Engineering Manager - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant

WE ARE HIRING

ENGINEERING MANAGER — PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURER

Department: Engineering & Technical Operations

Location: Tangerang - Indonesia

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Plant Manager / Board of Directors

About the role

The Engineering Manager leads and manages engineering, maintenance, and technical support operations for pharmaceutical production. The role ensures maximum availability and reliability of production equipment, oversees critical plant utilities including HVAC, purified water systems, compressed air, and electrical systems, and maintains compliance with GMP/CPOB, ISO, and HALAL standards. The Engineering Manager manages CAPEX projects, machinery installation, and plant improvement initiatives while leading engineering supervisors, technicians, and maintenance personnels.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering, maintenance, and technical support team

• Ensure maximum availability and reliability of pharmaceutical production equipment

• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs

• Oversee critical plant utilities, including HVAC, AHU, purified water systems, compressed air, chillers, boilers, and electrical systems

• Ensure engineering activities comply with BPOM CPOB requirements, GMP standards, and company quality procedures

• Collaborate with Quality Assurance and Validation teams on equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and utilities qualification

• Manage engineering CAPEX projects, machinery installation, equipment upgrades, and plant improvement initiatives

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering supervisors, technicians, and maintenance personnel

• Ensure compliance with occupational safety, environmental requirements, and safe working procedures

• Investigate equipment failures and implement root cause analysis and corrective actions

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

• Minimum 8–10 years of relevant engineering experience in manufacturing

• Minimum 3–5 years in an engineering leadership or maintenance management role

• Direct experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing under GMP/CPOB

• Proven experience managing pharmaceutical production machinery and critical plant utilities

• Experience supporting BPOM inspections, equipment qualification, validation, and CAPA processes

• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving

• Ability to manage multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Excellent planning, prioritization, and decision-making skills

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration

• Excellent planning, prioritization, and decision-making skills

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration

• High standards of integrity, compliance, and accountability