GSK
Pharmaceutical
ProductionMaintenanceSectionHead
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“Production Maintenance Section Head at GSK. Skills: Production Maintenance, Team Leadership, Maintenance Planning, Equipment Qualification. Lead maintenance team. Deliver safe, reliable, compliant operations”
What You'll Achieve.
Keep production equipment reliable; Keep production equipment safe; Keep production equipment available
Industry & Context.
Practical problem solvers; Analytical capabilities; Problem-solving capabilities
Presence at manufacturing facility
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering, Minimum 7 years of maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment, at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead role, knowledge of GMP, ISO standards, and EHS requirements, Experience with equipment qualification (IQ/OQ) and lifecycle management, Practical knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance practices and CMMS use, Native Arabic speaker with fluent English skills
Nice to Have
Background in Pharmaceutical Production Equipment (Manufacturing vessels, filling & Packaging lines), Skills in root cause analysis, reliability engineering or Lean continuous improvement tools, analytical and problem-solving capabilities, Effective communication and leadership skills, Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, Solid presentation and stakeholder management skills
What You'll Do.
Lead maintenance team
Prepare spare parts list
Analyze equipment performance
Find alternative engineering solutions
supervise equipment installation
Execute machinery safety programs
Apply process safety requirements
Follow quality standards
Consider safety standards
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with production; Work with quality; Work with suppliers; Work with validation team
Communication Scope
Effective communication
Full Job Description
In this role You will lead a team that keeps production equipment reliable, safe and available. You will plan and deliver maintenance activities, coach technicians, and work with production, quality and suppliers. We value practical problem solvers who act clearly and responsibly. This role gives visible impact, technical growth and a clear path to progress while helping GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. This role is on-site in Egypt and requires presence at the manufacturing facility. **Department:** Engineering **Reporting to:** Production Engineering Manager ### **Key Responsibilities:** * Lead the maintenance team to deliver safe, reliable and compliant operations for assigned production lines and utilities. * Plan, schedule and oversee preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance using the CMMS. * Preparing plan and list for the required spare parts (foreign and local) for all machines. * Analyse all machines/equipment performance and breakdown data to identify the main causes which affecting the overall performance. * Find alternative engineering solutions to sustain the machine high performance operation. * Prepare, Supervise executing the Installation of new equipment as well as the Qualification (IQ) & Operation Qualifications (OQ) for all machines in FAT (Factory Acceptance Test ) and SAT ( Site Acceptance Test ). * Executing the Machinery safety programs for machines. * Applying process safety requirements on all machines and equipment. * Spreading the LEAN culture in production shop floor "GEMBA, Standard Work, 5S, RCA and tiered accountability). * Issue SOP's (Standard Operation Procedures) for the new machines and revise the existing describing preventive maintenance and other action needed through SOP. * Creation of the URS “User Requirements Specification”, revising the design review, Factory Acceptance Test and Site Acceptance Test with the validation team. * Follow GSK quality standards in all aspects a
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