Job Purpose
To ensure the reliable, efficient, and GMP-compliant operation, maintenance, qualification, and continuous improvement of HVAC and environmental control systems across pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, supporting product quality, regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted production.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
- HVAC Operations & Maintenance: Ensure reliable operation and preventive/corrective maintenance of HVAC systems, AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, ventilation, exhaust, and associated equipment.
- GMP & Compliance: Maintain HVAC systems in compliance with GMP, EHS, regulatory, and company requirements, ensuring appropriate documentation and traceability.
- Environmental Control: Monitor and maintain required temperature, humidity, pressure differentials, air changes, airflow patterns, and cleanroom environmental conditions.
- Preventive Maintenance: Develop, implement, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance plans to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
- Troubleshooting: Lead investigation and resolution of HVAC failures, deviations, alarms, and recurring technical problems using structured root-cause analysis.
- Qualification & Validation: Support HVAC qualification activities including DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ, requalification, and performance testing in coordination with QA and Validation teams.
- Projects & Modifications: Provide HVAC engineering support for new projects, facility expansions, equipment installation, and system modifications, ensuring technical and GMP requirements are met.
- Energy Optimization: Identify opportunities to improve HVAC energy efficiency, system performance, and operating costs without compromising GMP requirements.
- Contractor Management: Supervise HVAC contractors and service providers, ensuring work quality, safety, technical compliance, and timely completion.
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate maintenance records, technical documentation, SOPs, drawings, specifications, and performance reports.
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Continuous Improvement: Analyze HVAC performance and maintenance trends and implement improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency.
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Education
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Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, preferably HVAC, Power, or a related discipline.
- HVAC / refrigeration certifications or specialized training is an advantage.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in HVAC engineering and maintenance, preferably within pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical HVAC and cleanroom systems, including AHUs, chillers, FCUs, cooling towers, ventilation, filtration, and BMS.
- Good understanding of GMP, cleanroom classifications, HVAC qualification/validation, and environmental monitoring requirements.
- Experience in preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
- Knowledge of HVAC control systems, BMS, instrumentation, and relevant engineering standards.
- Ability to read and interpret HVAC drawings, P&IDs, technical specifications, and equipment manuals.
- Good project coordination and contractor management skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, and communication skills.
- Good command of English and proficiency in MS Office; knowledge of CMMS/SAP PM is an advantage.
- Ability to work effectively in a 24/7 pharmaceutical manufacturing environment and respond to critical HVAC breakdowns when required.
