Job Purpose

To provide engineering leadership through the effective management of maintenance, utilities, reliability, plant assets, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance & Reliability

• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Monitor equipment performance and improve plant reliability.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Track and improve MTBF and MTTR.
• Implement condition-monitoring techniques and reliability-centered maintenance.

Utilities Management

• Manage all plant utilities including boilers, air compressors, refrigeration systems, steam systems, power distribution, water treatment, and waste water treatment facilities.
• Ensure uninterrupted utility services and monitor consumption for optimization.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Spare Parts & Inventory

• Ensure availability of critical spare parts.
• Monitor consumption and inventory levels; review variances and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with procurement for timely acquisition of engineering materials.

Engineering Projects & CAPEX

• Plan, coordinate, and implement engineering projects including equipment installation, modification, commissioning, and plant expansions.
• Develop technical specifications and manage projects within approved budgets and timelines.

Safety, Food Safety & Compliance

• Promote a culture of safety and ensure compliance with OSHA, food safety (GMP), and environmental regulations.
• Conduct safety audits and implement corrective actions.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant efficiency.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and 5S methodologies.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve OEE.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead, coach, and develop the engineering and maintenance team.
• Conduct performance appraisals and identify training needs.
• Develop an Engineering Skill Matrix and conduct competency assessments.

Budget & Financial Management

• Prepare and manage the Engineering and Maintenance budget.
• Ensure maintenance spending is controlled within budget.

Documentation & Systems

• Maintain accurate equipment histories, maintenance records, and breakdown reports in SAP or approved systems.
• Prepare and submit engineering performance reports.

Qualification and Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering.
• Registration with relevant engineering professional body is an added advantage.

Experience

• 7–10 years of engineering experience within an FMCG manufacturing environment.
• At least 5 years of experience in confectionery manufacturing.
• Experience managing high-speed production lines.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with confectionery manufacturing equipment.
• Knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance.
• Experience with utilities management (boilers, compressors, refrigeration, water treatment).
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and 5S methodologies.
• Experience with SAP maintenance modules.
• Strong troubleshooting and RCA skills.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.

Core Competencies

• Hands-on technical and problem-solving ability.
• Analytical and data-driven decision making.
• Strong planning, execution, and follow-up.
• RCA and continuous improvement mindset.
• Cost and business awareness.
• Strong safety and quality mindset.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.

• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Monitor equipment performance and improve plant reliability.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Track and improve MTBF and MTTR.
• Implement condition-monitoring techniques and reliability-centered maintenance.
• Manage all plant utilities including boilers, air compressors, refrigeration systems, steam systems, power distribution, water treatment, and waste water treatment facilities.
• Ensure uninterrupted utility services and monitor consumption for optimization.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure availability of critical spare parts.
• Monitor consumption and inventory levels; review variances and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with procurement for timely acquisition of engineering materials.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement engineering projects including equipment installation, modification, commissioning, and plant expansions.
• Develop technical specifications and manage projects within approved budgets and timelines.
• Promote a culture of safety and ensure compliance with OSHA, food safety (GMP), and environmental regulations.
• Conduct safety audits and implement corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant efficiency.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and 5S methodologies.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve OEE.
• Lead, coach, and develop the engineering and maintenance team.
• Conduct performance appraisals and identify training needs.
• Develop an Engineering Skill Matrix and conduct competency assessments.
• Prepare and manage the Engineering and Maintenance budget.
• Ensure maintenance spending is controlled within budget.
• Maintain accurate equipment histories, maintenance records, and breakdown reports in SAP or approved systems.
• Prepare and submit engineering performance reports.

• Hands-on experience with confectionery manufacturing equipment.
• Knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance.
• Experience with utilities management (boilers, compressors, refrigeration, water treatment).
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and 5S methodologies.
• Experience with SAP maintenance modules.
• Strong troubleshooting and RCA skills.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
• Hands-on technical and problem-solving ability.
• Analytical and data-driven decision making.
• Strong planning, execution, and follow-up.
• RCA and continuous improvement mindset.
• Cost and business awareness.
• Strong safety and quality mindset.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering.
• Registration with relevant engineering professional body is an added advantage.
• 7–10 years of engineering experience within an FMCG manufacturing environment.
• At least 5 years of experience in confectionery manufacturing.
• Experience managing high-speed production lines.