Head - Utility Operations (Medium Site)
Cipla · Rangpo
Division
Manufacturing
Department
Formulation
Sub Department 1
Engineering - Formulation
Job Purpose
- The incumbent provides leadership to theâ Unit Engineering Maintenance & Reliability Team and carries overall responsibility to:
- 1. Manage Unit utility operations with strict adherence to statutory & legal requirements and Cipla Global Standards & Procedures to meet the Unit Annual Operating Plan:
- a. Maintenance Execution: Lead the multidiscipline maintenance execution team assigned to the utility EM&R â Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation & Planning- responsible and accountable for delivering results on Safety & cGMP + Quality, Technical Availability, Maintenance Cost & ÅBest in Class ME with ËZero⢠rework.
- b. Utility block Operations: ensure that utilities are operated at standard efficiencies and enable achievement of standard capacity by plant & equipment with agreed levels of plant availability;
- c. Asset Integrity & Reliability: drive the Reliability Engineering, Asset integrity and Process safety processes for Utility operations leveraging the support of the Site AI&R Team
- d. Turn Around Management: Ensure that Unit turnaround / shutdown are managed effectively with Åzero reworkÂ. Support the delivery of the Unit Capex Program.
- e. Reliability Analytics & Planning: Leverage and support the Site reliability analytics & planning team to drive continual improvement in Unit EM&R Function.
- f. Procurement & Engineering Stores: Maintain interface with, review and ensure availability of critical spares.
- 2. Develop, Obtain approval of & Execute the Comprehensive Utility Maintenance Program to comply with Cipla Global E&P Technical Standards & Procedures, cGMP Standards & Procedures [ Cipla QMS] , OHS & Environment Sustainability Standards & Procedures ; Support deployment of the strategic Initiatives in the Unit Operations
Key Accountabilities (1/6)
- I. Develop & Maintain a Interdependent Safety Culture [ This is a multidisciplinary line job and hence safety takes first priority]
- ¢ Provide ÅVisible Felt Leadership⢠and Ensure Compliance to Cipla EHS Policies, Standards & Procedures and ensure " Zero Harm" through periodic institutionalized reviews / audits and Gemba Walks
- ¢ Develop and Maintain a safety culture with zero reportable and LTA (Loss Time Accident)
- ¢ Ensure ME Priority standards are implemented
- o Permit to Work [ Including LOTOTO]
- o Chemicals Handling [ Incl. Health & Hygiene]
- o Contractor Safety
- o Critical & Controlled Elements
- o PPE
- o Incident Reporting & Investigations
- ¢ Review all near misses, incidents, accidents, WPI, deviations and audit observations for appropriateness of CAPA to meet EHS standards. Track & drive closure as per agreed SLA. Ensure reporting as per standard.
- ¢ Drive BOS as a behaviour Modification Tool to improve towards ÅZERO HARMÂ.
- ¢ Ensure systems are in place to comply with national and international statutory and regulatory requirements. Review compliance at defined frequency [Quarterly] and deviations if any are escalated as per the procedure and CAPA completed as per agreed timelines.
- ¢ Drive Resource Conservation Initiatives in the Unit.
- II. [D] [E] Utility Operations Leadership â EM&R Functional Leader Role
- ¢ Participates in Site Engineering Headâ¢s meeting; Reports functional updates; Asserts technical judgments whenever necessary to optimize the Unit performance with an open and professional communication.
- ¢ Develop and schedule long-term and short-term maintenance plans (routine and shutdown), working with Unit Head Operations to achieve standard capacity; meet production requirements and targets for Site Operations while adhering to cost targets.
- ¢ Unit cGMP & EHS Requirement in the Manufacturing & Packing Area; Support Unit Operations Team as required.
- ¢ Ensure optimum balance on asset utilisation, cost control, reliability, maintenance planning, maintenance execution, knowledge / skill deployment and staff development, stock inventory management and spares availability for the Unit EM&R Operations
- ¢ Ensure delivery of best-in-class services to the stakeholders
- ¢ Maintain excellent and accurate communications with the stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities (2/6)
- III. [D] [E]Maintenance Execution
- ¢ Interface and coordinate with the different maintenance teams and service providers to ensure the reliability and sustainability of the equipment repairs is guaranteed; Considers the long-term cost of ownership and risk management when outsourcing certain services to support the maintenance group.
