What are the Key Responsibilities & Focus Areas

• Maintenance Planning and Execution
  Lead preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and smooth plant operations.
• Cost Optimization
  Implement strategies to reduce maintenance costs, manage vendor contracts, and control spare parts inventory efficiently.
• Production Support
  Ensure machinery and utilities are maintained to meet production schedules and quality standards, minimizing downtime and disruptions.
• Compliance and Safety
  Ensure adherence to safety protocols and statutory requirements and maintain readiness for audits and inspections.
• Team Collaboration
  Work closely with production, quality, and EHS teams to resolve equipment-related issues and deliver high service levels.
• Performance Monitoring
  Track key maintenance metrics such as MTTR, MTBF, and equipment uptime to drive continuous improvement.
• Innovation and Capability Building
  Promote new technologies and process improvements, while mentoring technicians and staying updated with industry trends.

What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

• Financial Outcomes

• Optimize maintenance costs by implementing predictive and preventive maintenance strategies that enhance equipment reliability and reduce unplanned interventions.
• Minimize downtime and breakdown-related losses through timely and efficient maintenance actions that ensure continuous production flow.
• Manage vendor contracts and spare parts inventory effectively to achieve cost-efficient procurement while maintaining readiness for maintenance needs.
• Support energy efficiency initiatives by identifying opportunities to reduce utility consumption and implementing measures that contribute to overall cost savings.

2. Customer Service

• Ensure machinery and utilities are consistently maintained to support uninterrupted production schedules and uphold product quality standards.
• Collaborate proactively with production and quality teams to resolve equipment-related issues quickly and effectively, minimizing impact on operations.
• Maintain high responsiveness to internal customer requirements across production, QA, and EHS functions, ensuring dependable service delivery.
• Ensure full compliance with customer audits and regulatory inspections by maintaining equipment and utilities in accordance with prescribed standards and documentation.

3. Internal Processes

• Lead the execution of preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and operational continuity.
• Problem solving and trouble shooting skills are used to ensure that all team members can identify root causes and take fast effective action to resolve the problems in hand.

• Assisting Plant Engineer for determining engineering requirements by conducting inspections and analytical tests; analyzing and synthesizing data; maintaining control charts; determining root causes; preparing bid specifications.
• Prepares engineering reports with coordination of Plant Engineer by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends; entering data and generating reports and presentations; performing calculations.
• Ensure   smooth functioning of ETP, RO plant, Energy consumption and Boiler. Track the consumption records against the operations hours.
• Meets H&S requirements of Machine and Maintenance staff, periodic monitoring of machine as per H&S Requirements
• Maintaining FSMS & HACCP systems.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for equipment history, maintenance schedules, and statutory compliance to support audits and internal reviews.
• Implement and monitor key performance indicators such as MTTR (Mean Time to Repair), MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), and overall equipment uptime to drive performance improvements.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety protocols and statutory requirements related to boilers, ETP systems, and electrical installations.
• Coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions that prevent recurrence of equipment failures.

4. Innovation and Learning

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in maintenance practices and equipment reliability by fostering a culture of innovation and operational excellence.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies that enhance automation, energy efficiency, and process optimization to improve plant performance.
• Train and mentor maintenance technicians and junior engineers to build technical capabilities and ensure knowledge transfer across the team.
• Stay updated with industry trends, regulatory changes, and equipment innovations to proactively adapt maintenance strategies and ensure compliance.