Maintenance Manager

Job description

*Key Responsibilities:* *Maintenance Manager*

1. Plant Maintenance & Operations

Plan, schedule, and execute comprehensive preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance programs.

Support the installation, commissioning, validation, and qualification of new machinery and facility expansion projects.

Maintain a critical spare parts inventory to ensure continuous operations and minimize downtime through effective planning.

Coordinate seamlessly with Production, QA, and departments to ensure smooth and uninterrupted plant operations.

2. Electrical & Automation Systems

Manage and maintain all plant electrical systems, including LT panels, MCC panels, VFD drives, transformers, DG sets, APFC panels, and the complete power distribution network.

Troubleshoot, program, and optimize PLC-based automation systems, including logic control, HMI, sensors, and SCADA integration.

Establish and maintain rigorous calibration schedules for critical instruments and process controls.

3. Production & Mechanical Equipment

Oversee the maintenance of EDP production lines, covering blending, dosing, filtration, filling, crimping, and labeling machines.

Maintain automated packaging equipment, including stripping machines, automatic filling lines, capping systems, induction sealing, and packaging conveyors.

Handle the upkeep of core mechanical systems such as mixers, reactors, homogenizers, pumps, and agitators.

Maintain and calibrate advanced suction machinery utilized specifically for perfumery liquid transfer and solvent handling.

Oversee the maintenance of precision laboratory equipment, including analytical instruments and process monitoring devices.

4. Utilities, HVAC & Fluid Power Systems

Ensure the absolute reliability of utility systems, including water systems, RO plants, cooling towers, boilers, and steam lines.

Maintain and ensure the proper functioning of HVAC systems (AHUs, chillers, clean room controls, and temperature/humidity monitoring).

Manage pneumatic systems (compressed air networks, FRL units, air dryers, air-operated valves) and hydraulic systems (power packs, cylinders, pressure control valves).

Maintain specialty gas systems, including hydrogen generators, nitrogen generators, and associated gas pipelines.

Drive energy efficiency and cost optimization initiatives across all plant utilities.

5. Safety, Compliance & Team Leadership

Lead, mentor, and supervise cross-functional maintenance teams, including electricians, mechanical fitters, and automation technicians.

Ensure strict adherence to GMP compliance, internal safety standards, electrical inspector norms, and all statutory regulatory requirements.

Enforce workplace safety systems, particularly Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and hazard control.

Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for equipment failures and implement robust Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).

Track and manage core maintenance KPIs, including MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), MTTR (Mean Time To Repair), downtime reports, and overall equipment performance metrics.

30k CTC