Team Lead Engineering

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic individual to lead our engineering function for OSD. The role involves ensuring equipment and plant reliability, driving maintenance efficiency, and upholding safety standards. Responsibilities include budget management, energy efficiency projects, new facility design, and leading engineering during regulatory audits.

Roles & Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for ensuring equipment & plant reliability to support production schedules, building team capability to minimize dependency on OEM's (Original Equipment Manufacturers), and leading the Maintenance Efficiency Program and engineering excellence.

• Your responsibilities include leading safety standards & behavior in engineering & across, collaborating with cross functional teams for seamless support, and ensuring implementation of & adherence to QMS (Quality Management System).

• Your role involves leading the team for new facility design, commissioning, taking over and qualifications, and leading the engineering function during all regulatory audits, ensuring all time audit readiness.

• You will also be responsible for the overall routine and non- routine maintenance of plant and process equipment, and the operation and maintenance of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning), water system & utility equipment.

• You will be responsible for the implementation of continuous improvement projects, and ensuring adherence to defined standards and procedures by reviewing plant and facility layouts of QMS.

• You will be responsible for participating in equipment qualifications, calibrations and validations, and maintenance of equipment manuals and records.

• You will ensure annual service contracts for upkeep and troubleshoot of process equipment and utilities, inclusive of plant and facility maintenance.

• You will be responsible for budget and financial control for operating expenses of process, facility utilities and energy budgets.

• You will coordinate with statutory, regulatory and government agencies for compliance with applicable acts and rules of electricity boards, boiler inspector, etc.

• You will implement energy conservation measures and water management procedures, ensure adherence to PMP (Preventive Maintenance Program)/ Validation & calibration schedule, and review engineering SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) and other relevant documents along with QA (Quality Assurance).

• You will extend technical support to other manufacturing units whenever required and establish normal relationships between consumption and relevant driving factors.

• You will actively participate in preparation, coordination and execution of project concept note, project specific validation plan, risk assessment, factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, URS (User Requirement Specification), DQ (Design Qualification), IQ (Installation Qualification), OQ (Operational Qualification), PQ (Performance Qualification), and ergonomic trials of all manufacturing & engineering equipment at site.

• You will be responsible for selection and approval of external contractor's agencies to carry out various activities like calibrations, validations, fabrication and other engineering services at site.

• You will review team member's activities/schedules for compliance (for e.g. review of preventive maintenance, calibration, building maintenance schedules)

• You will impart periodic GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) refresher trainings to team along with recruitment, retention, supervision and motivation of personnel.

• You will also be responsible for the approval and monitoring of supplies of engineering material, ensuring availability of adequate spares, consumables and resources, and implement maintenance management system through SAP system.

• You will ensure 100% safety compliance as per My Safety Index requirements and follow continuous improvement programs and by supporting safety and other functions to avoid any safety incidents.

Qualification

Educational qualification:  B E Electrical

Minimum work experience: 10+ Years of experience in Engineering and projects

Skills & attributes:

Technical Skills

• Expertise  in ensuring equipment and plant reliability for supporting production schedules.

• Familiarity with routine and non-routine maintenance of plant and process equipment, HVAC systems, water systems, and utility equipment.

• Experience in managing annual service contracts for process equipment and utilities.

• Budgeting and financial control expertise for operating expenses related to process, facility utilities, and energy budgets.

Behavioural Skills

• Leadership skills for guiding teams and driving engineering and maintenance excellence.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills for seamless cross-functional support.

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities for effective project management.

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