- ¢ Leads in discussing with other sections of the maintenance department concerning reliability, spare parts management and Asset Integrity to maximize the quality of the maintenance execution and Technical Availability.
- ¢ Drive implementation and maintain oversight to achieve Best Practice Standards in terms of Maintenance Execution and Maintenance Productivity KPMs such as
- o Wrench Time
- o PM to CM Ratio
- o CM due to PM
- o Open Notification past Due dates
- o Asset Hierarchy & Register Completeness
- o SAP CMMS Usage
- o Tier-1 Leaks per month
- o Tier-2 Leaks per month per unit
- o Average Time to repair leaks (hrs)
- o Temporary repairs per unit
- ¢ Ensure that maintenance execution work processes are fully implemented and followed
- ¢ Ensure the proper, timely and safe implementation of preventive and corrective maintenance activities
- ¢ Develop a ËZero⢠Rework culture on preventive and corrective maintenance activities
- ¢ Ensure that breakdown maintenance is done in expeditious manner.
- ¢ Ensure Fault & Breakdown Diagnosis and drive corrective and preventive actions to minimize breakdowns. Review learning from other sites and include them in the improvement ideas.
- ¢ Ensure critical spares of critical m/c are maintained to reduce resolution time by predicting demand and reviewing availability
- ¢ Maintenance execution is documented as per the Cipla Global Standards & Procedures.
- ¢ Implement Minor Capital Program and Improvement Initiatives for the Unit operations as per agreed SLAs
- IV. [D] [E] Utility Operations
- ¢ Maintain oversight of the Utility Operations at Utility block
- o administer the Master Services Agreement
- o ensure utilities availability to meet production need
- o adhere to cost targets
- ¢ Drive compliance to cGMP, QMS, EHS and Tech. workplace standards for the Utilities including Good House Keeping.
- ¢ To minimize down time production plant due to Utility services / operations
- ¢ No utility contingency
- ¢ Provision of Uninterrupted and consistent services of Power & Utilities to entire complex with reliability
Key Accountabilities (3/6)
- V. [E] Comprehensive Maintenance Program Execution
- ¢ Develop a Comprehensive Maintenance Program [Condition Monitoring, Predictive Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Breakdown Maintenance, Calibration Schedule and Turn Around Maintenance] for the Utility Operations and obtain approval of Site E&P Head, Unit Head & Unit Quality.
- ¢ Drive & ensure implementation thereof [including review of critical spares & personnel] and delivered agreed performance standards
- ¢ Plan, budget, and schedule facility maintenance activities including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs
- ¢ Define CMP execution budget and control the cost within the budget
- ¢ Provide input on the quality and implementation of service contracts
- ¢ Ensures company standard processes and procedures are utilized by deployed groups
- ¢ Design, evaluates and approves CMP Maintenance reports, documents and revisions, and resource performance before submission to Site Engineering & Projects head.
- ¢ Monitors and contributes to management of institutional maintenance issues and oversees subcontracted and/or in-house facility maintenance services
- ¢ Provide inputs for improvement of the comprehensive maintenance program to the Global Engineering & Projects Team.
- ¢ Ensure reliability of the assets at the highest level by by driving the following KPMs
- o %Plant Availability
- o %Breakdown hours
- o %PM hours
- o %Reduction of Failures from last year
- o %Reduction of Repeat Incidents
- o %Implemented recommendations from RCA
- o %Implemented recommendations from RCM
- o %Implemented recommendations from RBI
- o % Missing barriers restoration - Bowtie Studies
- o %Implemented recommendations from IPF
- VI. Turn Around & Capex Program for the Unit Operations
- ¢ Develop, document, obtain approval of and drive the execution of the Unit Turn Around Program to ensure delivery of the following KPMs:
- o TA Program Stage Gate Review Compliance
- o TA Program Scope Delivery
- o TA Program Timelines Delivery
- o TA Program Cost Delivery
- o Zero LTA in TA Execution
- o Zero cGMP Incidents in TA Execution
- o Zero Rework on Start Up
- ¢ Drive the Technology for Utilities Agenda for Site Operations â Utilities Automation, Engineering Automation and Digital Transformation.
