Role & responsibilities

- Lead and manage the Mechanical Maintenance function to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all plant equipment.

- Plan, schedule, and execute preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities to maximize equipment availability and minimize unplanned downtime.

- Monitor the maintenance and performance of pulverizing, crushing, grinding, screening, conveying, classification, and dust-collection systems.

- Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of rotating equipment, including compressors, gearboxes, pumps, bearings, conveyors, motors, and associated mechanical systems.

- Identify recurring equipment failures and drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and effective corrective and preventive actions.

- Develop and monitor maintenance schedules, equipment inspection programs, shutdown plans, and overhauling schedules.

- Work closely with Production, Electrical, Purchase, and other cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution of maintenance issues and minimize plant downtime.

- Ensure adequate availability of critical spares, tools, consumables, and maintenance resources.

- Supervise and manage maintenance contractors, ensuring quality, safety, productivity, and timely completion of assigned jobs.

- Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment history, inspection reports, and breakdown analysis.

- Ensure compliance with plant safety procedures, statutory requirements, maintenance standards, and company policies.

- Drive initiatives focused on equipment reliability,



energy efficiency, cost optimization, productivity improvement, and continuous improvement.

- Lead major plant shutdowns, equipment overhauling, installation, commissioning, modification, and improvement projects as required.

- Train, mentor, and develop the mechanical maintenance team to enhance technical capability and overall performance.

Preferred candidate profile

- B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution.

- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in mechanical maintenance, preferably in a process or continuous manufacturing workplace.

- Experience in industries such as mineral processing, ceramics, cement or other process industries will be preferred.

- Strong hands-on experience in pulverizing, crushing, grinding, screening, conveying, classification, and dust-collection systems.

- Proven experience in the maintenance and troubleshooting of rotating equipment, conveyors, gearboxes, pumps, bearings, compressors, and associated mechanical systems.

- Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, SRCA, condition monitoring, and equipment reliability improvement.

- Strong leadership, troubleshooting, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

- Proven experience in team leadership and contractor management.

- Strong commitment to safety, quality, productivity, equipment reliability, and cost optimization.

- Candidates who can join at short notice will be preferred.

📌 DY. Manager (Mechanical Maintenance) (Hyderabad)
🏢 Chettinad Morimura Semiconductor Material
📍 Hyderabad