Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier healthier lives with love for nature. Together with kindness and humility we deliver food innovations craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel valuable. Theres much to learn and many to learn from with more than 17000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied flexible and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with befriend and stretch your skills alongside. Every day your energy your creativity and your determination will shape our future making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Assistant Manager (Repair and Maintenance) - Your future position

As the Assistant Manager - Repair and Maintenance In this role you will lead the sites maintenance and reliability strategy ensuring safe and uninterrupted operations while fostering a culture of operational excellence. You will drive reliability food safety cost optimization and capital expansion initiatives collaborating across functions to enhance performance and support long-term business objectives.

You will report to the Site Engineering Manager T&W; and will be based in Ranjangaon Pune.

Sounds interesting In this exciting role you also will be responsible in:

1. Safety Quality Food Safety & GMP

- Champion a zero-harm safety culture and ensure compliance with GMP food safety hygienic design PTW LOTO contractor safety and statutory requirements.
- Support internal and external audits while ensuring tools equipment and contractor activities meet safety and compliance standards.

2. Maintenance & Reliability Excellence





- Drive asset reliability availability MTBF and maintenance effectiveness through preventive predictive condition-based and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
- Lead root cause analysis problem-solving initiatives and continuous improvement programs focused on performance energy efficiency and cost optimization.

3. Hygienic Zoning & HAC Compliance

- Provide technical leadership in Hygienic Zoning and Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) to ensure equipment and facilities comply with food safety and explosion-protection requirements.
- Support the design maintenance auditing and continuous improvement of hygienic and hazardous-area standards across the site.

4. Maintenance Systems Asset & Financial Management

- Drive excellence in SAP PM/Fiori and asset management systems ensuring accurate equipment data PM plans task lists KPIs and maintenance governance.
- Manage maintenance budgets spare parts strategies inventory optimization CAPEX planning and asset lifecycle management.

5. Projects Capacity Expansion & People Leadership

- Support infrastructure upgrades brownfield projects and capacity expansion initiatives from design through commissioning.
- Lead team capability development succession planning contractor management and performance governance through clear KPIs SLAs and scorecards.

You

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world Who needs a new challenge and bring excellent contribution to the company Then come and join us - and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

- Bachelors of Technology (B. Tech)



in Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation or a related Engineering field.
- 8 years of experience in Maintenance Reliability or Engineering roles within a manufacturing workplace.
- At least 2 years of experience leading a team of subordinates.
- Experience in Food FMCG Specialty Chemicals Pharmaceutical or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Strong expertise in Reliability Engineering TPM Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Proficiency in SAP PM (or equivalent CMMS) maintenance planning asset management and spare parts optimization.
- Sound knowledge of GMP Food Safety Hygienic Design Hygienic Zoning and Hazardous Area Classification (HAC).
- Proven ability to drive safety operational excellence continuous improvement and cost optimization initiatives.
- Strong leadership stakeholder management and project management skills with experience leading teams and contractors.
- Fluency in English and local languages such as Marathi (good-to-have).

Our Benefits

- Attractive package with benefits
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
- A creative team environment that will inspire you
- Comprehensive healthcare and retirement plan

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At Givaudan you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch peoples lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures backgrounds and experiences.

Everyone regardless of race gender identity sexual orientation age disability culture religion or any personal circumstances is warmly welcomed at Givaudan a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.

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