Engineer - Electrical

InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc; Rangpo; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc is seeking a skilled Engineer in Maintenance & Reliability to strengthen the Formulation division's engineering team. The role focuses on executing shift maintenance, comprehensive maintenance planning, and breakdown support to sustain production lines in manufacturing, packing and utilities with GMP compliance.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to plan CMP, calibrations, and energy improvements while maintaining documentation and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Shift Maintenance Activity: Execute maintenance activities in a shift by managing available resources to achieve shift maintenance plan.
• Comprehensive Maintenance Plan Execution: Prepare and adhere to planner for planned preventive maintenance & instrument calibrations for effective maintenance and adherence to standards.
• Breakdown Maintenance: Handle breakdown maintenance to avoid recurrence and maintain continuous process operations.
• Efficient Equipment Operation: Operate equipment safely and per SOP to meet shift targets; ensure GMP & safety compliance.
• New Technology / Capex: Implement new technologies within CAPEX/OPEX targets to improve machine performance.
• Spares Management: Manage materials & spares to avoid delays due to unavailability of materials.

Job description

Division

Manufacturing

Department

Formulation

Sub Department 1

Engineering - Formulation

Job Purpose

The incumbent is a team member of Engineering Maintenance & Reliability Team and carries overall responsibility to: 1. Execute the maintenance activities in the plant & ensure the minimum breakdown with maximum efficiency by following safety & GMP Standards 2. Support Senior Engineer in carrying out Functional EM&R Planning, Detailed Scheduling and Execution of CMP to- ensure continuity of availability of plant & equipment at optimal cost; achieve standard capacity; ensure overall plant & equipment integrity & reliability - in compliance with Cipla Policies, Standards & Procedures; Reporting of EM&R MIS, Incidents & Deviations @ SOP; Functional Engineer is responsible for executing maintenance tasks as assigned by Senior Engineer for his function in the Manufacturing, Packing and utility areas. Where outsourced, 3rd Party Functional Engineer is accountable for the Service Floor / Technical Floor maintenance execution

Key Accountabilities (1/6)

I. Shift Maintenance Activity: Execute maintenance activities in a shift by managing available resources to achieve shift maintenance plan.

• Execute assigned tasks as per planned maintenance activity to meet maintenance targets for a shift
• Cater to machine and facility maintenance requirements of Unit as a responsible member of the team with overall ownership of Unit Operations.
• Increase the efficiency of area by ensuring better utilization of equipment and by reducing downtime in manufacturing area
• Prepare and submit Shift Engineer report to ensure smooth shift handover
• Analyse breakdowns, diagnose faults and supervise time critical equipment repairs.
• Offer technical expertise to maintenance people like supervisor, foreman, fitters and technicians.
• Function as project development member to maintain new equipment.
• Work with reliability engineers to extend equipment life cycle.

II. Comprehensive Maintenance Plan Execution: Give inputs for preparing & adhere to unique planner for planned preventive maintenance & instrument calibrations for effective maintenance and adherence to standards.

• Schedule shift activities in line with the CMP including PM, Calibration, and condition monitoring activities.
• Execute planned maintenance and update related documentation
• 1. Preventive Maintenance
  2. Calibration
  3. Condition Monitoring
  4. Planned Corrective Actions
• Follow good Engineering practices during planned preventive activity.
• Perform validation, qualification and calibration as per schedule and update output of all activities in the systems
• Prepare new documents and update existing documents as per GMP requirement
• Update Metrics on Schedule compliance

Key Accountabilities (2/6)

III. Breakdown Maintenance: Handle breakdown maintenance to avoid recurrence and maintain continuous process operations.

• Execute breakdown work expeditiously but safely and in compliance with cGMP.
• Receipt and tracking the job card for the break down activity
• Maintain critical spares inventory of all machines to reduce resolution time

IV. Efficient Equipment Operation: Operate the equipment efficiently without error and deviation as per SOP to meet shift targets.

• Operate an equipment only when trained and authorized to do it.
• Perform unit operations as per SOP & unit processes as per work instructions
• Maintain equipment, facility and block premises as per SOP for audit readiness. Ensure equipment, facility and block premises are maintained as per regulatory compliance
• Ensure all operations are performed as per GMP & Safety norms by reviewing all processes and documents for compliance
• Maintain system integrity by updating documentations and deviations on CipDox while performing operations

V. New Technology / Capex: Use new technologies initiated by Management while adhering to CAPEX and OPEX targets to improve Machine/system performance.

• Implement new technologies in the plant initiated by management
• Attend planned trainings and incorporate the learnings on the floor for improving machine performance
• Implement and close ideas generated through internal audits / Idea generation sessions
• Monitor present energy use of the plants to identify and report areas for energy conservation
• Implement Energy Conservation activities to improve the equipment efficiency, reduce error and reduce production cost
• Identify areas of improvement for waste & work simplification
• Manage activities to operate within budget and to reduce operating expenses
• Verification of the contract invoices and making of the job orders as per estimates.

Key Accountabilities (3/6)

VI. Spares Management: Perform Material and Spare management and issue Consumables, spares, materials, log books etc. to avoid delays due to unavailability of materials.

• Issue required materials (spares and consumables) to the contractors