Job Description

Role Overview

The Head – Electrical, Mechanical & Mobile Equipment Maintenance will lead maintenance and reliability activities across plant machinery, electrical systems, and heavy mobile equipment used in steel plant and slag processing operations. The role will ensure high equipment availability, operational reliability, safety, and cost optimization across crushing, screening, beneficiation, metal recovery, material handling, and mobile equipment operations. The position requires robust technical expertise in fixed plant equipment, electrical systems, and heavy mobile equipment, along with proven experience in maintenance planning, breakdown management, team leadership, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Mechanical Maintenance – Fixed Plant Equipment

- Lead maintenance of crushers, screens, conveyors, feeders, magnetic separators, hydraulic systems, and other process and material-handling equipment.
- Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
- Troubleshoot equipment failures, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to minimize recurring breakdowns.
- Ensure equipment reliability, mechanical integrity, and optimum asset utilization.

2. Electrical & Instrumentation Maintenance

- Manage maintenance of motors, VFDs, control panels, MCCs, transformers, switchgear, power distribution systems, and electrical installations.
- Oversee PLCs, sensors, instrumentation, and control systems in coordination with automation teams.
- Ensure electrical safety, proper earthing, equipment protection, and compliance with applicable statutory requirements.
- Drive energy-efficiency initiatives and optimize electrical maintenance costs.

3.



Mobile Equipment Maintenance

- Lead maintenance of heavy mobile equipment such as wheel loaders, excavators, dump trucks, forklifts, and other equipment deployed in slag handling, metal recovery, and plant operations.
- Ensure equipment availability and reliability through planned preventive maintenance, condition monitoring, and timely breakdown repairs.
- Oversee maintenance of engines, transmissions, hydraulic systems, braking systems, undercarriages, electrical systems, and associated components.
- Manage equipment inspections, servicing schedules, major overhauls, and life-cycle maintenance planning.
- Monitor equipment utilization, fuel consumption, tyre life, repair costs, and recurring failures.
- Coordinate with OEMs, authorized service providers, and contractors for technical support, repairs, and warranty claims.
- Establish maintenance practices to improve fleet availability, reduce operating costs, and extend equipment life.

4. Maintenance Planning & Reliability

- Develop annual maintenance plans, shutdown schedules, overhaul programs, and equipment replacement strategies.
- Monitor key reliability metrics, including MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability, and breakdown hours.
- Ensure timely completion of preventive maintenance schedules and maintenance work orders through CMMS or equivalent systems.




- Conduct root cause analysis of critical equipment failures and implement reliability improvement initiatives.
- Standardize maintenance practices across plant and mobile equipment operations.

5. Budget, Spares & Vendor Management

- Prepare and manage maintenance budgets, operating expenditure, and capital expenditure proposals.
- Ensure optimal inventory of critical spares, consumables, tyres, lubricants, and other maintenance materials.
- Manage OEM relationships, service contracts, repair vendors, and maintenance contractors.
- Optimize equipment ownership costs, repair-versus-replacement decisions, and maintenance expenditure.

6. EHS & Statutory Compliance

- Ensure adherence to company EHS policies, permit-to-work requirements, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and safe maintenance procedures.
- Ensure safe maintenance practices for electrical systems, rotating machinery, hydraulic systems, and heavy mobile equipment.
- Conduct equipment safety inspections, risk assessments, and maintenance audits.
- Ensure applicable statutory inspections and compliance requirements are met.
- Drive corrective actions for maintenance-related incidents, near misses, and audit observations.

7. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

- Lead and develop mechanical and electrical engineers, maintenance supervisors, technicians, and mobile equipment maintenance teams.
- Establish performance objectives, technical training programs, and clear accountability.
- Coordinate with Plant Heads, Operations, Production, Procurement, EHS, and Finance teams to support uninterrupted operations.
- Provide technical leadership during critical breakdowns, equipment commissioning, and major maintenance projects.

📌 Manager/Senior Manager - Maintenance (Ballari)
🏢 Harsco Environmental
📍 Ballari