Experience

ALEMBIC LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant General Manager - API Production.

  • Apr 2020 - Present

   Overseeing production related tasks including planning, control and trouble shooting. Setting up production targets and achieving the same within time and cost parameters. Handling process operations to ensure timely completion of production targets within pre-designated time and cost parameters. Ensuring effective resource planning for optimizing man & machine utilization, reducing wastes for enhancing productivity and profitability. Participating in failure investigation (out of specification) and conducting causal analysis of the problem and identifying major root causes and their remedies. Managing trouble shooting of regular production. Effectively developing:o New process concepts for production optimization and yield improvement.o Guidelines for the sequencing of manufacturing activities on the shop floor (SOP).o And scaling up for new products.o Cost effective & smooth synthesis processes. Show less

• Senior Manager-API Production & Solvent Recovery.

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2020

   Developing the relations with parent organisation and local Regulatory /Administration Authorities. Heading and mentoring the staff to work continuously for Industrial Excellence and Continuous Improvement (in processes, technologies, people and customer satisfaction). Ensuring the compliance of Legal and Statutory requirements of various Government Department. Supervising Executives, Plant Operators to ensure better productivity and quality. Overseeing compliance of SOP’s for Warehouse, Engineering & Production Plant for audit. Ensuring day to day documentation work checking regarding internal and external audit. Handling the change controls and deviations related to production activities. Preparing compliance report for both internal and external audits. Show less

• Manager- : API Down Stream Processing

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2017

   New Product developmental work likes Compactin, Valencene, Surfactin Capacity enhancement of Lovastatin with updating of plant. Successfully planned & scheduled the production as per marketing requirement. Implemented and controlled budgeted RM consumption & cost. Effectively maintained cGMP & HSE in the production area.

• Deputy Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

   Successfully planned & scheduled the production as per marketing requirement. Implemented and controlled budgeted RM consumption & cost. Effectively maintained cGMP & HSE in the production area.

• Assistant Manager- API Production & Compliance

  • Mar 2007 - Jul 2010

   Ensuring compliance to Corporate & Local Quality, EHS and Regulatory requirements. Handling effective technology transfers from lab/out source to production plant.  Assuring and ensuring dependable and quality delivery performance to create high customer satisfaction. Played a pivotal role in upgrading down level employees regarding process, operation, new equipments, SOPs and other qualification & validation activities. Effective communicator with management skills & strong problem solving abilities. Imparted training to personnel in production relating to cGMP. Show less



Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

• India
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Executive - QMS & Manufacturing

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2007

   Initiation of CAPA based on the deviation, execution of CAPA and closing / extension and get it approved from Quality Assurance within time.  Initiation of CAPA effectiveness check, execution and closing within time.  Initiation of change control , preparation of impact assessment, approval of change control and closing of change control .  Preparation / revision of SOPs, Batch Processing Record and Batch Cleaning Records.  Requalification of equipment as per VMP schedule.  Review of online production related documents, cross checking of batch processing record, review and submit to Quality Assurance.  Review batch record for cleaning after product change over cleaning / campaign change over cleaning; submit batch record for cleaning to Quality Assurance and take area clearance for product manufacturing.  To plan the activities as per instruction.  Issuance of BPR, SOPs, Equipment logs and user copy Formats of SOPs from Q.A. Show less



ALEMBIC LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Officer- API Production

  • Apr 2000 - Jan 2004

   Part of Process Development Team. Effectively managed workmen, chemist and junior officer as per the requirements in shift and work. Kept a track of pollution control, safety precaution and house-keeping with cGMP. Gained exposure of: o Batch-wise Semi-continuous Plant.o Unit Operations: Multistage Counter Current Extraction, Moist Heat Sterilization, Air Handling Unit Leaching, Filtration, Crystallization, Distillation and Drying.o SAP ERP Package.o Face the GMP, ISO-9001: 2000, ISO-14001. Show less

• Sr. Production Assistant

  • Apr 1998 - Apr 2000

   Issuance of BPR, SOPs, Equipment logs and user copy Formats of SOPs from Q.A. Production planning, control and responsible for achieving production targets.  Scheduling and executing preventive and shutdown maintenance jobs for production equipment in coordination to maintenance dept. Handling independently plant in shift for achieving production target. Cross checking the raw material with respect the batch No., Qty. and approved Labels on the Container before batch charging.  Effective Communication to Superior as well as subordinates in order to carry out work and follow up. Co-Ordinate with other related dept., such as Q.C, Q.A, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Maintenance and safety. Reporting of abnormalities/deviations in production activities immediately to Shift In charge. Production operations like batch charging, layer separation, filtration, heating-cooling operations, drying, distillation, centrifuge and powder processing. Record keeping of daily activities in the concerned logbooks. Filling of BPCRs and other production related documents neatly and on time. Show less

• Quality Control Microbiologist

  • May 1992 - Apr 1998



Gujarat Water Supply Sewerage Board(GWSSB)

• India
• Utilities
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Junior Scientific Officer- Gujarat Water Supply and Sewage Board

  • Dec 1991 - May 1992

   Executed Bacteriological and Chemical Analysis of water.  Executed Bacteriological and Chemical Analysis of water.