Job Purpose To ensure safe, reliable and uninterrupted operation of plant machinery and equipment during the assigned shift by effectively managing preventive and breakdown maintenance, deploying maintenance manpower, ensuring timely restoration of equipment, and maintaining proper documentation and coordination with Operations and other functions.

The Maintenance Shift In-Charge will have shift-level responsibility for maintenance activities covering mechanical and electrical equipment , including production machinery, material handling equipment, utility systems and associated electrical installations.

Key Responsibilities

A. Shift Maintenance & Breakdown Management

- Take overall responsibility for maintenance activities during the assigned shift.
- Attend and coordinate immediate response to machinery breakdowns and equipment failures.
- Diagnose faults and ensure timely restoration of equipment to minimize production loss.
- Coordinate with Operations for equipment isolation, shutdown and safe handover for maintenance.
- Monitor breakdown frequency, downtime and recurring equipment failures.
- Ensure proper root-cause analysis of major/repetitive breakdowns and recommend corrective actions.
- Escalate critical breakdowns and major technical issues to the Maintenance Manager/O&M; Head.

B. Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

- Ensure execution of preventive maintenance activities as per the approved maintenance schedule.
- Monitor condition of critical equipment and identify potential failures before breakdown.
- Ensure timely inspection, lubrication, tightening, alignment, replacement and servicing of equipment.
- Maintain equipment-wise maintenance history and identify recurring problem areas.
- Ensure all pending maintenance jobs are properly handed over to the next shift.

C. Mechanical Maintenance Supervise and coordinate maintenance of:

- Shredder and associated systems.
- Baler and feeding systems.
- Conveyors and material handling systems.
- EOT cranes, Farana, Sany, Sennebogen, JCB/Payloader and other MHE.
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Gearboxes, bearings, motors, pumps, shafts, couplings and other rotating equipment.
- Structural and fabrication-related maintenance.
- Welding, gas cutting and other mechanical maintenance activities.

D.



Electrical Maintenance

- Coordinate shift-level electrical maintenance and breakdown activities.
- Ensure availability and reliability of motors, MCCs, panels, electrical drives, sensors and control systems.
- Monitor electrical parameters and abnormal conditions.
- Coordinate troubleshooting of motors, VFDs, starters, control circuits and other electrical equipment.
- Ensure proper isolation/LOTO before electrical maintenance work.
- Report major electrical abnormalities, repeated motor failures and power-related issues to the Electrical/Maintenance Manager.

E. Manpower Management

- Deploy fitters, electricians, welders, gas cutters, technicians and other maintenance personnel according to shift requirements.
- Allocate jobs and monitor manpower productivity.
- Ensure adequate maintenance manpower is available for critical equipment.
- Monitor attendance, discipline, work quality and utilization of maintenance personnel.
- Guide and train junior technicians and operators in safe maintenance practices.

F. Safety & Compliance

- Ensure strict compliance with all plant safety rules and statutory requirements.
- Ensure LOTO/isolation before undertaking maintenance activities.
- Ensure use of appropriate PPE and safe working practices.
- Ensure work permits are obtained wherever required, including hot work, work at height, confined space and electrical work.
- Stop unsafe work immediately and report unsafe conditions.
- Ensure housekeeping around maintenance areas and work locations.
- Participate in emergency response, mock drills and incident investigations as required.

G. Spare Parts & Tools

- Ensure availability and proper utilization of critical maintenance spares, consumables and tools.
- Inform the Maintenance Manager/Stores regarding critical or shortage items.
- Ensure proper care and accountability of maintenance tools and equipment.




- Identify critical spare requirements based on equipment history and failure patterns.

H. Coordination with Operations

- Maintain close coordination with the Production/Operations Shift In-Charge.
- Prioritize maintenance jobs based on production requirements and equipment criticality.
- Ensure equipment is safely handed back to Operations after maintenance.
- Communicate equipment status, pending jobs and operational restrictions during shift handover.

I. Documentation & Reporting

Maintain and update

- Daily maintenance shift report.
- Breakdown and downtime records.
- Preventive maintenance records.
- Equipment inspection/checklists.
- Shift handover report.
- Spare parts/consumable requirements.
- Pending maintenance jobs.
- Breakdown analysis and corrective action records.
- Manpower deployment and work allocation records.

Shift Handover At the end of every shift, the Maintenance Shift In-Charge shall ensure a proper handover covering:

1. Equipment under breakdown.
2. Equipment under maintenance.
3. Completed maintenance jobs.
4. Pending jobs.
5. Critical abnormalities observed.
6. Temporary arrangements/bypasses, if any.
7. Spare parts awaited.
8. Safety concerns and permits.
9. Equipment requiring monitoring in the next shift.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Reduction in equipment breakdown frequency.
- Reduction in breakdown/downtime hours.
- PM schedule compliance.
- MTBF improvement.
- MTTR reduction.
- Timely restoration of critical equipment.
- Reduction in repeat breakdowns.
- Compliance with LOTO and safety procedures.
- Maintenance manpower productivity.
- Timely completion of shift maintenance activities.
- Accuracy and completeness of maintenance records.

5. Qualification Preferred: Diploma / B. Tech / B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, depending upon the area of responsibility.

6. Experience

- Diploma 5–10 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience.
- B.E./B. TECH: 3–5 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience.
- Experience in heavy engineering, steel, scrap processing, recycling, manufacturing or similar continuous/shift-based industrial operations will be preferred.
- Experience in handling breakdown and preventive maintenance teams in a shift setting is essential.

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