Deputy Manager, Facilities Maintenance

Description:
The incumbent is responsible for designing, planning, and executing facility-related projects, while ensuring effective maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and infrastructure. The role leads facility modification planning, including budgeting, scheduling, and cost estimation for labor, materials, and equipment. The position oversees building space allocation, facility layout planning, communication services, and expansion initiatives to support operational and business needs. The role ensures utilities reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness. The position establishes and monitors health, safety, and risk management standards, drives continuous improvement, strengthens vendor and contractor performance, and ensures safe, efficient, and sustainable facility operations across pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
Essential Functions:
Lead maintenance planning & execution for facilities, utilities, and infrastructure
Oversee preventive & predictive maintenance and critical breakdown management
Ensure upkeep of equipment, machinery, buildings, and facility systems
Plan and control facility expansion & capital projects and modifications
Manage facility layout planning & optimization and space planning and optimization
Supervise utilities management, steam systems, HVAC, water, and power distribution
Enforce safety regulations, safety engineering & risk assessment, and EHS standards
Monitor energy efficiency optimization and energy & sustainability management
Manage vendor management & procurement and contractor performance
Ensure validation & qualification, quality & audit readiness, and compliance
Maintain technical documentation and facility performance records
Lead continuous improvement & lean manufacturing initiatives.
Support the preparation, review, execution, and closure of FAT protocols.
Coordinate FAT schedules, documentation, action items, and approvals with the U.S. team, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
Maintain FAT records, supporting evidence, deviation logs, and punch lists.
Track open observations and follow up with the responsible teams through closure.
Ensure FAT documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained according to project requirements
Additional Responsibilities:
Education:
Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) B.Tech - Required
Master Degree (MS/MA) M.Tech - Preferred
Experience:
10 years or more in 10 - 12 Years
Specialized Knowledge: Licenses:

Skills
HTML/CSS, Risk Management, HVAC, Procurement, Vendor Management, Regulatory Compliance, Documentation

Work arrangement
No