Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CiplaQCIL) is East Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Company manufactures antiretrovirals, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) and, Hepatitis medicines, to treat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Hepatitis respectively.
CiplaQCIL is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated individuals, who are also committed team players to reinforce its capacity by filling the following vacant positions;
Job title: Production Officer
Reference: CiplaQCIL/HR/21/415
Reports to the Team Lead – Manufacturing (Granulation, Compression & Coating)

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Ensuring that appropriate validations and calibrations of equipment are effected and records taken
• Maintaining up-to-date documentation including SOPs, change control systems, and procedures
• Supervising of production processes, planning, and scheduling of processes of production for the different lines
• Execution of production plans as provided per the timelines
• Maintaining inventory of required tools, spares and perform preventive maintenance on all equipment to ensure downtime is minimized
• Ensuring compliance to cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Process)
• Ensuring that procedures are followed as stipulated in the BMR during sifting and granulation activities
• Monitoring OEE, Yield, cycle time, performance, downtime, and breakdowns
• Capturing and analyzing data from machine logs
• Performing DILO studies
• Carrying out investigations, interventions and track cost-saving initiatives

Skills and Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Science Technology, Industrial Chemistry, Pharmacy
• Minimum of at least three (03) years demonstrable experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing setup
• Advanced computer knowledge (Ms. Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP), with excellent analytical skills