Maintenance Lead

About the role

This position is responsible for guiding the maintenance team in troubleshooting and carrying out mechanical upkeep of post-production manufacturing equipment. The role also involves planning and executing preventive and periodic maintenance to minimize downtime, along with delivering department projects and improvements within target timelines.

Key responsibilities

• Lead maintenance staff to diagnose issues and perform mechanical servicing of machines effectively.
• Identify and fix recurring problems affecting machine performance or the quality of printed capsules, and implement suitable corrective actions.
• Plan, schedule, and carry out preventive and periodic maintenance activities to keep downtime under control.
• Maintain critical documentation, including SOPs, maintenance records, breakdown history cards, reports, and entries in the GEFU system.
• Track machine breakdowns within required timelines, analyze root causes, and use findings to prevent repeat failures.
• Recommend and apply preventive checks, corrective actions, and modifications for machines and related equipment.
• Prepare and maintain the list of equipment that requires preventive maintenance and ensure it is completed as scheduled.
• Take periodic stock of change parts, sub-assemblies, and other components.
• Plan machine size changes in coordination with the section head to preserve the production line layout.
• Ensure all equipment in the department remains in proper working condition to reduce process losses.
• Work on spare-parts planning with purchase teams so that required spares are available at optimized cost.
• Raise purchase requests for necessary spares and components, and coordinate procurement with the purchase department.
• Suggest and implement operational improvements that help reduce departmental costs.
• Inspect spares and equipment received from vendors to confirm quality and suitability.
• Support installation and commissioning of new equipment, including validation activities such as DQ, IQ, OQ, and PQ in coordination with QA.
• Track CAPA execution to help avoid repeated customer complaints, working with Quality and the department team.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, GDP, ISO, EMS, EHS, internal audit requirements, and related systems, while keeping proper records.
• Maintain safety standards throughout the department.
• Identify development needs of associates and coordinate training with HR to support department objectives.
• Provide suitable training to team members and help build successor / second-line leadership capability.

Requirements

• B.Tech / B.E. in Mechanical Engineering.

Additional information

The role is based in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India.

The organization works across pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturing, with a focus on integrated support for solid dosage production.

Vacancy count, compensation, joining date, and application deadline were not specified in the source.