres, manufacturing facilities or a commercial presence in 66 countries.

For nearly four decades, we have stood for access, affordability and innovation based on the bedrock of deep science, progressive people practices and robust corporate governance. As the pharmaceutical industry evolves and undergoes disruption, we see an opportunity – to strengthen our core further (the next steps) and to build the future (the new bets).

‘The Next and the New’ is how we aim to continue to be the partner of choice – purpose-driven, future-ready and sustainable. Our aim is to reach over 1.5 Bn+ patients across the world by 2030 by growing our core businesses and building for the future with sustainability at the core of our purpose and strategy. Sustainability for us means operating in a manner that respects people, planet and purpose – helping us conserve precious resources, serve our patients, create value for stakeholders, give back to society, fulfil our potential and maintain our integrity and transparency

Dr Reddy’s maintains a work environment, free from discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ & nurture all qualified diverse workforce without regard to race, colour religion, nationality, sex, age, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender expression, citizenship or any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable law(s) of the country we operate in. We treasure every talent, and recognize merit and diversity in our organization.

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Roles & Responsibilities

• Ensuring effective implementation of company policies and procedure at production department.
• Participating in activities as nominated by the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) department, and ensuring that all SHE policies are implemented in the production areas.
• Ensuring that products are produced as per cGMP practices and stored in cGMP compliant environments, supporting implementation of quality policy and procedures, ensuring maintenance and upkeep of production area and equipment, and ensuring that Qualification, Calibration and Validation program is implemented as per SOPs.
• Ensuring the implementation of company's training philosophy and SOP and providing resources (internal and external) for any identified training needs.
• Providing hygienic work environment to the employees and visitors/contractors in the production department.
• Ensuring proper material availability and production planning by coordinating with Supply Chain Management department.
• Reviewing quality notifications, ensuring that process lead time and product yields are as per requirement, and ensuring effective implementation of self-inspection audit program for the production department.
• Setting departmental goals in line to the annual goals for the site and conducting/reviewing employee performance appraisal for the department.
• Attending scheduled corporate training's and meetings, providing adequate number of qualified and trained personnel for departmental activities, ensuring effective utilization of resources, ensuring continual improvement in quality and safety practices in the department, and reviewing and approval of relevant technical agreements.
• Receiving audit intimation from various agencies and providing full support to auditors/inspectors/officials to render their duty.
• Preparation of budget and monitoring of actual monthly expenses against the approved budget for the department.
• Approving capital and revenue expenditure indents for equipment, consumables, infrastructure and manpower.
• Driving energy conservation measures to minimize wastage to ensure sustainability operations, coordinating and driving corporate initiatives in the department, and coordinating for site transfer of products from IPDO or other plant locations.
• Ensuring effective implementation of Good Engineering practices, reviewing and approval of new projects proposals for the department, and performing any other task/project assigned by the Site Head.

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Educational Qualification

A Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering or Pharmaceutical Sciences and an MBA

Minimum Work Experience

15 years

Skills & Attributes Technical Skills

• Knowledge of Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) policies and practices to ensure their implementation in production areas.
• Understanding of cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) standards and their application in production processes.
• Experience in supporting the implementation of quality policies and procedures to maintain product quality.
• Ability to oversee maintenance and upkeep of production areas and equipment to ensure operational efficiency.
• Familiarity with Qualification, Calibration, and Validation programs.
• Ability to prepare departmental budgets and monitor expenses.
• Understanding of energy conservation measures and sustainability practices to minimize wastage.
• Familiarity with Good Engineering Practices (GEP) for efficient departmental operations.

Behavioural Skills

• Leadership skills to set departmental goals, conduct performance appraisals, and coordinate corporate initiatives.
• Effective communication skills for liaising with internal departments, auditors, inspectors, and government officials.
• Strong organizational skills to manage resources, schedules, and projects effectively.
• Team management abilities to ensure qualified and trained personnel are available for departmental activities.
• Problem-solving skills to address challenges and drive continual improvement in quality and safety practices.

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About the Department - Global Manufacturing Organisation (GMO)

At Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, we are dedicated to making a meaningful impact on global healthcare through precision manufacturing and innovation. With a legacy of excellence, we are a leading force in the pharmaceutical industry.

We operate 19 state-of-the-art manufacturing plants across Hyderabad, Vizag, Baddi, Mexico, Shreveport, and Mirfield, comprising 8 OSD facilities, 3 Injectables facilities, and 8 API facilities.

Benchmarking manufacturing processes and continuous operational excellence are at the core of our capability to deliver quality medicines to our patients in 66 countries. We manufacture a portfolio of complex APIs and 1,150+ drug master files across key therapy areas such as Oncology, Cardio-vascular, Central Nervous System and Anti-Diabetes. The World Economic Forum has recognised our largest manufacturing facility in Bachupally, Hyderabad, as part of its Global Lighthouse Network. We aspire to be the most efficient pharma operations in the world. Our productivity improvement and digitalisation efforts are key to staying competitive, meeting business imperatives, and meeting our ambitious ESG goals. Building such ‘factories of the future’ is integral to innovation and to build healthcare of the future.

" Benefits Offered

At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.

The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

" Our Work Culture

Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.

For more details, please visit our career website at https://careers.drreddys.com/#!/

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