Job Mission:

Supports the safe, compliant, efficient and operationally effective manufacture of Pharmaceutical products (Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredient, Drug Product Intermediates and Final Dosage forms), ensuring the achievement of the production strategy and supporting a high level of customer satisfaction. Deliver excellence in end-to-end process improvement practices, methodologies and behaviours to achieve transversally operational and support services areas’ efficiencies.

Main responsibilities:

• Establish annual plans for improvement in accordance with past performance and company strategic goals
• Define long term targets for Business Transformation Implementation
• Mentor and facilitate teams that are implementing projects and problem solving
• Coach Lean Leaders and/or Six Sigma Green Belts
• Coach functional area teams in their daily communication meetings, ensuring that defined methods are properly used in all areas
• Develop Operational Excellence Training Program and run training sessions across all levels of the company
• Develop a Continuous Improvement (CI) process in the plant that is visible to all e.g. through indicators, working methods and visual management
• Lead projects that result in major business process improvements for the company
• Track and report project results to management, internally and externally
• Develop site culture initiatives to establish and maintain the operational excellence culture
• Support the execution of Operational Excellence Maturity Assessment and other benchmarking exercises
• Manage complex projects with significant impact on business
• Carry out assigned tasks and duties in a safe manner, in accordance with instructions, and to comply with environmental, health & safety rules/procedures, regulations and codes of practice
• Undertake any additional tasks commensurate with the role as and when required.

• University, or equivalent, qualification in a field of Science or Engineering or similar scientific field
• Lean and 6 Sigma training equivalent to Lean Expert level and/or Six Sigma Black Belt
• Project Management qualification
• Typically requires 5-8 years of relevant experience in Industry related Continuous Improvement Initiatives and in the application of cGMP´s, ICH/CFR guidelines, ISO Norms and Industrial Safety guidelines
• Experience in Lean tools and techniques (5s, Standardized Work, problem solving, kaizen, process mapping, Poka Yoke, debottlenecking, SMED)
• Competent (written and verbal) Chinese & English
• Computer literate with good working knowledge of the MS Office package

• Global career development
• Integration into a dynamic technical team of an International Company
• Attractive remuneration, fringe benefits includes pension fund, canteen, transportation and medical scheme.