Maintenance Head Roles and responsibility:

1. R&D-Centric; Maintenance Governance

- Act as the single point of accountability for all maintenance activities in lab, Utility and support areas.
- Ensure maintenance execution aligns with experiment schedules, experiment sensitivity, and lab occupancy.
- Coordinate closely with scientists, lab users, and facility teams before any intervention.

1. Critical Setting Control (High Priority Area) Ensure continuous performance of:

- HVAC systems maintaining temperature, humidity, and air change rates
- Pressure differentials (for clean labs / containment labs)
- Exhaust and ventilation systems (fume hoods, scrubbers)
- Monitor and respond to deviations via BMS alarms with defined escalation protocols.
- Ensure no unplanned shutdowns impacting experiments.

1. Instrumentation & BMS Reliability Ensure high availability of:

- BMS/SCADA systems
- Sensors (temperature, RH, pressure, flow)
- Alarm and monitoring systems
- Maintain calibration schedules for critical instruments.
- Ensure data integrity for audit and research validation purposes.

1. Asset Integrity with Research Sensitivity Prioritize maintenance of:

- Lab utilities (compressed air, nitrogen, vacuum systems)
- Clean utilities and specialty gases
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for every breakdown and take appropriate measure, not to repeat breakdown again.
- Maintain redundancy systems (backup power, standby HVAC, etc.) in ready condition.

1. EHS & Laboratory Compliance Enforce strict adherence to.

- Lab safety protocols
- Chemical handling procedures
- LOTO and confined space entry (if applicable)

Ensure compliance with:
- Internal EHS standards
- Regulatory and audit requirements




- Participate in lab safety audits and risk assessments (HAZID/HAZOP where applicable).

1. Planning & Scheduling (Non-Intrusive Approach) Develop:

- Maintenance schedules aligned with lab calendars
- Shutdown plans with prior stakeholder approval
- Ensure 100% preventive maintenance compliance for critical systems.
- Maintain flexibility for ad-hoc urgent lab requirements.

Stakeholder Coordination (Key Differentiator) Interface regularly with:
- Scientists / Researchers
- Lab Managers
- EHSS Team

a. Translate technical maintenance requirements into non-technical impact explanations. b. Ensure clear communication before, during, and after maintenance work.
1. Documentation & Audit Readiness Maintain:

- Calibration records
- Maintenance logs
- Environmental utility monitoring records

a. Ensure documentation is always audit-ready (internal / external audits). b. Support compliance with standards relevant to R&D; (e.g., ISO, etc.).
1. Resource & Competency Management

- Deploy technicians trained for lab environments.
- Ensure team awareness of:
- Safe material handling
- Chemical hazard handling
- Conduct regular technical and safety training sessions.

1. Continuous Improvement (R&D; Focus) Identify improvements in:

- Energy optimization area.
- Water optimization area.
- Energy efficiency of HVAC systems.
- Reliability of critical lab utilities.
- Overall responsible for OPEX optimization and CAPEX execution.
- Drive predictive maintenance using BMS trends and data analytics.

1. MIS report readiness and presentation.

- Lead to collect MIS data from different departments and consolidate for monthly presentation with STCB representative.
- Record minutes of meeting (MOM) and track religiously for completion and update to STCB representative.

📌 Maintenance Head/R&D, Labs/ Bengaluru / Sarjapur
🏢 Cushman u0026 Wakefield
📍 Bengaluru