Utilities Maintenance Lead

Date:  Mar 25, 2025
Location: 

Bucharest, Romania, 011171

Company:  Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id:  61102

Who we are

Sindan, part of Teva Group, is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to oncology treatments, founded in 1991, within the structure of the Research Department of the Bucharest Oncology Institute. In 2000, Sindan was certified according to Good Manufacturing Practice quality standards and currently delivers products to over 75 countries worldwide.
In March 2006, the Icelandic group Actavis bought Sindan and in 2016, Teva acquired the generics division (Actavis Generics) of the global manufacturer Allergan (same year, Sindan became part of Teva group). 
Following this global acquisition, Teva's portfolio in Romania expanded by taking over the oncology drug factory intended for both domestic consumption and export – Sindan Pharma.
Teva is a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry with a portfolio of over 3,500 products in over 60 countries. Every day, nearly 200 million people around the world take a Teva medicine. 
Since Teva was founded in 1901 in Jerusalem, our way of working has been shaped by people who have remained faithful to our humble beginnings. Our leadership has been driven by tenacity, entrepreneurial spirit and ambition to improve people's lives. 
Currently, Teva covers the treatment needs of hundreds of thousands of patients in Romania with an extensive portfolio of generics, innovatives, OTC and cosmetic medicines, intended for the following therapeutic areas: Neurology, Psychiatry, Hematology, Respiratory, Oncology, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, Pain, Endocrinology. 
Teva Romania objective is to remain a company with an extensive and diversified portfolio, which responds to currently unmet therapeutic needs through new products to be launched in the innovative portfolio and not only.

The opportunity

Sindan is looking for the future Utilities Maintenance Lead who will have the following main responsibilities: 

Responsible for plant's utility assets, equipment and systems (such as high voltage electricity infrastructure,  cooling&heating systems, gas systems, HVAC, Steam (black&clean), water, communication, in aspects of reliability, availability and value preservation in order to accomplish the goals of production. 
Responsible for execution of CAPEX projects: Implementation of system and equipment in accordance with regulatory requirements, engineering  standards (budget, time, scope) and Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP).
 

How you’ll spend your day

Site Utility management and optimization: Manages the business of the utility maintenance having end-to-end responsibility for achieving the facility equipment and system's reliability, availability and value preservation.
EHS&S and cGMP compliance: Ensures the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures relating to utility assets, equipment and system maintenance, and compliance with local/global requirements of Quality, EHS&S and Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP).
Budget management: Plans and monitors utility operational budget of maintenance and staffing. 
People Management: Manages a team of utility maintenance employees, ensuring their proper level of competencies and supporting their development. 
Supplier/Contractor Management: Responsible for communication and relationship with equipment suppliers and maintenance services as well as internal stakeholders such as Procurement.


Manages the business of the  Utility Management organizational unit:
Responsible for supervision, maintenance and support of the plant's  utility assets, equipment and systems, to support the business goals.
Establishes process standardization to ensure managing and maintaining equipment and systems in compliance with good engineering practice, EHS&S and cGMP standards.
Manages, plans and monitors the utility operational budget. Identifies and maintains required spares to ensure proper functioning. 
Exercises management authority; including recruitment, discipline, termination, sets employee performance objectives, conducts performance reviews and recommends pay actions. Ensures employees' proper level of competencies and support their development. 
Responsible for equipment and maintenance supplier relationship. Ensures legal compliance with authorities' requirements, permits etc
Strives to continuously  improve the business, ensures functional requirements are met, and support new implementation of facility equipment and systems when needed.
 

Skills and qualifications

Organizational skills
Plan, adapt and execute department plan
Strive for operational excellence and continuous improvement
Accountable for results of the team
Learning agility
Collaboration and communication skills
People management skills
Modernization/digital awareness
Financial knowledge
Excellence in actions, resource management and risk management
Adaptation to change, ability to work under pressure

Technical experience in project management in the Pharma/medical equivalent industry
industry 
A minimum of 6 years in the pharmaceutical industry 
Minimum of 3 years of managing maintenance departments

Well familiar with pharmaceutical industry regulations and requirements, including quality and EHS&S in the scope of engineering.
An academic BSc engineering degree from a well-known academic institution in mechanical, chemical, or another relevant field. (electronic, industrial, etc.).
 

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