Associate Production (EA)

Role Overview

This position is part of the Production function at Lupin. The role supports manufacturing operations across granulation, compression, coating, and encapsulation activities at the Goa site.

Key Accountabilities

• Work in line with cGMP, GxP, and all other applicable regulatory expectations, including environment, health, and safety requirements.
• Complete the required SOP training and build a clear understanding of the task before starting any activity.
• Carry out work strictly as defined in the relevant SOPs, and immediately escalate any issue or departure from the process to the supervisor or manager.
• Share any quality-related observation or improvement suggestion with the supervising team.
• Manufacture and process assigned batches under supervision according to BMR instructions.
• Move and handle raw materials, bulk material, semi-finished goods, and finished goods as needed.
• Operate, wash, and clean production equipment and related accessories according to the applicable SOPs.
• Maintain the production area and machines in GMP-compliant condition.
• Support the Quality Management System by reporting any deviation, abnormality, non-conformance, or incident to the Department Head and QA Head.
• Receive raw materials and packaging materials from the warehouse and ensure the area remains clean and orderly.
• Perform operational activities as per SOPs and BMR, with online entry in the relevant records wherever required.
• Maintain personal hygiene before entering the production area and follow all additional rules and guidelines issued by HR.
• Carry out in-process checks as specified in the BMR and record the results in the required documents.
• Participate in ongoing training related to cGMP, job skills, safety, health, and hygiene based on current needs.
• Contribute to cost-effective production by limiting overtime, controlling operating expenses, and achieving the standard yield.
• Closely monitor environmental conditions to ensure they meet BMR and SOP standards.
• Ensure manufacturing equipment and instruments are calibrated and preventively maintained as per the approved schedule, with results meeting required standards.
• Support line clearance for batch-to-batch and product-to-product changeovers, ensuring full SOP compliance.
• Manage the issuance, return, and disposal of dies and punches, product-dedicated bags and sieves, silicon sleeves, pipes, hose pipes, and screens.
• Help maintain audit readiness and compliance.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process-related issues whenever required.
• Take on any additional work assigned by the Production Head.
• Attend mandatory cGMP, on-the-job, and functional training sessions as scheduled in the planner.

Experience

The role requires 1 to 4 years of relevant experience.

Education

Applicants should hold a Diploma in Pharmacy or a qualification in Industrial Chemistry.

Competencies

• Ability to innovate and think creatively
• Strong focus on results
• Team collaboration
• Customer-focused mindset
• Talent development orientation
• Stakeholder coordination
• Strategic flexibility
• Commitment to process excellence