Site Production Head

Who we are

Teva, world leader with over 40.000 employees, in the field of equivalent medicines, with a differentiated business that also includes specialist medicines, over-the-counter drugs and the production and marketing of APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients), is present in Italy for over 25 years with a commercial branch and manufacturing sites.
Our mission is simple: improve the wellbeing of our patients.
We care about them and about our colleagues, creating a respectful, diverse and inclusive working environment, committing ourselves to maintaining high standards of quality, compliance and safety, always respecting our values:

Teva Code of conduct

We all work for one company and we work together to achieve a common goal.

Main responsibilities and activities

In the Production Department we are looking for a brilliant profile reporting to the Site General Manager with the following responsibilities and activities:

• Manages all production activities in order to meet supply chain demand and site objectives (quality, cost, service and EHS).
• Translates site's plan to detailed production schedule in close cooperation with Site SC. Manages crisis when occurs.
• Ensures workflow optimization and implement processes for manufacturing of new products. Understand changes in business needs and align production accordingly.
• Ensures quality of all manufactured products and to compliance to cGMP of all activities executed in the shop floor. Makes sure equipment is available, qualified and ready. Ensures the appropriate level of housekeeping, order and cleanliness in production departments.
• Assures compliance to environmental regulations and standards. 
• Implements and sustains a culture of operational excellence using OPEX principles and tools, ensuring continuous improvement. 
• Provides recommendations for new equipment and processes that lead to an efficient and effective production environment. Continuously look for new, innovative ways to increase productivity and efficiency and decrease cost. Develop processes to meet changing business needs that are sustaining and adaptable. 
• Translates the site’s strategic plan to Production long term plan (facilities, processes, systems, capacity plan). Recommends technology and equipment to be used for specific operations. 
• Responsible for keeping aligned and up to date production procedures.
• Participates and supports the execution of Regulatory audits, Self-Inspections, Quality Walk Arounds and customer audits, contributing also to the definition of the relevant CAPA Plan and assuring accountability for the execution on time of the remediation actions. 
• Ensures that each production deviation is managed in compliance with GMP and current procedures, in line with expected due dates and with the purpose of identifying and addressing the root cause with appropriate CAPA to prevent recurrence
• Establish and ensure across the production departments the Quality Culture oriented and focused on full compliance to GMP and procedures. Drives and promotes Quality Culture also across all other functions, as member of Site Leadership Team.
• Ensure knowledge of Teva’s strategy, direction and challenges. Participate in global project groups. Proactively share across the Teva Network, best practices, process improvements and lessons learned. Execute product transfers and material changes.
• Translates the site strategic plan to develop a workforce plan (capabilities, roles, headcount and culture). Develop the production management team to balance structural effectiveness with flexible capabilities and build OPEX behaviors at all levels. Empower team to ensure ability to manage the day to day activities and problems as well as uncertainty and changing business needs. Create an environment that encourages the shop floor employees to raise efficiency ideas and projects.

SAFETY RESPONSABILITY:

Preposto per la sicurezza according to the Italian Law D.lgs. 81/2008: in accordance to professional skills and function, supervises the work and ensures the implementation of the directives received, monitoring the successful execution by workers and exercising a functional power.

Requirements

Essential requirements:

• Ensure that the organization’s Quality Management System is fully applied within the area of responsibility maintaining total compliance to current GMP, GDP, Data Integrity requirements.
• Ensure adherence to environment, health and safety company requirements as well as legal obligations.
• Behave according to company Ethical Code and company values.

Education:

Chemistry / Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineer background (preferably)

Languages:

• English (level of proficiency)
• Local language capability in order to communicate to all levels in the site

Experiences:

• Working experience in production environment, with adequate knowledge regarding industry trends and technologies in order to recommend creative and innovative solutions. 
• Basic working knowledge and experience in product and tech transfer. 
• Adequate experience in regulatory discussions and inspections.

What we offer?

We try to take care of our employees, offering them small and large benefits. By way of example:

• Ticket Restaurants for each working day
• Working flexibility for Caregivers and parents
• Recognition Program
• Welfare Platform
• Highly inclusive and multicultural working environment
• Continuous learning and development programs (with full access to Linkedin Learning!)

Type of contract: long term contract

Location and working program

Caronno (VA), from Monday to Friday

Teva's commitment to equal opportunities

Teva is committed to equal opportunities in the world of work. Our global policy requires equal employment opportunities to be provided regardless of age, race, religion, health, identity or gender expression or any other legally recognized status that is entitled to protection under applicable laws.