Kinetic is working with a reputable Pharmaceutical manufacturing company who are actively recruiting a General Manager - Plant for their team in Jordan.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all plant operations, ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and the successful delivery of business objectives across manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain, and EHS.
***Please take the time to read the job description, you must meet all the criteria set out below for your application to be considered. We do check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 working days. If you are not contacted by us within that time, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.***
Key aspects of the role include:
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for the entire manufacturing site.
- Lead all manufacturing operations, ensuring productivity, quality, safety, and cost-efficiency targets are achieved.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance and manufacturing excellence.
- Ensure full compliance with cGMP, regulatory requirements, and international quality standards.
- Lead cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Maintenance, Validation, and EHS.
- Develop and execute annual operating plans, budgets, and capital investment projects.
- Build and develop high-performing leadership teams while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Support regulatory inspections and customer audits from local and international health authorities.
- Collaborate closely with executive leadership to support business growth, capacity expansion, and strategic initiatives.
To be successful you will need to meet the following:
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline. A Master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
- Minimum 15+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience, including at least 5 years in a Plant Head, Site Head, Factory Manager, Manufacturing Director, or General Manager position.
- Experience with sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing is essential.
- Strong understanding of cGMP, quality systems, validation, regulatory compliance, and international inspections.
- Demonstrated leadership of large, multi-functional manufacturing teams.
- Experience driving operational excellence, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement initiatives is highly desirable.
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***We check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 working days. If you are not contacted by us within that time, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.***
