Production Shift Manager - Afternoon/Evening Shift
CA$90k - CA$130k/yr
Mid
Aurora, ON, Canada
In Person
Manufacturing & Production OperationsMachine & Process Operation
About the job
Responsibilities
- Manage and lead production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates safely and efficiently in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Documentation Practices, safety and environmental standards, company regulations, and client requirements.
- Plan shift activities and assign shift targets to ensure production safety, quality, efficiency, output, labour efficiency, housekeeping, and adherence to the production schedule.
- Manage and monitor batch processing operations according to Standard Operating Procedures across unit operations including charging liquids and solids, distillation, filtration, sampling, and cleaning.
- Promote adherence to Environment, Health, and Safety procedures and legislative requirements within the production team.
- Ensure safety incidents and near misses are reported promptly, root cause analyses are performed, and corrective and preventive measures are assigned and completed on time.
- Lead daily site meetings with cross-functional teams and coordinate weekly and monthly production targets, scheduling, and execution.
- Ensure batches are produced safely and efficiently in accordance with master batch records, production targets, on-time-in-full requirements, and customer delivery schedules.
- Provide leadership to the production team through performance management, mentoring, recruitment, coaching, training, and corrective actions.
- Ensure staff follow Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures, and ensure personnel complete required GMP and skills training.
- Ensure GMP documentation, including batch records, cleaning sheets, and logbooks, follows the ALCOA principle, is thoroughly reviewed, and supports right-first-time performance.
- Maintain 24/7 audit readiness and positive compliance ratings for Health Canada, FDA, customer, corporate, and internal audits; represent the production team during audits and customer visits.
- Initiate change controls, deviations, and planned deviations; investigate non-conformances; ensure corrective and preventive actions are completed; and promote proactive identification and resolution of problems.
- Maintain production equipment, cleaning, and process records; ensure equipment is maintained and inspected before use; issue maintenance work orders and follow up on their timely completion.
- Manage shift time and attendance records, including accuracy of hours, vacation requests, and timely approvals for payroll processing.
- Review onboarding and skills-development training documents for completeness, identify gaps in training assessments, and close identified gaps.
- Identify team learning objectives, future competencies, and training needs, and facilitate training plans through motivation and feedback.
- Monitor process performance, identify gaps, and lead review of master batch records and training of involved personnel.
- Own and report departmental key performance indicators for safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, labour utilization, downtime, and schedule adherence to the senior leadership team.
- Participate in interdepartmental and cross-functional meetings with stakeholders and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and client-driven projects.
- Lead continuous improvement and operational excellence projects that support employee development, process improvement, equipment uptime, cleaning practice optimization, production efficiency, and yield improvements using Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Contribute to production cost-saving initiatives through industry best practices and adherence to departmental objectives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
About the company
Piramal Pharma operates through three divisions: Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), Piramal Critical Care (PCC), and the Consumer Products Division (CPD). PPS acts as a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), offering development and manufacturing services across the drug lifecycle for clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. PCC specializes in complex hospital generics, especially inhaled anesthetics, serving the USA, Europe, and more than 100 countries. CPD markets consumer health brands in India, including Littles, Lacto Calamine, i-pill, Tetmosol, Polycrol, and Tri Activ, and aims to provide reliable development, manufacturing, and distribution capabilities to meet customer needs.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
India
Founded
2020
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Yapan Bio became a subsidiary on August 18, 2026, strengthening biologics and vaccines.
- Kenalog supply starts in Q2FY27, adding $30-40 million annualized revenue.
- Morpeth solar begins Q1 2027, cutting Scope 1 and 2 emissions 42% by FY2030.
What critics are saying
- FDA issued a Form 483 with seven observations at Morpeth on September 14, 2026.
- Q1 FY27 revenue fell 17.5%; inventory destocking and weak early-stage CDMO inflows persist.
- If Morpeth remediation slips, UK supply, customer trust, and CDMO wins stall into 2027.
What makes Piramal Pharma unique
- Piramal spans CDMO, hospital generics, and Indian consumer healthcare across 100+ countries.
- PPS offers ADCs, sterile fill-finish, peptides, and biologics through Yapan Bio.
- Kenalog and inhaled anesthetics give Piramal harder-to-replicate niche products and hospital channels.
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Benefits
- Stock Options