Role & responsibilities

- Perform preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of production machinery and plant equipment.

- Troubleshoot mechanical problems in EPDM extrusion lines, rubber mixing mills, moulding machines, cutting machines, conveyors, ovens, and associated equipment.

- Carry out maintenance of gearboxes, bearings, shafts, couplings, chains, sprockets, rollers, pumps, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

- Attend machine breakdowns and restore equipment safely with minimum production downtime.

- Conduct routine inspection of machines for abnormal noise, vibration, temperature, leakage, wear, and mechanical defects.

- Perform alignment, lubrication, tightening, adjustment, and replacement of mechanical components.

- Carry out preventive maintenance as per daily, weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance schedules.

- Troubleshoot and maintain pneumatic cylinders, valves, FRL units, air lines, hydraulic systems, pumps, and actuators.

- Support machine installation, dismantling, shifting, commissioning, and trial runs.

- Carry out machine modifications and mechanical improvements to improve productivity, reliability, safety, and quality.

- Conduct root cause analysis for repeated mechanical failures and implement permanent corrective actions.

- Maintain and update machine history cards, PM records, breakdown reports, checklists, and maintenance documentation.

- Monitor critical spare parts and coordinate with Purchase/Stores for timely availability.

- Coordinate with OEMs, contractors, and service providers for specialized maintenance activities.





- Support maintenance of plant utilities including compressors, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, HVAC, STP equipment, and material-handling equipment.

- Ensure proper lubrication management and maintain lubrication schedules for all critical equipment.

- Follow LOTO, work permit, machine guarding, PPE, and mechanical safety requirements.

- Support 5S, safety inspections, internal audits, and corrective action activities.

- Coordinate with Production, Quality, and Engineering teams to improve machine availability and equipment reliability.

Preferred candidate profile

- Strong hands-on experience in industrial mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting.

- Practical knowledge of EPDM extrusion, rubber mixing, moulding, cutting, and finishing equipment.

- Valuable knowledge of bearings, gearboxes, shafts, couplings, chains, sprockets, rollers, pumps, pneumatics, and hydraulics.

- Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and assembly drawings.

- Experience in machine alignment, preventive maintenance, lubrication, and mechanical inspection.

- Ability to independently diagnose mechanical breakdowns and identify root causes.

- Valuable knowledge of machine safety, guarding, LOTO, and safe maintenance practices.

- Experience in machine installation, commissioning, modification, and improvement activities.

- Good maintenance documentation and reporting skills.

- Willingness to work in rotational shifts and attend emergency breakdowns.

- Good communication, teamwork, discipline, and problem-solving attitude.

📌 Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Sriperumbudur)
🏢 Gold Seal Engineering
📍 Sriperumbudur