Robin Khosla

About Robin Khosla

With 20+ years of leading Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities Operations across APAC, I specialize in building high-reliability, compliant, and digitally enabled manufacturing ecosystems for pharmaceutical, medical device, and FMCG organizations.I currently head Site Engineering & Facility Management for Johnson & Johnson (APAC), where I deliver multi-site operational excellence across sterile, injectable, and high-precision manufacturing environments. My work integrates equipment reliability, TPM, sustainability, Industry 4.0, and people capability development into one cohesive strategy that elevates both performance and culture.Across my career with J&J, Nestlé, ITC, Rockwell, I have: Led engineering for sterile operations including lyophilizers, isolators, filling lines, VHP, autoclaves, HVAC, PW/WFI/RO utilities Achieved 100% audit compliance across USFDA, WHO, EU, and MHRA inspections Drove 41% energy and 45% water reduction, earning recognition among J&J’s Top 10 Global Engineering Projects (2023) Deployed TPM, Lean, and Predictive Maintenance frameworks to improve OEE and reduce unplanned downtime Delivered greenfield and brownfield capital projects, from concept to qualification (URS→PQ) Built digital factories integrating MES, energy dashboards, predictive analytics & Industry 4.0 tools Led multicultural engineering teams across APAC, fostering capability, safety culture, and succession readinessI am passionate about modernizing manufacturing, advancing smart factory transformation, and building engineering teams that deliver world-class reliability, safety, and sustainability.If you are exploring collaboration in engineering leadership, operational excellence, Industry 4.0, or large-scale transformation, I’m always open to connecting

Experience

1. Site Engineering & Facility Head

   Johnson & Johnson

   Apr 2020 — Present

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Science (MS), Manufacturing Management

  2013

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology

• Punjab Technical University

  Dilpoma, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

• Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

  Executive MBA, General Management

Skills

• Project Planning
• Process Engineering
• Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)
• Best Practices Implementation
• Leadership
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics
• Team Leadership
• Team Management
• Plant Operations
• Process Automation
• Engineering
• Project Management
• Budgeting/Cost Analysis
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Fmcg
• Engineering Service Operations
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Safety Management
• Capex
• Technical Reports and Documentation
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
• Strategic Planning
• Green Field Project Mgmt
• Product Development
• Preventive Maintenance
• Resources Management
• Quality System
• Quality Systems
• System Integration
• Engineering Projects
• Factory Automation Systems
• Value Engineering
• People Management
• Procurement
• Automation
• Site Management
• Training & Development