Team Member Engineering – Instrumentation

Job Purpose

To ensure the reliable operation calibration troubleshooting and automation support for all equipmentrelated instrumentation across the pharma manufacturing site enabling compliant safe and uninterrupted production in line with cGMP data integrity and regulatory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Equipment Instrumentation Management

• Manage field instruments used in manufacturing equipment including:
  • RMG FBD Blenders Tablet Press Coaters
  • Encapsulation & Softgel equipment
  • Derma mixers homogenizers reactors
  • Packing line instruments (sensors cameras checkweighers)
• Ensure continuous availability and performance of critical process instruments.
• Monitor and maintain transmitters indicators load cells gauges sensors and control elements.

2. Automation System Management

• Support PLC / SCADA / HMI systems for process equipment.
• Execute modifications to logic alarms and interlocks under proper change control.
• Ensure automation systems comply with 21 CFR Part 11 and data integrity requirements.
• Coordinate with automation vendors for advanced troubleshooting and upgrades.

3. Calibration & Compliance

• Execute calibration of all equipment instruments as per schedule.
• Maintain calibration labels records traceability certificates and calibration history.
• Investigate outofcalibration (OOC) events and support impact assessment.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP ALCOA GLP and site QC/QA expectations.

4. Breakdown Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Attend equipmentrelated instrumentation breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Perform preventive maintenance of instruments and automation panels.
• Diagnose and resolve issues like signal failures drift noise and PLC communication faults.
• Support predictive maintenance activities using trend data and failure history.

5. Documentation & QMS Requirements

• Maintain and update:
  • Calibration records
  • Instrument history cards
  • Maintenance and breakdown logs
  • Job completion reports
• Ensure compliance with SOPs deviations CAPA change control and internal audit requirements.
• Ensure all documentation is accurate contemporaneous and auditready.

6. CrossFunctional Coordination

• Work with Production to ensure equipment readiness and process continuity.
• Coordinate with QA for calibration approvals deviations and audit responses.
• Support QC during instrumentrelated sampling/testing requirements.
• Collaborate with Engineering / Maintenance teams for utilities/equipment support.

7. Safety EHS & Good Engineering Practices

• Follow electrical safety LOTO PPE and MSDS guidelines.
• Ensure safe working during instrumentation maintenance in GMP zones.
• Maintain 5S and housekeeping in instrument rooms panels and shopfloor areas.

8. Audit & Inspection Support

• Support internal audits customer audits and regulatory inspections.
• Provide instrumentation/automation documents and explain system controls.
• Ensure timely closure of audit observations related to instrumentation.

9. Continuous Improvement & Digitalization

• Drive improvements to enhance instrument reliability MTBF and reduce failures.
• Implement Lean Kaizen TPM initiatives for equipment instrumentation.
• Support digital data collection dashboards and automation enhancements.

Qualifications :

Educational Qualification

• Diploma / B.E. / in:
  • Instrumentation Engineering
  • Electronics & Instrumentation
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering (with instrumentation exposure)
• Certification in PLC / SCADA / Automation is an added advantage.

Experience

• 6-12 years of experience in equipment instrumentation and automation in a pharma manufacturing site.
• Handson work with field instruments PLC/SCADA systems and GMP documentation.
• Experience in regulated environments (USFDA EUGMP WHOGMP) preferred.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of equipment instrumentation
• PLC/SCADA troubleshooting skills
• Calibration maintenance & validation exposure
• Understanding of cGMP data integrity & pharma processes
• Good documentation discipline
• Problemsolving & RCA (Root Cause Analysis) capability

Additional Information :

About the Department
Global Manufacturing Organisation (GMO)
At Dr. Reddys Laboratories we are dedicated to making a meaningful impact on global healthcare through precision manufacturing and innovation. With a legacy of excellence we are a leading force in the pharmaceutical industry.
We operate 19 state-of-the-art manufacturing plants across Hyderabad Vizag Baddi Mexico Shreveport and Mirfield comprising 8 OSD facilities 3 Injectables facilities and 8 API facilities.
Benchmarking manufacturing processes and continuous operational excellence are at the core of our capability to deliver quality medicines to our patients in 66 countries. We manufacture a portfolio of complex APIs and 1150 drug master files across key therapy areas such as Oncology Cardio-vascular Central Nervous System and Anti-Diabetes. he World Economic Forum has recognised our largest manufacturing facility in Bachupally Hyderabad as part of its Global Lighthouse Network. We aspire to be the most efficient pharma operations in the world. Our productivity improvement and digitalisation efforts are key to staying competitive meeting business imperatives and meeting our ambitious ESG goals. Building such factories of the future is integral to innovation and to build healthcare of the future.

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddys we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddys are on par with the best industry standards. They include among other things and other essential equipment joining & relocation support family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits) learning and development opportunities medical coverage for yourself and your family life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddys why they come to work every day and theyll say because Good Health Cant Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives and were always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system they can make magic.
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