Role: Shift Incharge - Maintenance - Vehicle
Location: Vehicle Plant, Hosur, Tamil Nadu
Reporting to: Maintenance Manager
Team Name: Operations
About the Team and the Role
The Manufacturing Operations team at Ather is responsible for managing all shift maintenance operations, ensuring the reliability of machinery, and driving preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives at the Vehicle plant.
This role is for a Shift Incharge - Maintenance who will oversee the maintenance of special purpose machines, develop maintenance programs, and ensure the seamless introduction of new equipment while managing spare parts inventory and team safety.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to drive reliability and minimize reactive maintenance.
- Manage shift maintenance operations and effectively delegate tasks to technicians based on their skill sets.
- Conduct Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA) for all machine subsystems and equipment.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis to resolve breakdown issues and troubleshoot electrical, PLC,



and electronic interlocks.
- Oversee the maintenance budget, track expenses, and manage the forecasting and inventory of spare parts.
- Monitor maintenance logs, report on daily team activities, and ensure periodic calibration of all sub-systems.
- Manage the introduction and process integration of recent machinery, plant, and equipment with relevant stakeholders.
- Motivate the team to implement Kaizens, adhere to safety standards, and maintain 5S workplace organization.

Experience and Qualifications
- B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical engineering or a related field.
- 4-8 years of experience in SPM Machine & Equipment Maintenance within the automotive industry.

Must Have Competencies
- Maintenance of Special Purpose Machines (SPM) and automotive equipment.
- Troubleshooting and rectifying Electrical, PLC, HMI, Nut runners, DC tools and Electronic interlocks, Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems, conveyors.
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📌 Shift Incharge (Hosur)
🏢 the Team and the Role
📍 Hosur