Preferred candidate profile

- 10+ years of experience in maintenance, engineering, or plant operations, preferably in a highly automated manufacturing environment.

- Experience of handling a large team including Maintenance Managers, Engineers and Technicians

- Strong exposure to automation, Industry 4.0, condition monitoring, IoT and data-driven maintenance practices

- Strong experience in CAPEX planning, installation, commissioning and ramp-up of recent machines/production lines

- Should be hands-on, agile and comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with high ownership and accountability

Role & responsibilities

1. Maintenance Strategy &
- Asset Reliability

- Develop and execute the plant maintenance strategy to maximize equipment availability, reliability, and operational efficiency.

- Drive preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs to minimize breakdowns.

- Establish maintenance KPIs and continuously improve equipment performance and asset life.

1. Equipment &
- Facility Maintenance

- Lead maintenance activities for production machinery, automation systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure.

- Ensure timely maintenance of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, robotics, HVAC, compressors, DG sets, and other critical plant equipment.

- Ensure rapid response to equipment failures to minimize production downtime.

- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement permanent corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

- Monitor Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) to improve equipment reliability.

1. Planning &
- Continuous Improvement

- Develop annual maintenance plans, shutdown schedules, and preventive maintenance calendars.





- Drive Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma initiatives to enhance operational excellence.

- Identify and implement automation, digitalization, and energy-saving opportunities.

1. Budget &
- Cost Management

- Prepare and manage the maintenance budget while ensuring cost-effective operations.

- Optimize maintenance costs through effective planning, inventory control, and vendor management.

- Improve spare parts availability while minimizing inventory carrying costs.

1. Vendor &
- Contractor Management

- Manage relationships with OEMs, contractors, and service providers.

- Evaluate vendor performance and ensure timely execution of Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs).

- Ensure contractors comply with plant safety and quality standards.

1. Safety, Compliance &
- Risk Management

- Ensure all maintenance activities comply with statutory regulations, environmental norms, and company safety standards.

- Drive safe maintenance practices through Permit-to-Work (PTW), risk assessments, and hazard identification.

- Lead maintenance audits and ensure compliance with ISO, EHS, and regulatory requirements.

1. Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and EHS teams to achieve plant performance objectives.

- Support new equipment installation, commissioning, validation, and process improvement projects.

- Participate in capacity expansion and new technology implementation initiatives.

1. Performance Management

- Monitor and improve key maintenance metrics including:

- Equipment Uptime

- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

- MTBF &
- MTTR

- Preventive Maintenance Compliance

- Maintenance Cost per Unit

- Spare Parts Inventory Accuracy

- Energy Consumption

- Safety Performance

📌 Lead - Plant Maintenance (Hyderabad)
🏢 Lenskart
📍 Hyderabad