Associate - Equipment Maintenance

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Why Patients Need You

What You Will Achieve

Graduate / Diploma Engineer in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.

4-8 yrs of experience for Diploma engineers (4-6 yrs for Graduate engineers) in pharmaceuticals industry

• Shall be responsible for Installation and efficient maintenance of process, Solution preparation & transfer systems and packing machinery in pharmaceutical industry
• Coordination with CFTs in execution of FAT/SAT/DQ/IQ/OQ and PQ of all relevant equipment
• Provide onsite support in start-up and commissioning of new equipment or upgrades to existing equipment
• Prepare specifications for process and packing equipment
• Prepare and ensure availability of working drawings for any activity performed at site
• Prepare Equipment installation drawings and ensure the installation of the equipment as per the same
• Complete periodic inspections of the vendors site to check for the progress of manufacturing of the equipment
• Study and review standby facilities for critical sub-assemblies and addition of capital equipment on long term basis for smooth operation
• Contribute to continuous process improvements initiatives
• Effective communication with original equipment manufacturer to address / resolve the repetitive issues.
• Plan and execute preventive maintenance
• Coordinate with Production to undertake Maintenance requests
• Attend to breakdowns, troubleshoot and rectify basic issues in shortest possible time
• Trend the breakdowns /concerns of the equipment and implement corrective actions to improve the reliability of the equipment.
• Supporting in new/expansion/improvement projects
• Execution of Spare Parts management
• Supporting for the required reliability initiatives at Site
• After Completion of Preventive Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance, ensuring all the data is captured in CMMS.
• Supporting in new/expansion/improvement projects
• To identify continuous improvement initiatives (process improvement, energy efficiency, etc.) and ensuring to implement them.
• Trending equipment failures / breakdowns and propose corrective actions
• Change Control Management
• Handling any Deviations/Incidents
• Preparation and Review of respective Documents
• Extending required support during Walkthroughs, Internal Audits & Regulatory Audits.
• Participate in and take responsibility for workplace environment, health and safety at the level required for this position, following the guidelines in the company Environmental, Health and Safety Management System Manual.
• Ensure that all safety instructions and measures are strictly observed.
• Conducting Safety Assessments
• Knowledge of commonly used equipment and machines in pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in implementing standardization procedures and processes
• Conversant with Validation aspects like URS / FAT / SAT /DQ / IQ / OQ / PQ
• Knowledge of preventive and breakdown maintenance
• Should have Knowledge on Installation, Operation and Maintenance of process and packing machines
• Knowledge of preventive and breakdown maintenance
• Should be conversant with Validation Documents, Preventive Maintenance Schedules / PM check sheets, SOPs & Various Audit Procedures
• Knowledge on Clean room requirements, behavior, Good documentation work and Regulatory Guidelines
• Knowledge on metrological standards
• Documentation Preparation and review skills
• Effective problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent Interpersonal, written and communication skills
• Effective coordination between departments