Engineering Technician

Cipla Africa


Date: 7 hours ago
City: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Contract type: Full time
Job Purpose

Execute the maintenance activities in the plant & ensure the minimum breakdown with maximum efficiency by following safety & GMP Standards

Key Accountabilities
Schedule and execute the maintenance / modification activities in respective area and related documentation updating in accordance.

Cater to machine and facility maintenance requirements of block

Prepare and submit Shift Engineer report to ensure smooth shift handover

Follow good Engineering practices during planned preventive activity.

Execute CAPA on deviations with QA and Section head

Prepare and maintain engineering documents wrt cGMP and Good Engineering Practices

Procure , inspect and maintain material from engineering store

  • Execute breakdown work and scheduled work to ensure its on time completion
    • Maintain critical spares inventory of all machines to reduce resolution time
Follow and execute PPM as per schedule to avoid breakdown

Receipt and tracking the job card for the break down activity

  • Implement new technologies in the plant initiated by management

Attend planned trainings and incorporate the learnings on the floor for improving machine performance

Implement and close ideas generated through internal audits / Idea generation sessions

Monitor present energy use of the plants to identify and report areas for energy conservation

Implement Energy Conservation activities to improve the equipment efficiency, reduce error and reduce production cost

Identify areas of improvement for waste & work simplification

Manage activities to operate within budget and to reduce operating expenses

Verification of the contract invoices and making of the job orders as per estimates

Issue work permits to contractual staff after verifying the safety aspects, monitoring and communicating safety hazards and safety near miss to the concern

  • Monitor safe operations of the machine as per SOP and timely report any safety deviations

Attend safety meetings and ensure implementation of actions planned during departmental safety meeting at shop floor

Maintain proper procedures for safety permits in plant

  • Issue required materials (spares and consumables) to the contractors from stores and make SAP entries for the receipts and issuance

Maintain the inventory of critical spares and consumables by tracking consumption and monitoring of stocks

Assess log book requirements, raise the request to QA and issue them within required timelines

Classify the unused / spare / usable scrap materials or components and reuse the same where ever possible

Educational Qualifications

Graduate Engineer / Diploma In Engineering

Relevant Experience

2 to 5 years of experience in Pharma / API industry (Maintenance and Projects).

Awareness of maintenance for utility & process equipment’s of Pharma/ API Industries

  • Awareness to energy conservation and Industrial Automation.
  • Awareness to cGMP and Good Engineering practices.
  • Minimum 2 years of hands on experience in relative field.
  • Computer literacy is must and preferably Auto CAD
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