Associate Director Maintenance
Core
Strategic and operational leadership for maintenance and engineering function to ensure equipment reliability, availability, and compliance in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Role type
Senior IC maintenance and engineering manager (Associate Director)
Builds
Manufacturing and utility systems reliability and uptime
Domain
Biopharmaceutical manufacturing / Reliability Engineering
Required skills
Reliability engineering, Asset management, GMP compliance, Root cause analysis, Budget management, Project management, Team leadership, Regulatory audit support, Preventive maintenance planning, Contractor management
Preferred skills
Professional engineering accreditation, Maintenance Excellence Programmes experience, Reliability-centred maintenance implementation, Regulatory inspection support
Technologies
CMMS, GMP systems, Asset management software
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; Drive reliability engineering programmes; 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 maintenance and engineering professionals.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management