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Roche

Global pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company

Associate Manager Packaging and Production

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university-level education or above in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or an equivalent field.
  • Three years of work experience in quality control, quality assurance, analysis, or an equivalent area.
  • At least three years of experience in a technical position in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
  • Skills and experience in pharmaceutical production processes and in-process control.
  • Ability to carry out physical tests and operate standard instruments.
  • Knowledge of quality management.
  • Good English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
  • Computer skills in Office and Minitab or equivalent software.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Lean Production System promotion and digital lean initiatives within packaging to foster operational excellence.
  • Lead and implement Kaizen continuous-improvement initiatives, using Single-Minute Exchange of Die tools to optimize changeover time, line clearance, and material logistics flow.
  • Design and deploy low-cost automation and ergonomic solutions to eliminate shop-floor waste and optimize workplace layout.
  • Lead Total Productive Maintenance and Operator Asset Care programs, cross-train operators, and establish multi-skilled teams to improve packaging agility.
  • Establish, standardize, and continuously optimize workflows, standard operating procedures, and work instructions to sustain improvement results and ensure operational consistency.
  • Monitor and analyze packaging-line performance metrics, track overall equipment effectiveness, perform root-cause analysis for downtime, and coordinate with external departments on recovery action plans.
  • Track and trend key performance indicator data to identify process gaps or risks, and take remediation actions with relevant departments to keep the process stable and controlled.
  • Manage, periodically review, and update general packaging-department standard operating procedures throughout their lifecycle.
  • Assist superiors with packaging-production quality deviations and investigations, support product-complaint resolution, and establish mitigation actions.
  • Support production quality risk management, including end-to-end risk assessment and mitigation for each product.
  • Manage and support corrective and preventive action and change-control execution in the production workshop.
  • Ensure process changes and optimization projects comply with Good Manufacturing Practices, data-integrity standards, and global change-control procedures.
  • Support Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Validation teams with equipment qualification, packaging-material validation, and technical troubleshooting.
  • Review and update batch records, logbooks, and master data in affected information technology systems, such as MES, SAP, Veeva, and Cornerstone, following process updates.
  • Independently own, lead, and execute packaging-department optimization and modification projects, such as overall equipment effectiveness improvement, changeover optimization, and waste reduction, from initiation and solution design through implementation.
  • Act as the packaging department's core business/user-role key user in cross-functional projects.
  • Conduct on-site technical training and on-the-job training for shop-floor operators on standardized workflows and lean concepts.
  • Coach frontline teams to identify waste and submit and execute Kaizen suggestions, fostering a shop-floor continuous-improvement culture.
  • Serve as the packaging single point of contact for safety, health, and environment matters; conduct safety assessments and track STARI.

Desired Qualifications

  • Expertise in project management and lean tools is preferred.

About the Company

Roche

Global pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company

Roche is a global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It develops medicines and diagnostic tools that help detect, monitor, and treat diseases, using research and biotechnology to drive new therapies and tests. Roche combines drug development with in-house diagnostic products to support personalized medicine, where treatments are tailored to individual patients based on test results. Its approach differs from many peers by integrating drug discovery with diagnostic capabilities and by expanding its research through strategic acquisitions (like Genentech) to strengthen its biotechnology and R&D capabilities. The company’s goal is to improve patient outcomes and healthcare worldwide by delivering reliable medicines, accurate diagnostic tests, and data-driven care.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Basel, Switzerland
Founded
1896

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