Assistant Manager Quality Control – Medical Oxygen

Company presentation

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3.6+ million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability. The company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable growth over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Air Liquide’s group revenue amounted to €21,011 M in 2018 and its solutions that protect life and the environment represented more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes

Entity and activity description

Air Liquide India provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services with the highest safety standards and over a wide product range, which improves the performance of our customers, while helping the environment.

Air Liquide India caters to an expanding merchant market network to which it supplies Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Hydrogen, Helium and Specialty gases, through various supply systems – pipelines, tankers, cylinders, on-site plants or other specialized modes, depending on the product, location, and customer needs.

We commit ourselves to understand and fulfill our customer’s requirements and expectations. We carry out our activities in a manner which ensures that our products and services satisfy the highest standards, through the application of best practices in line with Air Liquide Group global norms

Missions and Responsibilities

• To ensure the necessary infrastructure and resources are in place for testing of Medical Oxygen (MLOX) at our facilities.
• To ensure that all necessary testing is carried out in a quality manner as per guidelines stated in Indian Pharmacopoeia – 2018 / Drugs & Cosmetic Acts / Rule-1940, GMP / Similar / Air Liquide Group Standards and their future amendments.
• To establish, validate and implement all quality control procedures in line with the requirements defined in point 2
• To ensure that all the supporting documents and records such as Medical Oxygen (MLOX) testing results, batch preparation, etc. are defined in line with the requirements defined in point 2 and are maintained & treaceble
• Ensure the compliances for Medical Oxygen (Operation & Product Supply) are in place and sustainable.
• To timely approve / validate all the supplies of Medical Oxygen (MLOX) from the facilities post the necessary testing by the site Analytical Chemist.
• Support Facilities to prepare for any Regulatory or Group Authority visit / audit, be visit / audit ready always and take lead for any discrepancy / observations note issued by them and prepare the action plan.
• To support preparation and approve the specifications of sampling instructions, test methods and other Quality Control procedures.
• To ensure that Analytical Chemists available at the Facility are trained and qualified for the job and to ensure future training needs identification and to act to close the gap if any.
• Keep a tab on the revised Regulations and Air Liquide Group Standards related to Medical Oxygen (MLOX) testing & quality control and launch the action to comply with the amendments.

Competencies and Profile

• Team orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Aligns performance for success
• Ability to build strategic working relationships
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence
• Gains commitment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Professionally presented and able to adapt style accordingly to suit the environment
• Optimistic and enthusiastic temperament
• Educational Requirements
  Graduate – Pharmacy, Science with Chemistry / Graduate in Chemical engineering
• Experience Required
  5-8 yrs with Relevant Experience and proven track records.
• Comprehensive understanding of applicable local regulations (FDA, IP, GMP etc.).
• Comprehensive understanding and experience in Systems (ISO 22000:2018, HACCP, etc.)
• Ability to understand and interpret the applicable regulations and their impact on the Air Liquide business / operations.
• Ability to anticipate.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to interact and liaison with the Regulatory Authorities.
• Ability to give alarm signals when necessary.

Additional information

Should have following Personality Attributes:

• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Smart & Presentable
• Self motivated & High on energy
• Ambitious for personal growth
• Mature enough to differentiate aggression and follow up
• Punctual, committed and dedicated to self