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Assistant Manager - Maintenance

Pfizer
6-8 years
INR 10 LPA – 16 LPA
Goa, India
1 June 16, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: M.Pharm/B.Pharm or M.Sc. Skills: Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology

Assistant Manager - Maintenance

Location: Goa, India
Employment Type: Full-Time
Company: Pfizer

Position Summary

The Assistant Manager - Maintenance is responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and optimal performance of manufacturing equipment and facility systems within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical environment. The role focuses on preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment reliability, root cause investigations, asset lifecycle management, engineering projects, and compliance with cGMP, EHS, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance & Reliability Engineering

  • Oversee maintenance and reliability activities for manufacturing equipment and facility systems.

  • Execute preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance programs.

  • Ensure high equipment uptime and operational efficiency.

  • Develop and optimize maintenance strategies for critical assets.

Equipment Performance & Troubleshooting

  • Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations for equipment failures.

  • Implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to improve reliability.

  • Troubleshoot equipment issues and support rapid problem resolution.

  • Monitor equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities.

Asset Management & Engineering Support

  • Support equipment installation, modification, and engineering projects.

  • Prepare technical specifications and scopes of work for new equipment.

  • Manage equipment lifecycle activities including commissioning and decommissioning.

  • Support qualification activities including IQ, OQ, and PQ.

Operational Excellence & TPM

  • Drive Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives.

  • Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and asset utilization.

  • Support continuous improvement and reliability engineering programs.

  • Contribute to energy optimization and cost reduction initiatives.

Compliance & Documentation

  • Ensure compliance with cGMP, SOPs, and regulatory requirements.

  • Prepare and maintain maintenance records and technical documentation.

  • Develop and review SOPs, risk assessments, and engineering procedures.

  • Support audit readiness and inspection activities.

Safety & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Promote Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) standards and safe work practices.

  • Conduct risk assessments including FMEA and Quality Risk Assessments (QRA).

  • Collaborate with Production, QA, QC, Engineering, and external vendors.

  • Support facility and fire & life safety compliance programs.

Educational Qualification

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Experience Required

  • 6–8 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or GMP-regulated industries.

  • Hands-on experience with maintenance of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment.

  • Experience with tablet compression machines, granulation systems, and packaging equipment.

  • Exposure to reliability engineering and maintenance management systems preferred.

Technical Skills

  • Maintenance Engineering

  • Reliability Engineering

  • Preventive Maintenance (PM)

  • Predictive Maintenance (PdM)

  • Breakdown Maintenance

  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)

  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

  • Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA)

  • Equipment Troubleshooting

  • Equipment Lifecycle Management

  • Asset Management

  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

  • Equipment Reliability Programs

  • Commissioning & Qualification

  • GMP Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

Validation & Compliance

  • cGMP Compliance

  • SOP Management

  • IQ (Installation Qualification)

  • OQ (Operational Qualification)

  • PQ (Performance Qualification)

  • Quality Risk Assessment (QRA)

  • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

  • Audit Readiness

  • Regulatory Compliance

Equipment Expertise

  • Tablet Compression Machines

  • Granulation Systems

  • Packaging Equipment

  • Utility Systems

  • Facility Infrastructure

  • Manufacturing Equipment

  • HVAC Systems (Preferred)

  • Utility Equipment (Preferred)

Software & Systems

  • AutoCAD

  • Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

  • Microsoft Outlook

  • P&ID Interpretation Tools

  • Automation & Process Control Systems (Basic Knowledge Preferred)