Job Description

Techno Lead Conversion (Maintenance Engineer)

About the Role

The Techno Lead is responsible for driving manufacturing line reliability, equipment performance and technical capability to deliver world-class manufacturing performance across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability and Morale (SQCDSM).

The role owns the preventive maintenance strategy, asset reliability, breakdown elimination and continuous improvement agenda for the assigned manufacturing line. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, IL6S and Business Development teams, the Techno Lead ensures optimum equipment performance, improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), higher Global Efficiency (GE), increased MTBB, reduced MTTR, improved yields and sustainable manufacturing performance.

As the technical owner of the line, the Techno Lead develops maintenance capability, drives IL6S and HPWS practices, supports capital and digitization initiatives, and coaches frontline teams to eliminate losses and improve operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Quality & Compliance
Drive zero safety incidents and zero quality defects through strong compliance with Mondelez safety, food safety and quality standards.
Conduct technical risk assessments for equipment modifications, Kaizen initiatives and capital projects.
Ensure statutory compliance including pressure testing, calibration, tool safety assessments and preventive inspections.
Support food safety risk reduction initiatives and ensure effective change management.
Partner with HSE, Quality and IL6S teams to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Manufacturing Reliability & Asset Performance
Own equipment reliability and preventive maintenance strategy for the assigned manufacturing line.
Drive improvements in:
Global Efficiency (GE)
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
MTBB
MTBF
MTTR
Yield
Execute Preventive Maintenance Standard Work Processes (PM SWP) including planning, scheduling, time-based maintenance and condition-based monitoring.
Lead breakdown analysis (BDA), root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
Drive Autonomous Maintenance (AM), CIL and TBM compliance across the production line.
Ensure availability and optimization of spare parts and maintenance inventory.
Develop alternate sourcing strategies for maintenance parts and services.
 

Continuous Improvement & IL6S
Lead IL6S PM Pillar progression in line with site roadmap.
Drive loss elimination using IL6S, HPWS and Lean Manufacturing principles.
Lead productivity, debottlenecking and yield improvement projects.
Support digitization initiatives and implementation of future manufacturing technologies.
Conduct Maintenance Prevention (MP) workshops and support capital interventions.
Drive sustainability initiatives focused on energy and water reduction.

Operational Excellence
Partner with Process Lead, Engineering and Production teams to achieve production targets.
Track weekly and monthly KPIs including:
GE
Yield
MTBB
MTTR
CIL Compliance
TBM Compliance
Breakdown Losses
Energy & Water Consumption
Conduct weekly loss analysis meetings and ensure timely closure of action plans.
Perform SAP transactions related to maintenance and production as required.

People Leadership
Build technical capability of operators and maintenance teams.
Coach teams on IL6S, Autonomous Maintenance, equipment ownership and loss elimination.
Lead at least one plant-wide Standard Work Process (SWP).
Drive Kaizen, Green Belt and Continuous Improvement projects.
Foster a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous learning.
 

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation or related Engineering discipline.
5-7 years of manufacturing maintenance or reliability engineering experience.
Experience in FMCG, Food & Beverage, Dairy, Consumer Goods or Process Manufacturing preferred.

Technical Skills
Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
Reliability Engineering
Breakdown Analysis (BDA)
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Condition Based Monitoring (CBM)
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
SAP PM
PLC / Automation / Instrumentation
Process Equipment
Spare Parts & Inventory Management

OEE / GE Improvement
Lean Manufacturing
IL6S / TPM / WCM / IWS
Continuous Improvement
Manufacturing Digitization
 

Success Measures
Zero Safety Incidents
Zero Quality Non-Conformance
Improved GE & OEE
Higher MTBB & MTBF
Lower MTTR
Yield Improvement
Reduced Equipment Breakdown
PM & TBM Compliance
Cost Optimization
Capability Development of Operations Team

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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