Maintenance Equipment Lead

GlaxoSmithKline; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Maintenance Equipment Lead in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This on-site role demands extensive knowledge in production equipment maintenance and utilities. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline and proven leadership skills. You will lead a maintenance team to enhance production reliability and efficiency, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and direct impact on supply continuity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong coaching and people development abilities.
• Practical knowledge of utility systems like boilers and HVAC.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and reliability activities for production equipment.
• Train and develop a team of maintenance technicians.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce breakdowns.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial engineering

Tools

CMMS

HVAC

PLC

Job description

Site Name: Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Posted Date: Feb 3 2026

Position Summary:

At GSK, we unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Equipment Lead for our Saudi Arabia site to oversee the maintenance and reliability of production equipment and site utilities. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Quality, EHS, and Engineering, ensuring production runs safely, efficiently, and on time.

We value proactive problem-solvers who inspire others, drive continuous improvement, and embrace accountability. This role offers clear career development in technical leadership, a direct impact on supply continuity, and alignment with GSK’s mission.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day maintenance and reliability activities for production equipment and site utilities to ensure high equipment availability.
• Manage, train, and develop a team of maintenance technicians while promoting safe work practices and performance feedback.
• Plan and oversee preventive and corrective maintenance using the CMMS, ensuring timely completion of work orders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce breakdowns, lower repair times, and improve equipment effectiveness.
• Manage vendor relationships, spare parts inventories, and support capital projects from planning through handover.
• Ensure compliance with quality, regulatory, and EHS requirements and support incident investigations and risk assessments.

Basic Qualifications:

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or similar engineering discipline, or equivalent technical diploma with relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance, utilities, or facilities within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience in managing or supervising maintenance teams, with strong coaching and people development abilities.
• Practical knowledge of utility systems such as boilers, steam distribution, HVAC, chillers, compressed air, water systems, and associated controls.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for planning and scheduling maintenance.
• Solid understanding of EHS and quality requirements in a regulated environment, with a strong commitment to safe work practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be an advantage:

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in secondary manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or other cGMP-regulated sites.
• Knowledge of reliability engineering, OEE analysis, TPM, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, spare parts optimization, and CAPEX planning.
• Familiarity with automation, PLCs, vision systems, industrial networks, and OT cyber security basics.
• Certifications or statutory licenses relevant to utilities operations (e.g., boiler operator or refrigeration certification).

Work Arrangements:

This is an on-site role based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. You will be present at the site to manage daily operations and maintenance activities.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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