Production Maintenance Section Head

In this role You will lead a team that keeps production equipment reliable, safe and available. You will plan and deliver maintenance activities, coach technicians, and work with production, quality and suppliers. We value practical problem solvers who act clearly and responsibly. This role gives visible impact, technical growth and a clear path to progress while helping GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
This role is on-site in Egypt and requires presence at the manufacturing facility.

Department: Engineering
Reporting to: Production Engineering Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the maintenance team to deliver safe, reliable and compliant operations for assigned production lines and utilities.

• Plan, schedule and oversee preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance using the CMMS.

• Preparing plan and list for the required spare parts (foreign and local) for all machines.

• Analyse all machines/equipment performance and breakdown data to identify the main causes which affecting the overall performance.

• Find alternative engineering solutions to sustain the machine high performance operation.

• Prepare, Supervise executing the Installation of new equipment as well as the Qualification (IQ) & Operation Qualifications (OQ) for all machines in FAT (Factory Acceptance Test ) and SAT ( Site Acceptance Test ).

• Executing the Machinery safety programs for machines.

• Applying process safety requirements on all machines and equipment.

• Spreading the LEAN culture in production shop floor "GEMBA, Standard Work, 5S, RCA and tiered accountability).

• Issue SOP's (Standard Operation Procedures) for the new machines and revise the existing describing preventive maintenance and other action needed through SOP.

• Creation of the URS “User Requirements Specification”, revising the design review, Factory Acceptance Test and Site Acceptance Test with the validation team.

• Follow GSK quality standards in all aspects and consider all safety standards in the machines as per EHS guidelines.

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering

• Minimum 7 years of maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead role

• Strong knowledge of GMP, ISO standards, and EHS requirements

• Experience with equipment qualification (IQ/OQ) and lifecycle management

• Practical knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance practices and CMMS use

• Native Arabic speaker with fluent English skills

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Background in Pharmaceutical Production Equipment (Manufacturing vessels, filling & Packaging lines).

• Skills in root cause analysis, reliability engineering or Lean continuous improvement tools.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Effective communication and leadership skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment

• Solid presentation and stakeholder management skills

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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