Deputy General Manager-Global Engineering

Overview

The Deputy General Manager - Global Engineering will lead the central Engineering and Maintenance team and partner with 17 sites to improve site E&M performance against a global engineering roadmap.

What you'll do

• Own and refine the enterprise Engineering & Maintenance excellence strategy and transformation roadmap.
• Lead asset reliability and lifecycle management across infrastructure, laboratory equipment, and operational technology.
• Drive maintenance excellence through adoption of global guidelines and KPI governance.
• Provide digital engineering leadership for CMMS deployment and predictive maintenance enablement.
• Operate governance and performance reviews and report progress, risks, and decisions needed to senior leadership.
• Lead team capability building, governance of standards, and knowledge-sharing across global SME pools.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Instrumentation, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline.
• Typically 15+ years of progressive experience in engineering, maintenance, reliability, or technical operations in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience in central/corporate/global engineering with responsibility for multi-site transformation, governance, and standardization.
• Demonstrated leadership in maintenance excellence, asset reliability, lifecycle/obsolescence management, and engineering standards.
• Working knowledge of GMP expectations, quality systems, EHS requirements, and regulatory readiness for pharmaceutical engineering.
• Strong preference for CMMS/EAM, SAP PM (or equivalent), predictive maintenance, IoT/condition monitoring, OT, and performance dashboards.

Details

• Location: Mumbai, MH.
• Works with 17 PPL sites.