Manager Section/API Facility

Company Description

At TAPI, we’re not just a company—we’re a community committed to advancing health from the core. As the world’s leading supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), we partner with 80% of the top 50 global pharmaceutical companies. With a legacy spanning over 80 years and a portfolio of more than 350 products, as well as custom CDMO services, we’re shaping the future of health worldwide.

Our strength lies in our people—a team of over 4,200 professionals across 13 state-of-the-art facilities in Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Israel, Mexico, and India. Together, we innovate, solve problems, and deliver excellence. Join us and be part of a mission that transforms lives.

Job Description

We’re seeking a highly driven, technically strong, and compliance‑focused professional to take on a critical manufacturing leadership role at our API production facility.The role involves overseeing production documentation, deviation management, equipment qualification and maintenance, validation activities, and continuous monitoring of operational performance.

📌 Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end‑to‑end production of intermediates and APIs in line with approved instructions, cGMP, data integrity, and safety standards, including preparation, review, approval, and distribution of production documents and batch records.
• Ensure timely reporting, investigation, and closure of production deviations, critical incidents, and CAPAs as per standard procedures.
• Manage production facilities, utilities, equipment, and premises to ensure cleanliness, fitness for use, calibration, verification, qualification, validation, and proper documentation.
• Plan and monitor day‑to‑day production activities, including raw material availability, open order review, production scheduling, RMC control, OEE tracking, and ERP monitoring.
• Drive troubleshooting, debottlenecking, and preventive maintenance planning in coordination with Engineering and service departments to ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Ensure effective implementation of cGMP, EHS, HAZOP recommendations, waste management, solvent and water usage control, energy monitoring, and compliance with local and global EHS KPIs.
• Lead people and operational excellence initiatives, including employee training, shift planning, overtime control, GEMBA walks, ERT/first‑aid readiness, and risk assessment implementation.
• Act as a functional owner and Opex champion by identifying improvement projects, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, monitoring baseline performance, and delivering targeted improvements in cost, quality, compliance, delivery (OTIF), and EHS.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for internal audits, ensuring audit readiness, timely reporting, and closure of observations.
  
  

🛠 Minimum Required Skills

• Goodunderstanding of ProductionProcedures.
• Strong knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Safety.
  
  

Qualifications

The candidate must have:

Experience Level:Minimum 10 Years

Industry Experience: API Experience is required

Qualification:B.Sc / M.Sc / B.Tech (Chemical) / B.E (Chemical)

Additional Information

Make Your Mark with TAPI

Your journey with TAPI is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact on global health. If you’re ready to lead, innovate, and inspire, we’re excited to welcome you to our team. Together, let’s shape the future of pharmaceuticals. Apply on top of this page and our talent acquisition team will be in touch soon!