About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Electrical & Maintenance Engineer / Executive to take complete responsibility for the electrical systems, machinery maintenance, preventive maintenance, and day-to-day technical upkeep of our manufacturing facility producing outdoor furniture covers and sewn outdoor protection products.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in a garment, textile, upholstery, or sewing manufacturing factory and should be comfortable troubleshooting both electrical and mechanical issues on production machinery.

This is a shop-floor-oriented role requiring practical problem-solving, quick response to machine breakdowns, preventive maintenance planning, and ensuring minimum production downtime.

Key Responsibilities

1. Sewing Machine Maintenance

- Perform regular servicing, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of industrial sewing machines.
- Diagnose electrical, mechanical, motor, pedal, control panel, and other machine-related issues.

- Maintain machines such as
- Single-needle sewing machines
- Double-needle machines

- Overlock machines

- Flatlock machines
- Heavy-duty sewing machines
- Bartack / specialized sewing machines
- Coordinate with machine suppliers/service technicians for major repairs and technical issues.
- Maintain records of machine breakdowns, repairs, spare parts, and service history.
- Ensure critical spare parts are available to minimize machine downtime.

1. Seam Sealing Machinery Maintenance

- Maintain and troubleshoot hot-air seam sealing / seam sealing machines.
- Handle electrical, heating, temperature-control, motor, sensor, pneumatic, and mechanical issues.
- Monitor heating elements, temperature controllers, motors, belts, rollers, sensors, and control systems.
- Carry out preventive maintenance as per machine operating requirements.
- Coordinate with overseas/imported machinery suppliers when specialized technical support is required.

1. Digital Cutting / CNC Machine Maintenance

- Maintain and troubleshoot the factory's imported digital cutting/CNC cutting machine.
- Handle basic electrical and mechanical troubleshooting of the machine.
- Understand 3-phase power requirements, control panels, motors, sensors, drives, and safety systems.
- Monitor machine power supply, earthing, stabilizer/voltage issues, and electrical safety.
- Coordinate with the machine supplier's technical team for major breakdowns or software/electronic issues.
- Maintain preventive maintenance schedules and service records.

1. Electrical Systems & Power Distribution

- Handle day-to-day electrical maintenance of the factory.

- Strong practical knowledge of
- Single-phase electrical systems
- Three-phase electrical systems

- Power distribution

- MCB/MCCB

- Contactors and relays

- Distribution boards

- Control panels

- Motors

- Starters

- Earthing

- Voltage/current measurement




- Troubleshoot electrical faults and power interruptions quickly.
- Ensure proper electrical load distribution across production areas.
- Monitor electrical panels, connections, cables, switches, sockets, and distribution systems.
- Identify overloads, loose connections, overheating, voltage fluctuations, and other electrical risks.
- Ensure proper earthing of machinery and electrical equipment.

1. Air Compressor Maintenance

- Maintain and monitor factory air compressors and associated pneumatic systems.
- Check compressor pressure, leakage, filters, hoses, valves, and fittings.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance and coordinate external servicing where required.
- Ensure adequate compressed-air availability for production machinery.

1. Factory Electrical & General Maintenance

Responsible for maintenance of:
- Factory lighting systems

- LED lights and fixtures

- Fans and exhaust systems

- Switches and sockets

- Electrical wiring

- Distribution boards
- Production-area electrical points

- Office electrical systems
- Basic plumbing/general maintenance coordination where required

- Electrical safety systems

1. Preventive Maintenance

- Develop and maintain a Preventive Maintenance Schedule for all factory machinery and equipment.
- Conduct daily, weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance checks.
- Identify potential machine failures before they affect production.
- Maintain a machine-wise maintenance checklist.
- Track machine breakdown frequency and downtime.
- Recommend replacement or refurbishment of aging machinery/components.

1. Breakdown & Production Support

- Attend production machine breakdowns immediately.
- Minimize production downtime through quick diagnosis and repair.
- Maintain a Breakdown Register recording:

- Machine

- Problem

- Root cause

- Repair performed

- Spare parts used

- Downtime

- Preventive action
- Work closely with Production Supervisors and Operators to identify recurring machine problems.

1. Spare Parts & Maintenance Inventory

- Maintain inventory of critical electrical and machine spare parts.
- Identify frequently required spare parts and maintain minimum stock levels.
- Raise purchase requirements for maintenance spares.
- Maintain records of spare parts consumption and replacement.
- Coordinate with vendors for electrical components, motors, machine parts, sensors, heating elements, etc.

1. Safety & Compliance

- Ensure all electrical installations and machinery are maintained safely.
- Regularly inspect electrical panels, cables, plugs,



sockets, earthing, and machinery connections.
- Ensure proper electrical safety practices are followed on the factory floor.
- Immediately report unsafe electrical conditions.
- Ensure maintenance work is carried out using appropriate tools and safety procedures.
- Support factory management during electrical safety inspections and audits.

Required Technical Skills The candidate should have strong practical knowledge of:
- Industrial sewing machines

- Garment factory machinery

- Seam sealing machines

- Digital/CNC cutting machines
- Single-phase and three-phase electrical systems
- Electrical panels and power distribution

- Motors and motor controls

- MCB/MCCB

- Contactors and relays

- Starters

- Sensors
- Heating elements and temperature controllers

- Basic pneumatic systems

- Air compressors

- Electrical troubleshooting

- Preventive maintenance

- Electrical safety and earthing

Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on experience.
- Previous experience in a garment, textile, upholstery, bag, furniture-cover, or similar sewing manufacturing factory is strongly preferred.
- Candidates who have worked directly with industrial sewing machines and garment factory maintenance will be given preference.
- Experience handling imported machinery and coordinating with overseas machine suppliers will be an advantage.

Educational Qualification
- ITI / Diploma in Electrical, Electrical & Electronics, or equivalent technical qualification.
- Candidates with strong practical factory maintenance experience may also be considered based on technical capability.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) The candidate will be evaluated on:
- Reduction in machine breakdowns

- Reduction in production downtime

- Preventive maintenance completion %

- Machine availability

- Response time to breakdowns

- Electrical system reliability

- Maintenance cost control

- Proper maintenance records
- Critical spare-part availability

- Factory electrical safety

Ideal Candidate Profile We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly hands-on and technically strong
- Comfortable working directly on the factory floor
- Able to independently diagnose electrical and machinery problems
- Proactive in preventive maintenance rather than only responding to breakdowns
- Experienced with sewing/garment manufacturing environments
- Able to work under production pressure
- Good at coordinating with machine suppliers and technicians
- Safety-conscious and disciplined
- Capable of managing maintenance activities independently

Key: This is not a purely office-based electrical position. The candidate must be hands-on, factory-oriented, and capable of personally troubleshooting machinery and electrical problems on the production floor. Pay: ₹350,000.00 - ₹550,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Worldweav Outdoors
📍 Ahmedabad