To ensure reliable and efficient operation of plant mechanical equipment by effectively managing preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance, equipment reliability, maintenance planning, and execution of improvement projects.

1. Key Responsibilities

- Plan and execute preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance of mechanical equipment.

- Handle maintenance of pumps, compressors, gearboxes, agitators, reactors, heat exchangers, centrifuges, filter presses, conveyors, valves and utility equipment.

- Analyze repetitive equipment failures and conduct RCA (Root Cause Analysis) with appropriate corrective and preventive actions.

- Prepare and monitor maintenance schedules, checklists and equipment history.

- Ensure timely execution of planned maintenance activities and minimize equipment downtime.

- Coordinate with Production, Instrumentation, Electrical, Projects, Safety and Quality teams for maintenance activities.

- Supervise contractors and technicians during maintenance, shutdown and breakdown activities.

- Ensure proper implementation of PTW, LOTO, SOP, PSSR and safety requirements during maintenance activities.

- Plan and execute plant shutdown/turnaround maintenance activities.

- Monitor critical equipment and identify opportunities for improving equipment reliability and availability.

- Maintain adequate critical mechanical spares and coordinate with stores/purchase for timely availability.

- Evaluate equipment condition and recommend repair, replacement, modification or upgrading wherever required.

- Coordinate with OEMs/vendors for technical support, equipment inspection, troubleshooting and commissioning.

- Review equipment specifications, drawings, manuals and maintenance procedures.

- Support CAPEX and R&M; projects, including technical evaluation, installation,



commissioning and handover.

- Ensure proper documentation of maintenance activities, breakdown history and RCA reports.

- Monitor maintenance cost and support initiatives for cost reduction and energy optimization.

- Ensure compliance with company engineering standards, statutory requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Technical Skills / Knowledge

- Candidate should have positive practical knowledge of:

- Rotating equipment maintenance
- Pumps, compressors and gearboxes

- Agitators and reactors
- Heat exchangers and pressure vessels

- Filter press and material handling equipment

- Mechanical seals, bearings and couplings

- Alignment and balancing

- Valves and piping systems
- Preventive & predictive maintenance

- Vibration monitoring and condition monitoring

- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Shutdown/turnaround planning and execution

- Equipment troubleshooting and reliability improvement

- Basic knowledge of engineering drawings and P&IDs;

- MS Office / SAP PM or equivalent maintenance software

1. Desired Competencies

- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

- Good communication and coordination skills

- Leadership and team-handling capability

- Ability to work under pressure during breakdowns and shutdowns

- Robust safety mindset

- Planning and execution capability

- Vendor and contractor management
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills

1. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Reduction in equipment breakdown frequency and downtime

- Improvement in equipment availability and reliability

- Preventive maintenance compliance
- Timely closure of breakdown/RCA actions

- Shutdown maintenance completion within planned schedule

- Reduction in maintenance cost

- Critical spare availability

- Safety and statutory compliance
- Execution of reliability improvement projects

📌 Shift Engineering - Mechanical (Bharuch)
🏢 Deepak Nitrite limited - Dahej
📍 Bharuch