Techno Lead Conversion (Maintenance Engineer)

About the Role

The Techno Lead is responsible for driving manufacturing line reliability, equipment performance and technical capability to deliver world-class manufacturing performance across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability and Morale (SQCDSM).

The role owns the preventive maintenance strategy, asset reliability, breakdown elimination and continuous improvement agenda for the assigned manufacturing line. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, IL6S and Business Development teams, the Techno Lead ensures optimum equipment performance, improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), higher Global Efficiency (GE), increased MTBB, reduced MTTR, improved yields and sustainable manufacturing performance.

As the technical owner of the line, the Techno Lead develops maintenance capability, drives IL6S and HPWS practices, supports capital and digitization initiatives, and coaches frontline teams to eliminate losses and improve operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Quality & Compliance




Drive zero safety incidents and zero quality defects through robust compliance with Mondelez safety, food safety and quality standards.
Conduct technical risk assessments for equipment modifications, Kaizen initiatives and capital projects.
Ensure statutory compliance including pressure testing, calibration, tool safety assessments and preventive inspections.
Support food safety risk reduction initiatives and ensure effective change management.
Partner with HSE, Quality and IL6S teams to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Manufacturing Reliability & Asset Performance
Own equipment reliability and preventive maintenance strategy for the assigned manufacturing line.
Drive improvements in:
Global Efficiency (GE)
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
MTBB
MTBF
MTTR
Yield
Execute Preventive Maintenance Standard Work Processes (PM SWP) including planning, scheduling, time-based maintenan

📌 Maintenance Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Mondelez
📍 Chennai