Head of Maintenance (Allentown)

Head of Maintenance

Our client, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of generic injectable and inhalation products is looking for a Head Of Maintenance to join their growing team. This person will work closely with the Site Head.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Budgets for maintenance function and ensures that expenses are within the budget
• Ensures of smooth functioning of Engineering and Maintenance (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation Facilities ,Utilities and Water System
• Ensures 100 % availability of Utilities with minimum down time to fulfill the Process requirement
• Work Order management, repairs, and preventive maintenance management
• Implements Mechanical Integrity in a PSM site
• Responsible for calibrations and PM work orders for compliance, quality and cGMP and productivity
• Ensures all the civil related activities are handled and guides team to on fulfilling requirements of users
• Ensures that the facilities is always audit ready
• Reviews and approves function related Purchases, Requisitions, CER, Drawings, protocols, and other documents related to E&M
• Strives for zero observations in Regulatory, Customer and Internal audits
• Ensures induction, learning and development, training, performance management and engagement for the team
• Develops and implements Maintenance Excellence KPIs using Industry Reliability best practices : MTTR, MTBF, Planned work, schedule adherence, etc.
• Owns the CMMS
• Drives implementation of process improvement / innovative ideas in timely manner
• Ensures project proposal creation, execution and timely completion within time and budget, for both green field and brown field Projects

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities every person must possess to be successful)

Education / Experience