Role & responsibilities

Key Accountability

Key Activities

Maintenance Strategy & Planning
Develop and implement the overall maintenance strategy for plant machinery, oil refinery, and solvent extraction equipment in line with production goals.
Plan preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance schedules to minimize downtime.
Evaluate and upgrade maintenance systems and practices in line with industry best practices.

Oil Refinery & Solvent Extraction Equipment Maintenance
Oversee maintenance of solvent extraction plant, expellers, refineries, deodorizers, bleachers, and associated utilities.
Ensure protected and productive handling of solvents and hazardous process areas in line with statutory norms.
Coordinate with production to plan shutdowns, overhauls, and equipment upgrades with minimal production impact.

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
Implement condition-monitoring techniques (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis) to predict failures.
Track and improve Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
Maintain equipment history records and drive root cause analysis for recurring failures.

Spare Parts & Inventory Management
Plan and manage critical spares inventory to avoid production disruption.




Coordinate with procurement for timely availability of spares, consumables, and AMC contracts.
Optimize inventory holding cost while ensuring equipment reliability.

Team Leadership & Development
Lead and mentor a team of maintenance engineers, technicians, and shift supervisors.
Build a performance-driven culture focused on safety, accountability, and reliability.
Identify training needs and build technical capability within the maintenance team.

Safety, Compliance & Risk Management
Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements (Factories Act, Boiler regulations, Pollution Control norms, Explosives license for solvent storage).
Drive process safety management for solvent handling and hazardous operations.
Conduct risk assessments, safety audits, and implement corrective/preventive actions.

Cost Management & Budgeting
Prepare and manage the annual maintenance budget.
Track and control maintenance costs against targets.
Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising equipment reliability or safety.

Preferred candidate profile

Minimum 5 years experience in Oil Maintenance plant

📌 Oil Maintenance Manager Kolhapur
🏢 One Sgg
📍 Kolhapur