Production Manager

Title:Production Manager (Bulk Manufacturing)
*Reference No. *R2634904

Location: Sanofi Pasteur Limited / North York, Ontario

Sanofi Pasteur: The world’s leading vaccine company

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, is the largest company in the world devoted entirely to human vaccines. Our driving goal is to protect people from infectious diseases by creating safe and effective vaccines. Our company distributes more than 1 billion doses of vaccine each year, making it possible to vaccinate more than 500 million people across the globe. Sanofi Pasteur offers the broadest range of vaccines in the world, providing protection against 20 bacterial and viral diseases.

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe.

Main Responsibilities

Planning and Execution:

• Ensure the correct execution of the production schedule
• Ensures detailed production schedule and execution plan is available for operations
• Ensures availability of raw materials, accuracy of inventory & recipes, trained staff, adequate SAP-trained staff, & maintenance & availability of validated facility and equipment
• Ensures production orders and SAP transaction and SPC data entries are maintained in a timely manner; share responsibilities for monitoring SPC, data review and control
• Monitors & communicates planned and actual batches, and operations using visible metrics
• Ensures daily presence on the shop floor
• Responsible for maintaining, completing and releasing BPR’s
• Assists in the annual departmental operating budget and non-strategic capital investment and monitor against spending.
• Ensures proactive and consistent communication across different department on operation topics (escalation, cascading)
• Supports managing production operations in MWS, upstream, downstream and adsorption areas as needed
• Responsible for overall area operation including safety, compliance, delivery, cost and active involvement through APT/APU platform

cGMP Compliance & Quality:

• Works with QOOQ and QOSA; ensure compliance with GMP requirements, develop quality continuous improvement initiatives, develop staff quality culture and GMP knowledge
• Ensures standard operating procedures are current and adhered too; that production records are accurate and reviewed and signed by an authorized person; adherence to policy; compliance of facilities & equipment; process deviations and environmental incidents are minimized, and root causes are identified and corrected; ensures staff training records are complete and current.
• Lead inspections and own corrective actions in production areas
• Ensure the areas, labs and documentation are inspection ready

People and Development:

• Organizes and develops staff to ensure a high performing team; establishes, monitors and provides individual feedback on staff objectives; ensures training of staff according to training plans and to continue to develop their competencies; coach staff on personal development goals and document follow up
• Key member of the Production Management team, communicates and co-operates with other departments to obtain consensus and ensure appropriate service levels
• Hires new employees and adheres to the Collective Labour Agreement while managing your team of operators, responsible for attendance management and time reporting for team

Continuous Improvement:

• Follows & enhances lean management systems established for Bulk; ensures continuous improvement processes; identifies root cause of production problems; identifies non-value-added activities, other waste and potential improvements in process efficiency, quality and/or yield; implements solutions or changes via change control; plans and manages facility and organization improvements
• Provides metrics and other reports as requested
• Participates in special projects for production process improvement projects to simplify processes, meet GMP requirements, address inspection observations, new technologies and reduce costs to assist in development and quality goals

Health, Safety and Environment:

• Accountable for a safe workplace by supervising and monitoring compliance with employment and health & safety legislation to ensure: That employees work within the policies, procedures and regulations including responding promptly to all health and safety concerns or incidents; critical incidents and accidents are reported to the appropriate authorities; potential safety and health hazards are identified and known by staff and that protective equipment and clothi