Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW: BASIC FUNCTIONS & RESPONSABILITIES

• Responsible for overseeing and managing all engineering and maintenance activities within a facility or organization.

• Contribute to the recruitment and retaining of employees, the development and execution of training programs and the execution of all performance management activities

• Tunes the team’s capacity to the required workload, both in quantity and quality.

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, maintenance technicians, and support staff, providing direction, guidance, and support to ensure the effective performance of their duties.

• Establish goals, objectives, and performance metrics for the engineering and maintenance teams, and monitor progress to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

• Develop and manage budgets, Contribute to the delivery of the budget and realization of financial targets. Gives solicited and unsolicited advice to IPT lead, regarding improvements for more efficient and/or effective maintenance

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the engineering and maintenance departments.

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and company policies related to engineering and maintenance operations.

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

• Overall manage maintenance and utilities supply to ensure production operations are going smoothly. Support execution of site capital investment project within budget and timeline.

• Establish operation procedures and management procedures to ensure maintenance activities and utilities supply are carried out efficiently and accurately.

• Maintain site facilities and equipment in good condition through sufficient preventive maintenance procedures and keep the breakdown time as less as possible.

• Supply qualified and sufficient utilities to satisfy production requirements.

• Support each department to identify equipment replacement and new investment needs to develop annual capital investment plan and ensure capital investment plan is executed within timeline and budget.

• Effectively use resources of manpower, new technology and skill to improve productivity continually.

• In collaboration with EHS, ensuring that all aspects related to Health, Safety, and Environment are proactively addressed.

• Responsible for Engineering KPIs and identify the operation excellence opportunities.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

Desired Experience/Education

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Automation, or equivalent

• Good knowledge of GMP and EHS regulations

• Fluent in English (both written and verbally)

• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Functional Competencies Required

• Engineering operation management

• Strategic asset management

• Demonstrates strategic thinking capability and ability to apply good judgment across operational challenges

• Drivers for superior results & has passion to win

• Energizes team & develop people

• Change Management

• Regulatory Compliance

• Demonstrates the ability to coach and influence senior leaders.

• Demonstrates strategic thinking capability and ability to apply good judgment across operational challenges

• Customer focused, process oriented and data driven

• Ability to drive for behavioral changes

• Strong project management skills & proven ability to manage (complex) projects

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

Required Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Budgeting, Budget Management, Cleanroom Validation, Communication, Engineering Principle, Engineering Standards, Estimation and Planning, GMP Compliance, Implement Training Programs, Leadership, Maintenance Engineering, Maintenance Management, Manufacturing Quality Control, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Mechanical Engineering, Motivational Coaching, People Leadership, Preventive Maintenance, Production Management, Production Operations, Production Supervision, REMOTE_SKILL-1-52891, Report Writing {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

03/31/2026

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