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Manager/ Sr Manager - Engineering Mechanical

Pharmaceuticals Rajasthan 10 yrs exp

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

- Lead preventive, predictive, corrective and breakdown maintenance of plant machinery and utilities.

- Manage mechanical equipment such as reactors, vessels, centrifuges, dryers, pumps, compressors, gearboxes and material-handling systems.

- Oversee utilities, including boilers, chillers, HVAC, cooling towers, air compressors, vacuum systems and water systems.

- Develop annual maintenance plans, shutdown schedules and engineering budgets.

- Improve equipment reliability, plant availability, OEE and maintenance cost efficiency.

- Conduct root-cause analysis of recurring failures and implement CAPA.

- Lead equipment installation, commissioning, qualification and validation support.

- Manage plant modification, capacity expansion, revamp and engineering improvement projects.

- Ensure compliance with cGMP, EHS, permit-to-work, change control and pharmaceutical engineering standards.

- Maintain SOPs, equipment history cards, preventive-maintenance records, calibration schedules and audit-ready documentation.

- Coordinate with Production, QA, QC, EHS, Projects and Procurement teams.

- Manage critical spares, engineering inventory, AMCs and vendor performance.

- Lead contractors and the mechanical maintenance team while ensuring adherence to safety requirements.

- Support regulatory, customer and internal audits and ensure timely closure of observations.

- Track engineering KPIs, downtime, utility consumption and maintenance expenses and report performance to plant leadership.

Candidate Profile

- 15–17 years of relevant experience in engineering and mechanical maintenance.

- Experience in a pharmaceutical, sterile API, bulk drug or chemical manufacturing plant is required.

- Strong exposure to mechanical equipment, utilities, HVAC and regulated plant maintenance.

- Working knowledge of cGMP, equipment qualification, validation, documentation and audits.

- Demonstrated experience in team leadership, budgeting, vendor management and shutdown planning.

- Strong troubleshooting, planning and cross-functional coordination skills.

Mandatory Skill Set / Keywords

Pharmaceutical Engineering | Sterile API | Bulk Drugs | Mechanical Maintenance | Preventive Maintenance | Predictive Maintenance | Breakdown Maintenance | Utility Maintenance | HVAC | Boilers | Chillers | Cooling Towers | Air Compressors | Reactors | Centrifuges | Dryers | Pumps | Equipment Reliability | OEE | Root-Cause Analysis | CAPA | Shutdown Maintenance | Installation and Commissioning | Equipment Qualification | Validation | cGMP | EHS | Engineering Documentation | Audit Compliance | Budgeting | Spare-Parts Management | Vendor Management | Team Management

Minimum QualificationB.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Experience Level (Years)10 - 16

LocationRajasthan

Area of WorkEngineering (Mechanical & Electrical & Instrumentation)

Salary Range (In LPA)12 - 15

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