Jr. Maintenance Engineer

Cepheid; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Cepheid in Bengaluru seeks a Maintenance Engineer to support manufacturing equipment performance and ongoing improvements. You will collaborate with the engineering team to install, validate, and maintain tools and equipment essential for production, ensuring reliability and efficient operation.

The role involves hands-on troubleshooting, documenting repairs, and developing preventive maintenance strategies in a fast-paced, regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering.
• 4-5 years of Experience in Automation equipment Maintenance.
• Proficiency in CMMS and PLM.
• Knowledge of Automation and PLCs.
• MS Office and Excel proficiency.
• Familiarity with pneumatics actuators and cylinders.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing equipment downtime to maximize output.
• Monitor equipment status and performance with Production and Engineering.
• Lead proactive maintenance and repair initiatives.
• Document and validate all repairs and adjustments to equipment and tools.
• Plan preventive maintenance schedules and upgrade equipment as appropriate.
• Create maintenance procedures and reports.
• Supervise and develop maintenance technicians with training and evaluations.
• Execute installations of instruments/equipment and document requirements.

Skills

CMMS

PLM

Automation

PLCs

MS Office

Excel

Pneumatics

Robotics

Education

Electrical/Mechanical engineering degree or diploma

Job description

Position Summary

Maintenance Engineer will work with manufacturing support for equipment performance and maintenance. This role will support continuous improvement initiatives and support the installation and validation of tools and equipment. This person will work closely with the engineering team to execute all equipment-related activities.

Essential Job Responsibilities

This position is part of the Engineering Function and will be in Bengaluru. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Hands-on experience in the Manufacturing Engineering Department and will be the primary support to production in troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing equipment downtime to ensure maximum output.
• You will work closely with Production and Engineering to monitor equipment status and performance.
• Lead initiatives to proactively identify and resolve problems using suitable troubleshooting and repair methods.
• Be accountable for the accurate execution and documentation of all repairs and adjustments made to equipment and tools.
• In addition, you will assess the equipment’s performance and repair history and work with engineers to plan a preventative maintenance schedule as well as work on equipment upgrades as appropriate.
• Creating maintenance procedures and reports.
• Lead, supervise, and delegate tasks to maintenance technicians while ensuring effective training, guidance, and performance management through structured evaluations.
• Execute installations of instruments/equipment and documentation as per requirement

Position Summary

Maintenance Engineer will work with manufacturing support for equipment performance and maintenance. This role will support continuous improvement initiatives and support the installation and validation of tools and equipment. This person will work closely with the engineering team to execute all equipment-related activities.

Essential Job Responsibilities

This position is part of the Engineering Function and will be in Bengaluru. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Hands-on experience in the Manufacturing Engineering Department and will be the primary support to production in troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing equipment downtime to ensure maximum output.
• You will work closely with Production and Engineering to monitor equipment status and performance.
• Lead initiatives to proactively identify and resolve problems using suitable troubleshooting and repair methods.
• Be accountable for the accurate execution and documentation of all repairs and adjustments made to equipment and tools.
• In addition, you will assess the equipment’s performance and repair history and work with engineers to plan a preventative maintenance schedule as well as work on equipment upgrades as appropriate.
• Creating maintenance procedures and reports.
• Lead, supervise, and delegate tasks to maintenance technicians while ensuring effective training, guidance, and performance management through structured evaluations.
• Execute installations of instruments/equipment and documentation as per requirement

Training Responsibilities: (REQUIRED)

• Complete all assigned and required training satisfactorily and on time
• Responsible for driving assemblers’ engagement and for developing DBS, Lean and Six Sigma capabilities through coaching and mentoring
• Provide and facilitate training to Manufacturing personnel and peers in equipment processes, validations, instructions, quality requirements, upgrades, or changes

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Diploma or Degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering
• Experience: 4 - 5 years of Experience in Automation equipment Maintenance
• Skills:
• Proficiency in CMMS, PLM,
• Knowledge of Automation, PLCs
• Knowledge of working with MS Office, MS Excel
• Knowledge of pneumatics actuators and cylinders
• Familiarity with electrical/electronic components, automation, robotics, sensors, fiber optics, and motors

Minimum Requirements For Competent Technical Staff

• Fill the details for Competent technical staff for supervision of the manufacturing activity or Competent technical staff for supervision the testing activity as per MDR, 2017 rules 22.

Preferred Requirements

• Must have a solid understanding of interpreting manuals and schematics and have a strong knowledge of mechanical alignment and the troubleshooting of automated mechanical, electrical and pneumatic equipment
• Knowledge of MTTR, MTBF, MTTF, Autonomous, Predictive, Corrective & Preventive Maintenance
• Experience working in a regulated work environment (ISO, GMP, and Medical Device 9001,14001,13485)

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