Position Purpose

Own end-to-end reliability, performance, energy efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement of all

plant utilities that enable safe, high-yield battery cell manufacturing. This includes both dry-process and

wet-process requirements, with special emphasis on ultra-low dew-point environments, clean/dry

compressed air, critical power, process water, and environmental treatment systems. The role ensures

utilities never become a constraint on production while driving cost, sustainability, and regulatory

excellence.

Reporting & Scope

- Reports to Plant Head.
- Leads a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, supervisors, and technicians covering HVAC/DHU,

mechanical, electrical, water, and ETP/WTP operations (plus contractors and AMC partners).

- Full ownership of: Dehumidification Units (DHU), Air Handling Units (AHU), compressed air & dry

compressed air (CDA), chillers, transformers, Main Receiving Station (MRS)/HT/LT distribution, Effluent

Treatment Plant (ETP), Water Treatment Plant (WTP)/process water systems, and all associated utilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operational Excellence & Reliability

- Ensure 247 availability of all critical utilities at the required quality and capacity for both dry and wet

electrode lines, cell assembly, formation, and aging.

- Maintain ultra-low dew-point conditions in dry rooms (typically 40 C to 60 C or lower, depending on

chemistry) via DHUs, AHUs, airlocks, and vapour-tight envelopes. Continuously monitor moisture load,

infiltration, and personnel/process contributions.

- Guarantee compressed air and dry compressed air quality (ISO 8573 Class suitable for dry-room use,

often 40 C to 60 C dew point) for pneumatics, purging, and process equipment.

- Oversee chillers, cooling towers, and thermal systems that support DHU regeneration, process cooling,

and HVAC.

- Manage electrical infrastructure: Main Receiving Station, transformers, HT/LT switchgear,

UPS/emergency power,



and power quality to support energy-intensive dry-room and formation loads.

- Operate and optimize Water Treatment and Effluent/Wastewater Treatment (ETP/WTP) systems, and

general plant effluent.

2. Maintenance, Asset Management & Uptime

- Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies (vibration,

thermography, oil analysis, dew-point trending, etc.).

- Maximise yield of utility assets; minimise unplanned downtime that impacts production yield or quality.
- Manage spare-parts inventory, critical spares strategy, and long-lead items for DHUs, desiccant wheels,

compressors, chillers, transformers, and treatment plants.

3. Energy, Cost & Sustainability Management

- Drive energy efficiency programmes dry-room HVAC/DHU systems often represent a very large

share of plant energy. Target reductions through heat recovery, optimised regeneration, variable-speed

drives, free cooling, and advanced controls.

- Support sustainability goals: water recycle/reuse, zero-liquid-discharge aspirations where applicable.
- 4. Compliance, Safety & Environmental Stewardship

1• Ensure full compliance with electrical safety regulations, pressure vessel codes, environmental consents

(ETP/WTP discharge norms), fire safety (especially lithium-related risks), and cleanroom/dry-room

standards.

- Maintain robust Management of Change (MOC), permit-to-work, lock-out/tag-out, and confined-space

procedures for all utility systems.

- Lead utility-related emergency preparedness (power outage, chiller failure, dew-point excursions, ETP

upset, etc.).

5. Projects, Capacity Expansion & Technology

- Strongly support utility design,



specification, installation, commissioning, and validation for new lines,

capacity expansions, or technology transitions

- Evaluate and implement new technologies: advanced desiccant systems, energy-recovery wheels,

high-efficiency chillers, smart monitoring/IoT, predictive analytics, and improved water treatment trains.

6. People Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing utilities team; establish clear shift coverage, multi-skilling,

and succession plans.

- Partner daily with Production, Process Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, and Supply Chain to

align utility performance with manufacturing targets.

- Manage external partners: OEMs, AMC contractors, energy auditors, and regulatory bodies.
- Drive a culture of safety, ownership, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement (Lean,

Kaizen, TPM elements applied to utilities).

7. Performance Monitoring & Reporting

- Define, track, and report key metrics: utility availability/uptime, dew-point compliance, compressed-air

quality & cost, specific energy and water consumption, ETP/WTP compliance rates, maintenance costs,

and incident rates.

- Provide regular management reviews, budget ownership (opex & capex), and forecasting for

utility-related expenditure.

Key Competencies & Background (Recommended)

- Strong technical foundation in mechanical/electrical/HVAC/process utilities, preferably with experience in

semiconductor, pharmaceutical cleanrooms, or battery/chemical plants.

- Deep understanding of low-dew-point dehumidification, compressed-air systems, large electrical

distribution, and industrial water/effluent treatment.

- Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams in a continuous-process manufacturing workplace.
- Familiarity with battery-specific requirements (moisture sensitivity, solvent handling in wet processes,

formation energy loads, fire/safety codes).

📌 Senior Utilities Manager (Krishnagiri)
🏢 Ola Electric
📍 Krishnagiri