ASSISTANT MANAGER - ENGINEERING (RELIABILITY) (EG10)

Job Description

Job Purpose

1. To drive plant asset reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and operational performance through mechanical, electrical, control, and instrumentation engineering, maintenance optimization, and reliability improvement initiatives.

2. To provide technical leadership in troubleshooting, system enhancements, and engineering projects, leveraging data-driven insights and reliability principles to improve asset availability and reduce equipment failures.

3. To ensure compliance with company standards, ISO 9001, GMP, and safety requirements, while fostering effective cross-functional collaboration to support operational excellence and business objectives.

Responsibilities

1. Lead the reliability, maintenance, and performance optimization of plant mechanical, electrical, control, and instrumentation (MECI) assets to ensure safe, stable, and efficient plant operations.
2. Analyze equipment breakdowns, maintenance records, asset performance data, and reliability indicators using CMMS, DMS, and engineering tools to identify recurring issues, maintenance gaps, reliability risks, and improvement opportunities.
3. Plan, coordinate, and oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and calibration maintenance programs for plant equipment, utility systems, and control & instrumentation assets to maximize asset availability and reliability.
4. Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex mechanical, electrical, automation, and instrumentation issues, ensuring timely restoration of operations and sustainable corrective actions.
5. Review, optimize, and enhance equipment maintenance strategies, asset care plans, control system logic, and reliability programs, including technical upgrades, automation enhancements, and obsolescence management, to improve equipment performance, process efficiency, and maintenance effectiveness.
6. Manage and support engineering projects, shutdown activities, system upgrades, and capital improvement initiatives, ensuring effective planning, execution, resource utilization, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
7. Conduct equipment condition assessments, site inspections, audits, and technical reviews to identify reliability risks, ensure asset integrity, and maintain compliance with company standards, ISO 9001, GMP, safety, and regulatory requirements.
8. Develop, review, and standardize maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guidelines, technical documentation, and engineering best practices, while monitoring reliability, maintenance, and asset performance KPIs to drive continuous improvement, knowledge retention, and operational excellence.
9. Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, technicians, and maintenance personnel to strengthen technical competency, problem-solving capability, and adoption of emerging technologies and industry best practices.
10. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with production, quality, engineering, maintenance, external service providers, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure effective execution of maintenance activities, reliability programs, continuous improvement initiatives, and business objectives.

Qualification & Experience

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronic Engineering.
2. Minimum 5 years of experience in plant maintenance in manufacturing or industrial settings
3. Proficient in PLC, SCADA, AutoCAD, and Industry 4.0/IoT systems
4. Knowledge of manufacturing technologies, GMP, and plant safety standards
5. Experience with maintenance planning, execution, and troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems
6. Ability to interpret technical drawings, P&IDs, and electrical schematics