Maintenance Engineer

Job Title

Maintenance Engineer

Location

Hyderabad, India

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Purpose

To ensure reliable operation, preventive maintenance, and timely repair of all

mechanical, utilities, and equipment systems (including ETP / water systems) in the

R&D / API & Intermediates facility so that R&D operations are not interrupted; ensure

compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, and environmental norms.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and carry out preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance of

mechanical equipment and electrical machinery used in R&D Labs

• Monitor, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair utilities and infrastructure

including:

• Pumps, compressors, chillers.

• Auxiliaries, piping, valves, motors, agitators, reactors and related mechanical

utilities

• Regular inspections / checks: vibration, lubrication, alignment, wear & tear, etc.,

to identify potential failure before breakdown.

• Maintain documentation: maintenance logs, equipment history, spare parts

usage, performance metrics, downtime records.

• Work with R&D / process / QA teams to coordinate maintenance schedules to

minimize downtime and maintain compliance (GMP / safety / environmental).

• Vendor management: for specialized, outsourced maintenance, spare parts, and

services.

• Support Installation / Commissioning / Validation of new equipment / utilities.

• Adhere to safety, regulatory, environmental norms in all activities; ensure that

machinery / labs / utilities are operated safely.

• Budgeting / spare parts inventory management for mechanical maintenance.

• Continuous improvement: suggest reliability improvements, retrofit upgrades,

optimization of utilities to save energy / water / cost.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering

• Ideally 3.5 years or more of relevant experience (in labs / R&D / pharma /

chemical / process industries) handling mechanical maintenance + utilities /

water / effluent systems.

• Familiar with safety, environmental, regulatory standards relevant to API /

chemical labs (GMP / ISO etc.)

Skills & Competencies

• Good troubleshooting skills (mechanical, electrical sometimes instrumentation)

• Understanding of fluid systems, pumps, motors, piping, valves, etc.

• Ability to read mechanical drawings / P&IDs / equipment manuals.

• Planning and scheduling preventive maintenance.

• Good communication and coordination-skills with multiple departments.

• Analytical mindset; ability to monitor KPIs, identify failure trends.

• Basic computer skills / familiarity with maintenance management systems

(CMMS) or at least ability to maintain records digitally.

• Commitment to safety, environmental protection and adherence to regulatory

compliance.

Experience

• Minimum ~3.5 years in a similar role. Lab / R&D / small‐scale chemical / API /

intermediates preferred.

• Experience in regulated environments (pharma / biotech) is a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Application Question(s):

• What is your highest qualification?

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Diploma/Degree in Electrical Engineering

Other (please specify)

• How many years of experience do you have in mechanical/electrical maintenance in pharma / chemical / R&D / API industries?

Less than 2 years

2–3 years

3.5–5 years

5+ years

• Technical/Regulatory Knowledge

Are you familiar with preventive maintenance and CMMS / maintenance logs?

Yes

No

• Do you have working knowledge of safety and regulatory standards (GMP / ISO / EHS)?

Yes

No

Somewhat

• What is your current location? (Short answer)
• What is your notice period?

Immediate

Less than 30 days

30–45 days

60 days or more

• What is your expected CTC? (Short answer)

Work Location: In person