Role & responsibilities

A. Mechanical Maintenance & Equipment Reliability

- Lead mechanical maintenance activities for production machinery, utility equipment, and associated plant infrastructure.
- Ensure maximum availability and reliability of CNC, VMC, grinding, turning, heat treatment, and other relevant bearing manufacturing equipment.
- Diagnose and resolve recurring mechanical breakdowns and equipment failures.
- Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance systems.
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for major and repetitive breakdowns and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor machine downtime, breakdown frequency, MTBF, and MTTR to improve equipment reliability.

B. Preventive Maintenance & Planning
- Develop annual, monthly, and weekly preventive maintenance plans and schedules.
- Ensure timely maintenance of critical machines and equipment.
- Maintain equipment history cards, maintenance checklists, breakdown records, and spare parts consumption records.
- Coordinate planned maintenance shutdowns with Production, Quality, and other relevant departments.
- Ensure timely completion of maintenance activities with minimum disruption to production.

C. Utilities & Infrastructure
- Oversee mechanical maintenance of plant utilities, including air compressors, pumps, cooling systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and other relevant utility equipment.
- Ensure reliable operation of utility systems to support uninterrupted production.
- Coordinate with electrical and utility maintenance teams for integrated equipment reliability.
- Support energy conservation and utility cost reduction initiatives.

D. Spare Parts & Inventory Management
- Identify critical spare parts and establish minimum and maximum inventory levels.




- Develop strategies to reduce spare parts costs without compromising equipment reliability.
- Ensure proper inventory control, preservation, and availability of essential spares.
- Evaluate vendors, repair agencies, and service providers for quality, cost, and delivery performance.
- Standardize components and identify opportunities for cost-effective procurement.

E. Productivity & Cost Optimization
- Reduce machine breakdowns and unplanned downtime through systematic maintenance practices.
- Implement maintenance improvement projects to enhance machine performance and productivity.
- Optimize maintenance expenditure, repair costs, and spare parts consumption.
- Drive equipment reliability improvements and support Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for energy savings, equipment life extension, and reduction in maintenance costs.

F. Team Management & Development
- Lead, guide, and develop mechanical maintenance engineers, supervisors, technicians, and contractual manpower.
- Allocate manpower and ensure effective deployment across shifts.
- Develop technical competency through structured training and skill development.
- Establish clear performance targets for team members and periodically review performance.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, discipline, and continuous improvement.

G. Safety, Quality & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with plant safety procedures, lockout/tagout (LOTO), permit-to-work systems, and applicable statutory requirements.




- Ensure machines are properly guarded and maintained in safe operating condition.
- Coordinate with EHS, Production, and Quality teams to resolve equipment-related safety and quality issues.
- Support internal audits, customer audits, and applicable ISO management system requirements.
- Ensure proper housekeeping and implementation of 5S in maintenance areas.

H. Continuous Improvement
- Implement TPM, Kaizen, 5S, and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Analyze equipment failure trends and develop action plans for recurring issues.
- Drive standardization of maintenance practices and documentation.
- Participate in new machine installation, commissioning, and equipment modification projects.
- Support capacity expansion, process improvement, and current product introduction projects.

Preferred candidate profile

- Mechanical maintenance of CNC, VMC, grinding, turning, and other precision manufacturing equipment.
- Hydraulic, pneumatic, lubrication, and cooling systems.
- Gearboxes, bearings, shafts, pumps, motors, and mechanical drives.
- Preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance methodologies.
- Root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques.
- TPM, OEE, MTBF, and MTTR concepts.
- Maintenance planning, spare parts management, and cost control.
- Equipment installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of industrial safety practices and maintenance documentation.
- Basic understanding of CMMS/SAP maintenance modules and maintenance MIS.
- Experience: 12 - 18 years in mechanical maintenance, preferably in an engineering or bearing manufacturing industry.
- Qualification: B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering preferred; Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with relevant experience may also be considered.

📌 Maintenance Head (Rajkot)
🏢 PBW Bearings
📍 Rajkot