Team Member - Engineering Process Mechanical

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories; Srikakulam; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is seeking an Equipment Maintenance Engineer to ensure reliable operation, maintenance, and performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment.

You will execute preventive, breakdown, and improvement maintenance activities while complying with cGMP, safety, and regulatory requirements to support uninterrupted production. The role covers maintenance management, preventive & predictive maintenance, and breakdown troubleshooting across various manufacturing lines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support manufacturing equipment across granulation, compression, coating, and packaging lines.
• Plan and execute preventive maintenance schedules; monitor health and apply TPM practices.
• Attend and resolve equipment breakdowns; diagnose mechanical failures and implement fixes.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Equipment reliability

TPM practices

Job description

Company Description

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based across global locations. Each of our 24,000 plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait.

We started in 1984 with a modest investment, 20 employees and a bold vision. Today, we have research and development centres, manufacturing facilities or a commercial presence in 66 countries.

For nearly four decades, we have stood for access, affordability and innovation based on the bedrock of deep science, progressive people practices and robust corporate governance. As the pharmaceutical industry evolves and undergoes disruption, we see an opportunity – to strengthen our core further (the next steps) and to build the future (the new bets).

‘The Next and the New’ is how we aim to continue to be the partner of choice – purpose-driven, future-ready and sustainable. Our aim is to reach over 1.5 Bn+ patients across the world by 2030 by growing our core businesses and building for the future with sustainability at the core of our purpose and strategy. Sustainability for us means operating in a manner that respects people, planet and purpose – helping us conserve precious resources, serve our patients, create value for stakeholders, give back to society, fulfil our potential and maintain our integrity and transparency

Dr Reddy’s maintains a work environment, free from discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ & nurture all qualified diverse workforce without regard to race, colour religion, nationality, sex, age, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender expression, citizenship or any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable law(s) of the country we operate in. We treasure every talent, and recognize merit and diversity in our organization.

Job Description

Job Purpose

To ensure reliable operation, maintenance, and performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment by executing preventive, breakdown, and improvement maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with cGMP, safety, and regulatory requirements, and supporting uninterrupted production operations.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Equipment Maintenance Management

• Maintain and support manufacturing equipment, including:
  • Granulation (RMG, FBD)
  • Compression (tablet presses)
  • Coating machines
  • Blenders, sifters, mills
  • Filling and packing equipment
  • Derma / Softgel / potent equipment (if applicable)
• Ensure equipment availability, reliability, and performance to meet production targets.

2. Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Plan and execute preventive maintenance schedules for all equipment.
• Perform inspection, lubrication, alignment, and replacement of critical components.
• Monitor equipment health and support predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to planned maintenance systems and TPM practices.

3. Breakdown Maintenance & Troubleshooting

• Attend and resolve equipment breakdowns in a timely manner.
• Diagnose mechanical failures such as:
  • Bearing failures
  • Gearbox issues
  • Vibrations and misalignment
  • Mechanical wear and tear