Job Title: Production Officer – Manufacturing
Organisation: Abacus Parenteral Drugs Limited
Duty Station: Mukono, Uganda
About Organisation:
Abacus Parenteral Drugs Limited (APDL) is a state of the art manufacturing facility that seamlessly integrates hi-tech engineering services into the building design. From the exterior view, the 36-acre APDL campus exudes careful planning, the interiors of the facility reveal thoughtful and spot on detailing. The facility is designed with materials and finishes that allow ample natural light thus conserving energy and still maintain high cleanliness standards and minimize maintenance. The entire facility is designed to meet the CGMP requirements.
Job Summary: To supervise staff, monitor and co-ordinate process control measures specifically in the sterilization section so as to ensure efficient output.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
General Supervision
- To ensure continuous quality production by proper supervision of manpower, activities and status of working machines in the department.
- To ensure proper batch wise production and separation in the pre& post sterilization areas by ensuring proper line clearance and status labeling.
- To follow up on the regular maintenance, validation & calibration of production machinery.
- To ensure proper implementation of cGMP guide line to all staff and support staff.
- To ensure adherence to good housekeeping practices and also monitor cleanliness of equipment.
- To regularly plan and avail all materials required for daily operations of the section.
Process control
- To efficiently plan for sterilization of products appropriately in case of more than one product in the process cycle.
- To ensure sterilization of cleanroom and dispensing garments within thw cleanroom area.
- To ensure minimum wastage of utilities like steam, cooling water, compressed air, electricity etc.
Documentation
- To participate in the process of preparing and reviewing SOPs and ensuring its implementation all the time.
- To ensure proper filing of information in the corresponding documents like BMR sterilization logbooks, leak test logbooks, cleaning logbooks and positive pressure records.
- To ensure good understanding and implementation of good documentation practices all the time.
Training
- To conduct trainings for all new recruits in the department.
- To regularly conduct routine on job trainings for all temporary employees and also update them on GMP.
Any other duties
- Ensure that any other duty assigned by the supervisor is executed to management expectations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial chemistry.
- 3 years experience working in relevant / similar company
- Ability to work with senior people.
- Excellent report writing skills
Training requirements:
- Basic safety training
- Basic GMP training
- Leadership training
- Entry & exit into production area training
- Good documentation practices training
- Hygiene training
Competencies:
- Technical Knowledge/ Skills:
- Report Writing Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Presentation skills
- Good communication & interpersonal Skills
- Computer Skills (PPt, Excel and MS Word)
- Conflict Management
- Able to learn and adopt to change.
- Innovative / creative skills.
- Intermediate level of English and one other local language preferably Luganda.
Behavioral / Attitude Competencies:
- Respect for others
- Sociable
- Leadership
- Result oriented
- Open and Decisive.
- Business Acumen
- Team Work
- Responsible
- Mature & assertive.
How to Apply:
Send your CV and academic credentials to [email protected]
Deadline: 30th October 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36