Associate General Manager - Engineering

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing automation and digital systems within a regulated industry (preferably Pharma, Chemicals, or Life Sciences).
• Key Roles/Responsibilities:
• Lead MES, EMS, and CMMS Implementation: Drive end-to-end design, selection, and deployment of digital platforms across manufacturing sites.
• Define Digitization Roadmap: Develop strategic plans for digital transformation in collaboration with IT, engineering, and operations.
• Capital Project Leadership: Lead automation and instrumentation scope in greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Upgrade OT Infrastructure: Assess and modernize OT systems in line with Industry 4.0 standards, ensuring secure and scalable architecture.
• Act as Digitization SME: Provide expert guidance on automation and digital technologies to cross-functional teams.
• System Integration: Support seamless integration with SAP S/4 HANA PM, LIMS, QMS, SCADA, and other enterprise systems.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including maintenance, engineering, production, and IT, to gather requirements, define processes, to align with CDMO pharmaceutical maintenance engineering needs.
• Identify and assess opportunities for manufacturing digitalization—such as CMMS, MES, EMS, and OT integration, and develop a strategic rollout plan that includes readiness evaluation, solution selection, implementation, and change management.
• Collaborate with IT and external consultants to resolve technical issues, implement system enhancements, and ensure the smooth operation of digitization initiatives.