Maintenance Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Carry out preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of production equipment.
• Ensure maximum machine uptime and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
• Prepare and implement preventive maintenance schedules for all plant machinery.
• Monitor and reduce machine downtime through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Production to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
• Maintain maintenance records, machine history cards, and spare parts inventory.
• Ensure timely calibration and maintenance of utilities and production equipment.
• Implement TPM, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives in maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, statutory requirements, and machine guarding.
• Coordinate with external vendors for AMC, repairs, and equipment servicing.
• Support installation, commissioning, and relocation of new machines and equipment.
• Monitor utility systems such as air compressors, DG sets, EOT cranes, and electrical panels.
• Optimize maintenance costs while ensuring equipment reliability and performance.
• Train operators on autonomous maintenance and basic machine care practices.

Preferred candidate profile

• Diploma/B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• 36 years of experience in maintenance of automotive manufacturing or sheet metal plants.
• Hands-on experience in maintenance of stamping presses, welding machines, tube bending machines, hydraulic systems, and material handling equipment.
• Good knowledge of PLCs, VFDs, electrical panels, sensors, and pneumatic/hydraulic systems.
• Experience in preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance.
• Familiarity with TPM, OEE, MTTR, MTBF, and maintenance planning.
• Ability to read mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drawings.
• Knowledge of utilities such as air compressors, DG sets, transformers, and EOT cranes.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Experience in IATF 16949 and safety compliance within an automotive manufacturing environment will be preferred.