Roles & Responsibilities

- Ensure preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of all plant instrumentation and control systems.

- Maintain and troubleshoot field instruments such as pressure transmitters, temperature sensors, flow meters, level transmitters, load cells, thermocouples, and control valves.

- Handle instrumentation systems associated with cupola furnaces, induction furnaces, pipe casting machines, annealing furnaces, zinc coating, cement lining, hydrotesting, and finishing lines.

- Maintain and troubleshoot PLC, SCADA, HMI, DCS, and industrial automation systems.

- Ensure proper functioning of temperature control systems, pressure control loops, flow control systems, and process interlocks.

- Perform calibration of instruments and maintain calibration records as per plant standards.

- Identify root causes of instrumentation failures and implement corrective and preventive actions.

- Coordinate with Production, Mechanical, Electrical, Quality, and Safety departments to ensure smooth plant operations.

- Monitor equipment performance and implement improvements to reduce breakdowns and increase plant reliability.





- Maintain instrumentation spares inventory and coordinate with Purchase for critical spares procurement.

- Ensure compliance with plant safety standards, electrical safety, and permit-to-work procedures.

- Maintain documentation of instrumentation drawings, loop diagrams, P&IDs;, calibration certificates, and maintenance reports.

- Support installation, commissioning, and modification of new instrumentation and automation equipment.

- Participate in energy-saving initiatives, process optimization, and continuous improvement activities.

- Ensure proper functioning of weighing systems, dosing systems, and process monitoring instruments.

- Train technicians and operators on instrumentation maintenance and protected operating practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Reduction in instrumentation-related breakdowns.

- Improvement in equipment availability and reliability.

- Timely completion of preventive maintenance activities.

- Calibration compliance and accuracy of instruments.

- Reduction in maintenance cost and spare consumption.

- Achievement of plant production targets.

- Compliance with safety and quality standards.

📌 Instrumentation Engineer (Tirupati)
🏢 Electrosteel Castings (ECL)
📍 Tirupati