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About the role

How you will contribute

• 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.
  

What you bring to Takeda

• 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.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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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.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, 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, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

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