Associate Director Maintenance
Core
Provide strategic and operational leadership for maintenance and engineering functions to ensure equipment reliability, availability, and compliance in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Role type
Associate Director, Maintenance & Engineering
Builds
Manufacturing and utility systems, equipment upgrades, and process improvements
Domain
Biopharmaceutical manufacturing / Reliability Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Reliability engineering, Asset management, GMP compliance, Budget management, Project management, Root cause analysis, Team leadership, Regulatory audit support, Preventive maintenance planning, Contractor management
Preferred skills
Professional engineering accreditation, Maintenance Excellence Programmes implementation, Reliability-centred maintenance experience, Regulatory inspection support
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Lead and develop the site maintenance function to maximise equipment reliability and uptime; Establish departmental goals and performance metrics; Manage preventive and corrective maintenance activities; Lead engineering and maintenance projects including equipment upgrades; Develop and manage engineering budgets and capital expenditure projects; Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, environmental, health, and safety requirements; Support internal, corporate, and external regulatory audits; Collaborate with Production, Quality, and other functions to optimise manufacturing performance; Oversee calibration activities and asset management programmes; Manage contractor relationships and service agreements; Lead investigations, root cause analyses, and CAPA implementation; Lead, coach, and develop a team of 10-15 maintenance and engineering professionals.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership