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 maintenance and condition-based monitoring.

Lead breakdown analysis (BDA), root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.

Drive Autonomous Maintenance (AM), CIL and TBM compliance across the production line.

Ensure availability and optimization of spare parts and maintenance inventory.

Develop alternate sourcing strategies for maintenance parts and services.

Continuous Improvement & IL6S

Lead IL6S PM Pillar progression in line with site roadmap.

Drive loss elimination using IL6S, HPWS and Lean Manufacturing principles.

Lead productivity, debottlenecking and yield improvement projects.

Support digitization initiatives and implementation of future manufacturing technologies.

Conduct Maintenance Prevention (MP) workshops and support capital interventions.

Drive sustainability initiatives focused on energy and water reduction.

Operational Excellence

Partner with Process Lead, Engineering and Production teams to achieve production targets.

Track weekly and monthly KPIs including:

GE





Yield

MTBB

MTTR

CIL Compliance

TBM Compliance

Breakdown Losses

Energy & Water Consumption

Conduct weekly loss analysis meetings and ensure timely closure of action plans.

Perform SAP transactions related to maintenance and production as required.

People Leadership

Build technical capability of operators and maintenance teams.

Coach teams on IL6S, Autonomous Maintenance, equipment ownership and loss elimination.

Lead at least one plant-wide Standard Work Process (SWP).

Drive Kaizen, Green Belt and Continuous Improvement projects.

Foster a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous learning.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation or related Engineering discipline.

5-7 years of manufacturing maintenance or reliability engineering experience.

Experience in FMCG, Food & Beverage, Dairy, Consumer Goods or Process Manufacturing preferred.

Technical Skills

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

Reliability Engineering

Breakdown Analysis (BDA)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Condition Based Monitoring (CBM)

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

SAP PM

PLC / Automation / Instrumentation

Process Equipment

Spare Parts & Inventory Management

OEE / GE Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

IL6S / TPM / WCM / IWS

Continuous Improvement

Manufacturing Digitization

Success Measures

Zero Safety Incidents

Zero Quality Non-Conformance

Improved GE & OEE

Higher MTBB & MTBF

Lower MTTR

Yield Improvement

Reduced Equipment Breakdown

PM & TBM Compliance

Cost Optimization

Capability Development of Operations Team

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