JAFAR KHAN
Stroudsburg
Summary
Manufacturing specialist with a strong focus on equipment reliability and operational excellence. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams to enhance production workflow and compliance while maintaining rigorous quality and safety standards.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Asset Care specialist (LL4)
Sanofi
11.2025 - Current
- Gained hands-on exposure to equipment operations and troubleshooting within first 5 months to enhance operational understanding
- Showed strong interest in equipment reliability, maintenance, and technical problem-solving to support team objectives
- Collaborated with support teams to analyze equipment behavior and identify improvement opportunities
- Collaborate with Maintenance, Automation, and CI teams to resolve equipment-related issues
- Facilitated equipment startup and line clearance to ensure smooth operations
- Support inspection processes and reject rate monitoring to maintain product quality
- Ensure accurate batch record documentation and compliance with GMP procedures
- Follow standard operating procedures to maintain safe, compliant, and efficient production environment
Senior Production Technician BSA (Manager Designee)
Sanofi
03.2022 - 11.2025
- Act as Manager Designee, performing daily release decisions and floor oversight
- Supervise team activities, assign priorities, and ensure adherence to SOPs, SWIs, and cGMP standards
- Lead 3rd shift operations for B59 service area (Prep, Wash, Corridor, EM), ensuring uninterrupted production flow
- Acted as primary escalation point for production issues; implemented timely solutions to minimize downtime.
- Drove safety initiatives using +QDCI boards; identified and resolved risks to enhance workplace safety
- Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to resolve deviations and ensure compliance
- Ensure all documentation (logbooks, batch records, forms) is accurate, complete, and audit-ready
- Supported continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies and implementing process enhancements to streamline operations
- Ensure proper aseptic techniques and gowning compliance across team members
Production Technician
Sanofi
02.2019 - 03.2022
- Facilitated multi-department operations across BSA, Harvest, Inoculation, and Yellow Fever production to ensure seamless workflow.
- Operated and maintained GMP equipment (Autoclave, Decon, RIP2, Parts Washer, Tray Washer)
- Executed egg processing operations including candling, inspection, and inoculation
- Performed equipment preparation and cleaning processes to support production readiness
- Conducted filter installation, integrity testing, and environmental monitoring
- Maintained accurate documentation in compliance with cGMP standards
- Supported cross-functional teams to ensure smooth production flow
- Enhanced dock operations by assisting with material handling and optimizing equipment trafficking.
Desktop Support Technician
Targus Technologies
Gurugram
01.2016 - 10.2017
- Provided technical support and system maintenance for enterprise IT environments
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware, software, and network issues
- Coordinated system installations, upgrades, and security updates to enhance operational integrity
- Oversaw IT inventory management and optimized system performance reliability
- Provided user support and training for software and hardware systems to facilitate effective usage
Education
Bachelor - Political Science & Education
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University
Agra, IndiaCertificate - Computer Hardware & Networking
IT A-SET Training & Research Institute
Delhi, IndiaMBA - Systems And Operations Management
Jain University
Bengaluru, Karnataka 04-2026
Skills
- cGMP Compliance
- Batch Record Review
- iShift
- eBR
- OEE Application
- Quality Inspection & Reject Analysis
- Continuous Improvement (CI)
- Equipment Changeover & Setup
- Technical troubleshooting
- Equipment Troubleshooting
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Shop floor data (SFD)
- Metasys
- PI historian
- Millipore systems
- Operations tracking
- RT reports
- Master data management
- Microsoft Office suite
- SharePoint
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Team Leadership & Shift Support
- Team management
Certifications And Qualifications
- Manager Designee (Sanofi)
- Qualified Trainer
- Critical Aseptic Gowning Qualified
- Spore Challenge Certified
- Filter Testing & EM Sampling
Technical And System Skills
- SAP (Inventory, Material Management, Transactions)
- SFD2 (Shop Floor Data)
- PI Historian, Metasys, Master, Millipore
- OPs Tracker, RT Reports
- Microsoft Office & SharePoint
Core Leadership Competencies
- Team Leadership & Shift Management
- CGMP Compliance & Regulatory Readiness
- Production Oversight & Process Improvement
- Deviation Prevention & Root Cause Analysis
- Training & Team Development
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain)
- Ishift Catalyst
- Safety Culture & Risk Mitigation
- Documentation & Audit Readiness
Languages
English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Urdu
Limited
Certification
Six Sigma: Green Belt
Timeline
Asset Care specialist (LL4)
Sanofi
11.2025 - Current
Senior Production Technician BSA (Manager Designee)
Sanofi
03.2022 - 11.2025
Production Technician
Sanofi
02.2019 - 03.2022
Desktop Support Technician
Targus Technologies
01.2016 - 10.2017
Bachelor - Political Science & Education
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University
Certificate - Computer Hardware & Networking
IT A-SET Training & Research Institute
MBA - Systems And Operations Management
Jain University