- ¢ Develop, document, obtain approval of and drive the execution of the Unit Capex Program to ensure delivery of the following KPMs:
- o Project Stage Gate Review Compliance
- o Project Scope Delivery
- o Project Timelines Delivery
- o Project Cost Delivery
- o Zero LTA in Project Execution
- o Zero cGMP Incidents in Project Execution
- o Zero Rework on Start Up
Key Accountabilities (4/6)
- VII. [E] Implement the Site Engineering & Projects processes & systems
- ¢ Support & Drive the implementation of Site Engineering & Projects processes & systems for Utility Operations
- o Plan for Implementation of E&P P&S
- o Support the Implementation of E&P P&S:
- o Operationalize the E&P P&S in EM&R Operations:
- o Evaluate Performance of E&P P&S for Unit Ops
- o Drive Improvement through E&P P&S:
- o Conduct Internal Audit to ensure adherence
- VIII. [E] Global Operations and Global Engineering & Projects Strategy Deployment at Goa I Site
- ¢ Provide inputs to finalize priorities for the function in the Site Operations Strategic Capacity & Capability Plan.
- ¢ Provide support to implement the key priorities
- o Resource Conservation
- o Capacity Debottlenecking
- o RCM Strategy
- o New Technology / Asset Retiral Strategy
- o MRO Strategy [Vendor, Spare Parts]
- o cGMP Compliance Strategy
- o Statutory Compliance Strategy
- ¢ Support implementation the following in Utilities Operations for the Unit
- o Pegasus
- o Asset Management System
- o Reliability Centred Maintenance
- o Reliability Engineering & Analytics
- o Asset Integrity
- o Technical Process Safety
- o Maintenance Execution
- o Turnaround Management
- o Project Management
- o Group Technical Standards
- o Critical & Controlled Equipment Standards
- o Strategic MRTA Technologies
- o SAP CMMS
- o ESP (w/PTM)
- o MTO
- o MRO
- o MSC
- o Utility Automation
- o AR & MR Based Training
- o Professional Certifications
- o AI ML based Maintenance Planning & Analytics
- o Contracting and Procurement
- o Competence Framework
- o Site Management System
- o Asset Information Management
Key Accountabilities (5/6)
- IX. [E] Compliance to Cipla Global Standards & Procedures: cGMP & QMS Standards
- ¢ Ensure that utility equipment and distribution systems are maintained as per CGMP requirements of country where product is being exported and strict adherence of Good Engineering practices during task execution.
- ¢ Ensure validation & calibration is done as per the Master Validation & Calibration Schedule and that personnel are trained for validation and qualification
- ¢ Review and evaluate the risk assessment along with risk management team i.e. Failure mode effect criticality analysis (FMECA) & draw necessary CAPA.
- ¢ Evaluate change controls related to system, facility and document and study of impact related to changes and to ensure implementation of change.
- ¢ Review major deviations as per standard procedure and necessary CAPA in relation to deviation system.
- X. [E] Functional Capability |Employee Connect | Rewards & Recognition
- ¢ Recruit, train and develop team for sustainable and more effective operation, and to ensure the expertise level required to meet current and future needs of the department:
- ¢ Recommends appropriate developmental program for potential areas of improvement
- ¢ Structured Connect within the framework of Cipla People Processes.
- o Chai pe Charcha
- o Monthly Communication
- o Quarterly Connect with Third Party Service Providers
- o Annual connect with Service Partners
- ¢ Promote & drive adherence to the Rewards & Recognition Program. Recognise disciplined execution & excellence, innovation & going beyond the call of duty
- XI. [E] Operations Excellence in EM&Rs
- ¢ MIS Report â Ensure timely reporting of agreed metrics. Drive a Continual Improvement Program on priority metrics.
- ¢ Embed Lean Six Sigma Capability in the team. Build and sustain a 16% penetration on D+ level.
