Engineering Maintenance Lead

Novartis Farmacéutica; Zaragoza; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading pharmaceutical company in Zaragoza is seeking an Engineering Maintenance Lead to manage plant engineers and technicians. This role includes overseeing maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and fostering team development. Candidates should hold a degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering and possess 3-5 years of relevant industry experience. Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

Servicios

Comprehensive benefits

Inclusive work culture

Formación

• 3-5 years of experience in Pharmaceutical/Chemical/FMCG Industry.
• Expertise in maintenance activities and procedures.
• Knowledge of Maintenance KPIs is essential.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a team of engineers and technicians.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance activities.

Conocimientos

Problem solving

Instrumentation/troubleshooting

Knowledge of cGMP

Fluency in English and Spanish

Educación

Degree in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Herramientas

CMMS system

Descripción del empleo

The Engineering Maintenance Lead manages a team of plant engineers and technicians to support manufacturing continuously, efficiently, and effectively through maintenance activities (corrective, preventive).

About the Role

Major Accountabilities:

• Ensure continuity throughout the week for preventive and corrective maintenance activities and provide coverage for corrective maintenance with on call organization. Include handovers within the maintenance team and with production to maintain transparency and facilitate communication flow.
• Introduce concept of Maintenance KPIs. Complete KPIs for maintenance and report result monthly to the Global Maintenance Structure. Find opportunities to deliver improve KPIs and reduce cost of maintenance and time execution for maintenance activities.
• Responsible for adherence to training schedule for maintenance team, Work Orders priorities and implement WO reviews process. Deliver a robust system with existing members in maintenance team. Input to weekly planning meeting.
• Set goal, manage performance and development activities for all direct reports including management of annual leave and other requests.
• Work closely with Production Supervisors to ensure interdepartmental activities are planned and executed safely.
• Ensure Maintenance compliance with all safety, environmental and quality. Document all activities in line with cGMP requirements.
• Ensure execution of Calibration and Maintenance Plan and effective scheduling of shutdowns if required.
• Proven instrumentation/troubleshooting ability.
• Good knowledge of procedures, policies and guidelines required to comply with cGMP and HPRA/FDA guidelines.
• Minimize number of equipment breakdown and minimize the breakdowns in time affecting to production hours. Represent Engineering support at Tier morning meetings. Coordinate resources and assign tasks and activities according to priorities, complete weekly review/accuracy/completeness of working plans.
• Connect the maintenance team onsite with other sites in RLT and other Novartis sites adhering to Global Maintenance Standards (Global regular calls).
• Education: Degree in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering
• 3-5 years of experience in Pharmaceutical/ Chemical/ FMCG Industry, up of which a detailed functional knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing equipment is essential.
• Capacity of technical analysis of recurrent break down.
• Highly skilled in problem solving in general and related to equipment (electrical, mechanical breakdowns).
• Deep understanding of Pharma GMPs, Maintenance KPIs, Equipment onsite
• Fluent in English and Spanish language.
• Previous experience in Maintenance activities or radioprotection equipment is highly desirable.
• Deep knowledge of maintenance activities, procedures and KPIs is desirable.
• Knowledge functionality of CMMS system.

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