Job Title: Executive – Manufacturing (Maintenance )

Location: Ambasamudram

Role Purpose:

To supervise and coordinate day-to-day mechanical and electrical maintenance activities in the spinning mill, ensuring safe machine operation, minimum breakdowns, maximum machine availability, and timely completion of preventive maintenance.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Breakdown Maintenance

- Attend machine breakdowns immediately and restore equipment at the earliest possible time.

- Identify the cause of breakdown and carry out corrective action.

- Escalate major and repeated breakdowns to the Maintenance Engineer/HOD.

- Record breakdown details, repair time and action taken.

- Monitor repeated failures and support Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

1. Preventive Maintenance

- Execute daily, weekly and monthly preventive maintenance activities as per schedule.

- Ensure machines are properly inspected, lubricated, adjusted and maintained.

- Check critical components and identify potential failures before breakdown.

- Ensure PM work is completed within the planned time.

- Maintain machine maintenance history and records.

1. Spinning Machinery Supervise maintenance activities in:

- Blow Room

- Carding

- Drawing

- Comber

- Simplex

- Ring Frames

- Auto Coner

- TFO / Twisting equipment, where applicable

- Humidification and other associated equipment

1. Shift Management

- Take charge of maintenance activities during the assigned shift.

- Allocate fitters, electricians and technicians according to machine priorities.

- Ensure proper shift handover and communicate pending jobs.





- Monitor machine stoppages and maintenance response time.

- Coordinate closely with Production Supervisors.

1. Safety

- Ensure all maintenance work is carried out safely and as per SOP.

- Follow LOTO and electrical safety procedures.

- Ensure proper use of PPE by maintenance personnel.

- Check machine guards, interlocks and emergency-stop systems.

- Report unsafe conditions, near misses and incidents immediately.

- Never permit unauthorized maintenance work.

1. Spare Parts & Tools

- Ensure required spares and tools are available before starting major jobs.

- Monitor consumption of critical spares.

- Maintain proper control of tools issued to the maintenance team.

- Identify worn-out/critical components and inform the Maintenance Engineer.

1. Machine Improvement

- Identify opportunities to improve machine reliability and productivity.

- Participate in Kaizen, TPM, 5S and cost-saving activities.

- Suggest modifications to reduce breakdowns, energy consumption and maintenance costs.

- Support trials and improvements for recent machines/components.

1. Team Supervision

- Guide and supervise fitters, electricians and technicians.

- Monitor work quality and discipline.

- Provide on-the-job technical training.





- Ensure manpower is properly utilized during each shift.

- Develop multi-skilled technicians through practical training.

1. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Machine availability %

- Breakdown frequency and breakdown hours

- MTTR – Mean Time To Repair

- MTBF – Mean Time Between Failures

- Preventive maintenance compliance %

Education, Qualifications and Experience:

- Bachelor’s in Textile Technology or related engineering discipline.

- Relevant technical knowledge of textile spinning machinery.

- Basic knowledge of electrical systems, motors, drives, sensors and pneumatic systems is preferred.
- 3-6 years of relevant experience in textile spinning mill maintenance, depending on qualification and responsibility.
- Experience in Ring Frame, Blow Room, Carding, Drawing, Comber, Simplex and Auto Coner maintenance is preferred.

Desirable:

- Good troubleshooting ability.

- Knowledge of preventive and breakdown maintenance.

- Leadership and manpower handling.

- Good coordination with Production and other departments.

- Safety awareness.

- Basic RCA and problem-solving skills.

- Good documentation and reporting.

- Ability to work in shifts.

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.

📌 Executive - Manufacturing (Maintenance) (India)
🏢 Coats
📍 India