1. Plant & Equipment Maintenance

- Lead day-to-day preventive, predictive, breakdown and corrective maintenance activities.
- Ensure reliable operation of critical process equipment including:

- Reactors
- ANFD (Agitated Nutsche Filter Dryer)

- Filter Press
- Centrifuges and other process equipment
- Pumps, agitators, gearboxes and mechanical seals

- Vacuum systems
- Compressed air and other plant utilities
- Develop and monitor equipment-wise Preventive Maintenance (PM) schedules.
- Analyze recurring equipment failures and implement Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and CAPA.
- Maintain equipment history, breakdown records and maintenance KPIs.
- Ensure minimum equipment downtime and optimum equipment availability.

2. HVAC & Utility Systems

- Manage operation and maintenance of HVAC systems, including AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, ventilation and associated equipment.
- Ensure HVAC systems operate within specified temperature, humidity, pressure differential and cleanliness requirements.
- Coordinate HVAC qualification, preventive maintenance and periodic performance monitoring.
- Manage maintenance of plant utilities such as:

- Chillers

- Cooling towers

- Air compressors

- Vacuum systems
- Boilers/thermic fluid systems, where applicable
- Water and utility distribution systems

3. GMP & Compliance

- Ensure all engineering and maintenance activities comply with GMP, SOPs and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain engineering documentation, including:

- Equipment maintenance records

- PM records

- Breakdown reports
- Calibration/qualification-related documents

- Change Controls

- Deviations and CAPA

- Engineering logbooks
- Participate in GMP audits, regulatory inspections and customer audits.
- Ensure maintenance activities are performed without compromising product quality or contamination-control requirements.




- Support equipment qualification activities such as DQ, IQ, OQ and PQ, wherever applicable.

4. Engineering Projects & Modifications

- Handle plant engineering projects, equipment installation and modifications.
- Review equipment specifications, layouts, drawings and technical documents.
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors for equipment installation, commissioning and qualification.
- Prepare/review AutoCAD drawings, equipment layouts, P&IDs; and engineering modifications.
- Maintain updated engineering drawings and plant documentation.

5. Computer & Maintenance Systems

- Maintain positive working knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Use computerized maintenance systems/CMMS for:

- PM planning

- Work orders

- Breakdown tracking
- Spare-parts planning

- Equipment history

- Maintenance reports
- Prepare maintenance MIS, KPI reports and management dashboards.

6. AutoCAD & Pro/E

- Working knowledge of AutoCAD for:

- Equipment layouts

- Plant layouts

- Mechanical drawings

- Piping layouts

- Engineering modifications
- Knowledge of Pro/E (Creo) for equipment/component design and engineering drawing review.
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs;, GA drawings and equipment specifications.

7. Spare Parts & Vendor Management

- Identify critical engineering spares and maintain optimum inventory levels.
- Review technical specifications and obtain quotations from vendors.
- Evaluate vendors and contractors based on technical capability, quality and service.




- Control maintenance costs while maintaining equipment reliability.

8. Safety

- Ensure safe execution of all maintenance activities.
- Implement appropriate LOTO, work permits, confined-space and hot-work safety procedures, as applicable.
- Ensure contractors follow site safety and GMP requirements.
- Participate in safety investigations and corrective actions.

9. Team Management

- Lead and develop the engineering/maintenance team.
- Allocate daily maintenance activities and monitor execution.
- Train engineers and technicians on equipment maintenance, GMP and safety.
- Conduct performance reviews and identify training requirements.
- Coordinate effectively with Production, QA, QC, EHS and other departments.

Key Skills Required

- Strong knowledge of mechanical maintenance and plant engineering.
- Hands-on experience with Reactors, ANFD, Filter Press and associated process equipment.
- Strong knowledge of Preventive Maintenance and Breakdown Maintenance.
- Good understanding of HVAC and plant utilities.
- Working knowledge of GMP requirements in pharmaceutical/API manufacturing.
- Knowledge of RCA, CAPA, Change Control and engineering documentation.
- Good knowledge of AutoCAD.
- Working knowledge of Pro/E / Creo.
- Good computer skills, particularly MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Good leadership, communication and problem-solving skills Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile B.E./B.Tech./Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

A qualification in Mechanical Engineering with relevant experience in pharmaceutical/API/chemical manufacturing is preferred.

Perks and benefits ypically 815 years of relevant engineering/maintenance experience, preferably in a GMP-compliant pharmaceutical/API manufacturing plant, with demonstrated experience in handling process equipment, utilities and maintenance teams.

📌 Engineering Manager (Maintenance) (Nakkapalli)
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