Team Member - Engineering (Process Instrumentation)

Dr Reddys; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Learning & development

Medical coverage for family

Career growth

Job summary

Dr Reddy’s in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer to lead safe and compliant maintenance of electrical systems across the plant. You will plan preventive, predictive, and shutdown activities while enabling automation and reducing downtime.

You will drive RCA/CAPA investigations, manage compliance with LOTO, JSA, and cGMP, and mentor the maintenance team. Strong collaboration with operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma/ Graduation in Electronics, Electrical, Automation, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ / 6+ years of work experience in maintenance engineering.
• Experience in injectables manufacturing or highly regulated environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe, compliant operation and maintenance of electrical systems and utilities.
• Plan and execute preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities with focus on safety.
• Lead troubleshooting, conduct RCA and implement CAPA for equipment failures.
• Support automation systems to minimize downtime and improve reliability.
• Ensure compliance with LOTO, JSA, ISO, cGMP and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain documentation and SAP master maintenance schedules.

Skills

Electrical systems

Maintenance planning

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Automation

Education

Diploma/Graduation in Electronics, Electrical, Automation, Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

SCADA

DCS

PLC/Control Systems

Job description

Job Summary

This role is for a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer responsible for overseeing the safe, efficient, and compliant operation and maintenance of electrical systems and utilities within the plant. The position involves planning and executing preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities, ensuring adherence to safety norms including LOTO and JSA, and supporting automation systems to minimize downtime. The engineer will lead troubleshooting efforts, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for equipment failures.

Roles & Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for recognizing potential hazards during critical maintenance activities and ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols, including coordination of work permits and implementation of LOTO procedures.
• You will be responsible for planning and monitoring predictive, preventive, and shutdown maintenance activities, maintaining good housekeeping in utility areas, and ensuring availability of critical spares while optimizing consumption.
• You will be responsible for supporting the operation and maintenance of electrical infrastructure such as transformers, generators, and indoor/outdoor substations including 33 KV H.T, LTPCC, and DG areas.
• You will be responsible for implementing and maintaining control systems, performing frequent backups, and identifying opportunities for automation to improve system reliability and efficiency.
• You will be responsible for troubleshooting electrical faults, performing breakdown maintenance with quick turnaround, and conducting CAPA using RCA, Why-Why analysis, and incident investigation techniques.
• You will be responsible for training team members on basic maintenance procedures and tools, and assessing their ability to handle installations and maintenance of electrical equipment.
• You will be responsible for preparing and maintaining documentation as per ISO, cGMP, and statutory requirements, including master maintenance schedules and updates in SAP.
• You will be responsible for identifying process abnormalities, implementing lean practices such as 5S, Kaizen, and Autonomous Maintenance, and supporting small project modifications in coordination with plant leads.

Qualification

Educational Qualification

Diploma/Graduation in Electronics, Electrical, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or related field is mandatory.

Minimum Work Experience

3+ / 6+ years of experience.

Skills & Attributes Functional Skills

• Design Codes
• Engineering Drawings
• Technical Documentation
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Vendor Management
• Control System Design
• Commissioning Qualification Validation (CQV)
• Automation

Resident Skills

• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Lean Methodologies
• Root Cause Analysis
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Operational Excellence

Behavioural Skills

• Decision-Making Under Pressure
• Team Leadership and Mentorship
• Commitment to Safety and Compliance

Critical Exposures

• Experience in maintaining and troubleshooting automation systems used in injectables manufacturing is desired.
• Exposure to supporting validation activities for automated systems, ensuring compliance with cGMP and regulatory standards is preferred.
• Experience with OEM-provided control systems including communication signals (e.g., PLC, SCADA, DCS), sensors, actuators, and automation panels is preferred.
• Experience in integrating automation solutions with existing manufacturing processes, including MES, batch control, and interlocks for safety and efficiency is desired.

Additional Information

Benefits Offered

• At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
• joining & relocation support
• family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits)
• learning and development opportunities
• medical coverage for yourself and your family
• life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture

Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.

For more details, please visit our career website at https://careers.drreddys.com/#!/