Key Responsibilities

Engineering & Maintenance

- Lead the complete Engineering & Maintenance function across manufacturing facilities.
- Develop preventive, predictive and reliability-centred maintenance strategies.
- Improve equipment reliability and maximize plant uptime.
- Drive asset lifecycle management and maintenance cost optimization.
- Monitor engineering KPIs including MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability and breakdown analysis.
- Ensure statutory compliance for all engineering assets.

Capital Projects
- Lead Brownfield Expansion Projects from concept to commissioning.
- Manage project planning, scheduling and execution.
- Drive CAPEX planning and budget management.
- Coordinate with Process, Production, QA, QC, EHS, Procurement and external consultants.
- Oversee equipment selection, vendor development and technical evaluations.
- Ensure successful installation, commissioning, qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and handover.

Utilities Management

Responsible for efficient operation and maintenance of:

- HVAC Systems
- Chillers
- Boilers
- Cooling Towers
- Air Compressors
- Nitrogen Systems
- Purified Water Systems
- WFI Systems (where applicable)
- Electrical Distribution Systems
- DG Sets
- Instrumentation & Automation
- Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)

Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure Engineering compliance with cGMP guidelines.
- Support regulatory inspections by USFDA, PMDA, EU-GMP, WHO-GMP, EDQM, ANVISA and other international agencies.
- Maintain engineering documentation, SOPs,



calibration systems and change controls.
- Ensure compliance with Safety, Setting and Quality standards.

Operational Excellence
- Lead TPM, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Drive Energy Conservation and Cost Optimization projects.
- Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Lead Root Cause Analysis and CAPA implementation.
- Identify automation opportunities for productivity enhancement.

Leadership
- Lead and mentor Engineering, Utilities, Maintenance and Project teams.
- Build technical capability across departments.
- Drive employee engagement and succession planning.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.

Location

Candidate will be based at our Saykha Manufacturing Facility, Bharuch, Gujarat , and will be responsible for providing engineering leadership across both the Saykha (Gujarat) and Roha (Maharashtra) manufacturing plants.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Process Engineering.
- Master's Degree (Engineering/Management) will be an added advantage.

Experience Required

- 15–20 years of experience in Engineering, Maintenance & Projects.
- Minimum 5 years in a leadership role.
- Mandatory experience in API/Pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Hands-on exposure to Brownfield Expansion Projects.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections including USFDA, PMDA, EU-GMP, WHO-GMP and other international agencies.

📌 Leadership - Engineering, Maintenance & Projects (Bharuch)
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