Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Department: Engineering

Reporting to: Production Engineering Manager

• 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 and consider all safety standards in the machines as per EHS guidelines.

Desired Candidate Profile

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering

• Minimum 7 years of maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead role

• Strong 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

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Background in Pharmaceutical Production Equipment (Manufacturing vessels, filling & Packaging lines).

• Skills in root cause analysis, reliability engineering or Lean continuous improvement tools.

• Strong 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