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West Pharma Production Area Manager m/f/d Germany, North Rhine – Westphalia 35853169
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Number of direct reports:8
Contract details: fulltime, permanent
: January 2026
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Leadership, development, and succession planning for the entire responsible area, especially the eight team leads.
- Personnel development and management, as well as overseeing higher-level personnel discussions.
- Management of the machinery park, including monitoring of inventory, throughput, and KPIs.
- Acting as a point of contact for the responsible area and serving as a liaison to upstream and downstream processes (compounding/finishing).
- Ensuring smooth production processes.
- Representing the department in audits, plant tours, and regular appointments or meetings.
- Leading projects in the areas of lean management, safety, major reconstruction measures, and the introduction of new technologies.
- Analyzing processes, developing, and overseeing optimization measures in the production area, as well as continuous process improvement.
Education
- Successfully completed technical vocational training with further education to master craftsman or a similar educational level.
Work Experience
- Several years of professional and leadership experience in a production environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical sector.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Very good knowledge of SAP and MS Office.
- Fluent German and good English skills in both spoken and written form.
- Successfully completed Lean and Six Sigma training (Green Belt) or a willingness to complete the training.
- Leadership competence as well as strong communication and presentation skills.
- Strong safety, quality, and responsibility awareness.
- Structured planning and independent target-oriented working style.
- High level of commitment and willingness to drive change.
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