- XII. [D] & [E] Site Cost Performance:
- ¢ Ensure compliance to the Annual Budget on
- o OPEX
- o CAPEX
- o MANPOWER COST
- through periodic reviews with the Site Engineering & Projects Head.
- ¢ Drive Productivity Improvement Plans to have a war chest to mitigate any deviations from the Budget.
- ¢ Ensure adherence to Cipla Financial Control Polices, Standards & Procedures and ensure "EFFECTIVE" status on Control Environment and "NO CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS" in Internal Audits through periodic institutionalized reviews / audits with the Unit Heads / Functional Heads and the Site Finance Head.
Key Accountabilities (6/6)
- XIII. [E] Other Execution Accountabilities
- ¢ Approval of requisition in SAP system.
- ¢ Maintain oversight of the Master Services Agreement SLAs
- ¢ Development, approval and monitoring of suppliers of engineering materials and services for the Site
- ¢ Any other job allocated by Senior Factory Management.
- XIV. [E] Self Development on functional & leadership aspects
- ¢ Keep self-updated on regulatory guidelines and product regulatory requirements of all markets to which product manufactured by the Site is exported.
- ¢ Undergo training on Functional & Leadership capability building as per guidance from HR function and the Global Operations Team.
Major Challenges
- CapEx and OpEx â Adherence to the budget
- Supply of critical utility resources like water
- Increasing energy tariffs and Fuel rates leading to escalated product cost
- Ageing Asset leading to escalating OpEx Cost
- Challenges around capability & competence of personnel and service providers
Key Interactions (1/2)
- Internal
- ¢ Central Engineering for technical standards and guidance
- ¢ Finance for Capex & Opex proposal approvals, analytics & MIS
- ¢ EHS for safe operations and near-misses
- ¢ HR for Attrition, Recruitment, Training
- ¢ Site head & Unit heads for Proposals, breakdowns and developments
- ¢ Engineering DR for Guidance & Updates
- ¢ Indirect purchase for Spares, scope, insurance and new vendors
- ¢ Central purchase for provide Technical inputs and clarifications for CAPEX
- ¢ Global Leadership Team â Guidance & Updates in TLT, Focus Calls & Reviews
- ¢ Corporate Affairs & Legal Team â Guidance & Updates on Compliance matters
- External
- ¢ OEMs for projects, automations, alternate vendor development , quality issues and maintenance
- ¢ Facility maintenance contractors for Improve maintenance and quality standards
- ¢ Industry Bodies â Connect on external benchmarking & information on technology evolution
- ¢ Statutory Bodies â Connect for Regulatory compliance
Key Interactions (2/2)
Dimensions (1/2)
- Direct Reports: 4-6, Team Size â 11-15
- Utility Budget: 2-4 CR
- Capex Budget: Sustenance 10 CR
- Revenue of Baddi: 300-400 CR
- Current Replacement value of Assets Maintained: Net Block > 50 CR; CRV > 200 CR
Dimensions (2/2)
Key Decisions (1/2)
- Decisions
- ¢ Spends within Approved Budget â Capex & Opx
- ¢ Maintenance & Reliability Strategies
- ¢ Engineering & Project Vendors & service Providers as per EA
- ¢ Technology for Utility generation and distribution.
- ¢ Power and fuel Conservation initiatives
- ¢ Capability Programs
- Recommendations
- ¢ Opex & Project costs Proposal
- ¢ New vendor addition
- ¢ Utility audits
- ¢ Hiring consultants
- ¢ New equipment & Technology
Key Decisions (2/2)
Education Qualification
BE / B Tech (Mechanical / Electrical)
Relevant Work Experience
- ¢ 10-12 years of experience in manufacturing (Maintenance and Projects). At least 3 years in senior management role
- ¢ Ability to implement new techniques, deep understanding of manufacturing process, planning and organizational skills, prioritization multi-tasking, understanding of financial concepts
- ¢ Good technical knowledge of Pharma / API machinery and utility requirements
- ¢ Good knowledge and experience in execution of green field / brown field projects
- ¢ Knowledge of GMP and various regulatory requirements
- ¢ Good leadership skills and experience in industrial automation