Technical Assistant to the Managing Director

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N

B.Tech / B.E. Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (mandatory)

E X P E R I E N C E

5-10 years, from process equipment / pharmaceutical / chemical engineering industry

R E P O R T S T O : Managing Director

L O C A T I O N :Hyderabad, India -on-site

J O B T Y P E :Full-time | Grade: Asst. Manager / Manager | Occasional travel

Job Summary

We are seeking a qualified Mechanical or Chemical engineer to work directly with the Managing Director as Technical Assistant. A large share of the MDs daily correspondence is technical customer enquiries, specification clarifications, drawing approvals and vendor queries and this role reads it, draws the right input from the right department and drafts the reply. The role also manages the MDs calendar and follows through on commitments made in reviews until they are closed.

Key Responsibilities

- Read and priorities technical mails reaching the MD from customers, consultants, vendors and the UK engineering center, and draft replies for the MDs review.
- Obtain technical inputs from Design & Engineering, Proposals, Production, Quality and Projects before replies are issued, and verify them for accuracy and consistency.
- Maintain a tracker of open technical correspondence so nothing sits unanswered in the MDs inbox.
- Review offers, quotations, datasheets and presentations routed to the MD, and flag technical or commercial inconsistencies.
- Follow up with Design & Engineering on GA drawings, datasheets and document submittals against customer-committed dates.




- Track enquiry-to-order status, project milestones, inspection dates and dispatch schedules that the MD is monitoring.
- Manage the MDs calendar customer meetings, design and project reviews, plant visits and travel.
- Prepare agendas, pre-reads and briefing notes; record minutes and follow up review actions to closure.
- Coordinate customer, consultant and auditor visits to the works, including plant walkthroughs and FAT.
- Plan domestic and international travel end to end, and compile MIS, review packs and presentations for the MD.
- Handle confidential customer, pricing and design information with absolute discretion.
- Able to read GA drawings, P&IDs;, datasheets and material specifications; familiar with reactors, dryers, filters and heat exchangers, and with MOCs such as SS 304/316L, Hastelloy and glass-lined steel.
- Excellent written English drafts technical correspondence to customers independently.
- Solid MS Office skills: Excel for trackers and MIS, PowerPoint for decks, Outlook for calendar management.
- Discretion, ability to manage multiple priorities, and willingness to travel with the MD.

Preferred Skills

- Exposure to barrier isolators, glass-lined equipment or Hastelloy and stainless-steel process equipment.
- Background in design, proposals/estimation, projects or technical sales.
- Awareness of ASME, TEMA, PED and cGMP requirements;experience corresponding with international customers.
- Working knowledge of ERP (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or equivalent) and AutoCAD or a 3D viewer.

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