Description

Job Purpose To ensure the reliable and productive operation of plant machinery, production equipment, utilities, and electrical/mechanical systems through effective preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance. The role will support plant uptime, equipment reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across the BESS/battery manufacturing facility.

Key Responsibilities 1. Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

- Develop and execute preventive maintenance schedules for plant machinery and equipment.
- Ensure timely completion of scheduled maintenance activities.
- Monitor equipment health and identify potential failures through predictive maintenance techniques.
- Maintain equipment history, maintenance records, checklists, and inspection reports.
- Analyse recurring equipment failures and implement corrective actions.

2.

Breakdown

Maintenance

- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of mechanical and electrical equipment breakdowns.
- Minimize equipment downtime and restore production operations within defined timelines.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major and repetitive breakdowns.
- Coordinate with production teams to prioritize critical equipment maintenance.
- Maintain breakdown reports and downtime analysis.

3.

Battery Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

Support maintenance of equipment associated with battery/cell/BESS manufacturing, such as:

- Mixing machines
- Coating machines
- Drying ovens
- Calendering machines
- Slitting machines
- Winding/stacking machines
- Welding equipment
- Electrolyte filling systems
- Formation and aging equipment
- Battery testing equipment
- Assembly and automation systems
- Conveyors and material-handling equipment
- HVAC and dry-room systems

4. Electrical Maintenance




- Maintain plant electrical systems including LT/HT panels, MCCs, PCCs, transformers, DG sets, UPS and distribution systems.
- Monitor motors, drives, VFDs, sensors, PLCs and control systems.
- Troubleshoot electrical faults and support automation teams in equipment-related issues.
- Ensure electrical systems operate safely and reliably.
- Coordinate statutory inspections and electrical safety requirements.

5. Mechanical Maintenance
- Ensure reliable operation of pumps, motors, compressors, gearboxes, conveyors, valves, piping and other mechanical systems.
- Monitor lubrication schedules and ensure appropriate lubrication practices.
- Support alignment, balancing and vibration monitoring activities.
- Maintain critical mechanical spares and components.

6. Utilities & Facility Maintenance
- Support maintenance of critical plant utilities such as:
- HVAC
- Chillers
- Cooling towers
- Compressed air systems
- Pumps
- Water-treatment systems
- Fire-fighting systems
- DG sets
- ETP/STP

- Ensure uninterrupted availability of utilities required for production.

7. Automation & Controls
- Coordinate with automation teams for PLC, HMI, SCADA and sensor-related maintenance.
- Support troubleshooting of automated production equipment.
- Ensure proper functioning of safety interlocks, alarms and emergency-stop systems.
- Support equipment parameter monitoring and optimization.

8. Spare Parts & Inventory Management




- Identify and maintain an inventory of critical maintenance spares.
- Prepare spare-part requirements based on equipment criticality and consumption.
- Coordinate with Procurement for timely availability of critical spares.
- Monitor spare consumption and optimize maintenance inventory.
- Maintain equipment BOMs and spare-part records in ERP/CMMS.

9. Safety & Compliance
- Ensure maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with EHS procedures.
- Follow LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) procedures during maintenance activities.
- Ensure proper use of PPE and safe working practices.
- Participate in safety audits, risk assessments and incident investigations.
- Ensure compliance with statutory and plant safety requirements.

10. Vendor & Contractor Management
- Coordinate with external maintenance agencies, OEMs and service providers.
- Supervise contractor activities at the plant.
- Ensure vendors adhere to safety, quality and maintenance requirements.
- Coordinate equipment AMC/CMC activities and service visits.
- Evaluate vendor performance and escalate recurring issues.

11. Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, OEE and maintenance efficiency.
- Implement initiatives to reduce breakdown frequency and maintenance costs.
- Support TPM, Kaizen, Lean and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Monitor KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability and downtime.

12. Team Management
- Supervise maintenance engineers, technicians and contract manpower.
- Allocate daily maintenance activities and monitor execution.
- Conduct toolbox talks and technical training for maintenance personnel.
- Ensure adequate manpower coverage for shifts and critical operations.

📌 Assistant Manager - Mechanical Maintenance (India)
🏢 Vikram Solar
📍 India