Engineering Maintenance Manager

About the role

As Engineering Maintenance Manager, you will lead the maintenance strategy and daily engineering operations for critical manufacturing assets supporting Takeda's pharmaceutical production. You will ensure equipment reliability, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance while driving continuous improvement initiatives that maximize plant performance, safety, and manufacturing productivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance supervisors and technicians, setting clear objectives and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Oversee maintenance activities for production and process equipment across manufacturing facilities, ensuring maximum equipment availability and reliability.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs to improve asset performance.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance shutdowns, commissioning activities, and vendor support while minimizing production disruption.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Engineering teams to support production schedules and process improvements.
• Review and evaluate new equipment designs, installation projects, and engineering modifications to optimize maintainability and lifecycle performance.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are performed in compliance with cGMP requirements, safety standards, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, OEE, and other reliability methodologies to enhance operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant experience leading maintenance and engineering activities within a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences.
• Strong expertise in preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance methodologies.
• Experience managing maintenance planning systems (CMMS) and equipment lifecycle management.
• Solid understanding of cGMP regulations, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, and engineering compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams, external contractors, and maintenance projects.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to develop people, influence across functions, and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced experience in leading maintenance and engineering activities within a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences.
• Proven expertise in advanced preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance methodologies.
• Extensive experience managing maintenance planning systems (CMMS) and equipment lifecycle management.
• In-depth understanding of cGMP regulations, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, and engineering compliance requirements.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to develop people, influence across functions, and drive significant operational excellence.

Skills

• Leadership and team management skills.
• Technical expertise in maintenance and engineering.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices.
• Project management and coordination skills.
• Continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, OEE).

Benefits

Takeda offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including:

• U.S. Base Salary Range: $116,000.00 - $182,270.00
• Short-term and long-term incentives.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• A 401(k) plan and company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• A tuition reimbursement program.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Company holidays.
• Well-being benefits.

Pay

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

Schedule

Full-time position with regular work hours.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.