Senior Engineer – Maintenance

Maintenance Department | Gandhinagar Plant

1.

Position

Details

Position

Senior Engineer – Maintenance

Department

Maintenance

Reporting To

Sr. Manager / Maintenance Manager

Experience

5–10 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience

Education

B.E./B.Tech. / Electrical / Mechatronics

Location

Gandhinagar Plant

2. Job Purpose To strengthen the maintenance function by providing dedicated technical ownership for Digital Printing Machines, Cutting Machines, Utilities and Electrical Systems, while driving a proactive, data-driven and reliability-focused maintenance culture. The role will reduce single-person dependency, improve equipment reliability and support sustainable plant operations.

3. Key Responsibilities

- Provide hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance support for Digital Printing Machines and Cutting Machines.

- Maintain and improve Air Compressors, HVAC systems and other critical utilities.

- Support preventive maintenance of transformers, electrical panels, motors, starters and industrial electrical installations.

- Plan, execute and monitor preventive and predictive maintenance activities.

- Analyze recurring breakdowns and implement Why-Why Analysis, RCA and CAPA with effectiveness verification.

- Monitor MTBF, MTTR, machine availability, breakdown hours, breakdown frequency and PM compliance.

- Use maintenance data to identify trends, chronic failures and reliability improvement opportunities.

- Allocate maintenance jobs based on skill, priority and equipment criticality; support manpower utilization and shift coordination.

- Maintain machine history, breakdown records, PM checklists, RCA/CAPA reports and other maintenance documentation.

- Identify critical spare requirements and coordinate with Stores/Purchase to minimize downtime due to spare unavailability.

- Drive 5S, safety, LOTO and positive maintenance practices within the department.





- Coordinate with Production, Quality, Stores, Purchase, Safety and external/OEM service teams as required.

- Support maintenance SOP implementation and continuous improvement projects.

4.

Technical

Competencies – Must Have

- Digital Printing Machine maintenance and troubleshooting.

- Cutting Machine maintenance and troubleshooting.

- Industrial mechanical maintenance.

- Air Compressor maintenance.

- HVAC system maintenance.

- Transformer and electrical panel maintenance knowledge.

- Motor, starter, contactor, relay and basic industrial electrical troubleshooting.

- Preventive / predictive maintenance concepts.

- RCA, Why-Why Analysis and CAPA.

- Maintenance KPI monitoring and Excel/data analysis.

- 5S and industrial safety practices.

- Manpower handling and team coordination.

5.

Preferred Additional

Skills

- PLC and VFD troubleshooting knowledge.

- Pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

- Condition monitoring / predictive maintenance.

- CMMS or computerized maintenance systems.

- Energy and utility monitoring.

- ISO/IATF documentation and audit exposure.

- Maintenance improvement projects and machine modification experience.

6.

Key Performance

Indicators (KPIs)

KPI

Expected Focus

Machine Availability

Improve equipment availability and production continuity

MTBF

Increase equipment reliability

MTTR

Reduce repair and restoration time

Breakdown Hours / Frequency

Reduce unplanned downtime and recurring failures

PM Compliance

Ensure planned maintenance is completed on time

PM Effectiveness





Improve quality and outcome of preventive maintenance

CAPA Closure

Timely closure and effectiveness verification

Manpower Utilization

Improve skill-based job allocation and productivity

5S & Safety

Maintain disciplined, safe and organized maintenance practices

7. Leadership & Behavioural Competencies

- Strong hands-on problem-solving and troubleshooting ability.

- Proactive approach with ownership and accountability.

- Ability to work under breakdown pressure and prioritize critical jobs.

- Good communication and cross-functional coordination.

- Team leadership, coaching and knowledge sharing.

- Analytical and data-driven decision making.

- Continuous improvement mindset.

8.

Business

Impact of the Position The position will reduce single-person dependency for critical Printing and Cutting Machines, provide technical backup and knowledge continuity, strengthen proactive maintenance, and improve RCA/CAPA, PM compliance, KPI monitoring and manpower utilization. The expected business outcome is lower breakdown frequency and downtime, improved MTBF/MTTR and higher machine availability.

9.

Organizational

Fit The Senior Engineer – Maintenance will report directly to the Sr. Manager / Maintenance Manager. The role will provide technical leadership and support to Maintenance Supervisors and Technicians and coordinate closely with Production, Utilities, Electrical, Stores, Purchase, Quality and Safety teams.

10.

Candidate

Profile

Preferred candidate profile: a hands-on maintenance engineer who combines strong machine and utility troubleshooting capability with proactive maintenance, reliability improvement, data analysis, RCA/CAPA and team-handling skills. The candidate should be capable of helping transition the department from reactive maintenance toward preventive, proactive and reliability-based maintenance.

📌 Sr. Engineer - Maintenance Department (Gandhinagar)
🏢 Group Bayport
📍 Gandhinagar