1. Job Purpose To lead and manage the overall mechanical maintenance function across Roaster, Leaching and Cell House operations of the Zinc Smelter Plant, ensuring high equipment reliability, maximum plant availability, effective preventive and predictive maintenance, cost optimization and compliance with safety and quality standards. 2. Key Roles & Responsibilities A. Mechanical Maintenance Plant Operations
- Lead overall mechanical maintenance activities across Roaster, Leaching and Cell House sections.
- Ensure maximum availability and reliability of critical plant equipment.
- Develop and implement preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance strategies.
- Monitor equipment performance and minimize recurring breakdowns and production losses.
- Ensure timely execution of planned maintenance, shutdowns and major overhauling activities. B. Section-wise Technical Expertise Roaster Plant:
- Experience in maintenance of roasters, fluidized bed systems, blowers, ID/FD fans, pumps, conveyors, gearboxes, material handling systems and associated equipment.
- Knowledge of high-temperature equipment, refractory-related mechanical interfaces and gas handling systems. Leaching Plant:
- Experience in maintenance of agitators, slurry pumps, tanks, thickeners, filters, pipelines, valves and material handling systems.
- Knowledge of slurry handling, corrosion-resistant equipment and process-related mechanical challenges. Cell House:
- Experience in maintenance of electrolytic cell-related equipment, cranes, material handling systems, pumps, cooling systems, rectifier-associated mechanical systems and other utility equipment.




- Ensure equipment reliability and uninterrupted operation of the cell house. C. Planning & Execution
- Prepare annual maintenance budgets, manpower plans and maintenance schedules.
- Lead annual shutdowns, major overhauling and equipment erection and commissioning activities.
- Ensure effective utilization of manpower, tools, tackles and maintenance resources.
- Coordinate with Operations, Electrical, Instrumentation, Projects and other departments. D. Team Management
- Lead and develop mechanical maintenance engineers, supervisors and technicians.
- Establish clear accountability and performance targets for the maintenance team.
- Conduct technical reviews, performance monitoring and skill development initiatives.
- Ensure effective contractor and vendor management. E. Safety, Quality & Compliance
- Ensure strict implementation of HSE standards, permit-to-work systems, LOTO and statutory requirements.
- Drive equipment safety, mechanical integrity and compliance with applicable engineering standards.
- Promote RCA, FMEA, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure proper maintenance documentation, equipment history and audit compliance. F. Cost & Performance Management




- Optimize maintenance costs and control spare consumption.
- Monitor KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability and maintenance cost.
- Identify opportunities for energy efficiency, equipment life improvement and productivity enhancement.
- Ensure effective inventory planning for critical and insurance spares. 3. Essential Qualifications & Experience
- B.
Tech / B.
E. in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in mechanical maintenance within Zinc Smelters, Non-Ferrous Metal Plants or similar process industries.
- Solid hands-on experience in Roaster, Leaching and Cell House mechanical maintenance.
- Proven experience in leading large maintenance teams and managing critical plant equipment.
- Experience in shutdown planning, commissioning, troubleshooting and reliability improvement. 4. Required Competencies
- Strong technical and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Leadership and team management skills.
- Strategic maintenance planning and execution.
- Decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong coordination and communication skills.
- Cost control and operational excellence orientation. 5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Plant and equipment availability.
- Reduction in mechanical breakdowns and downtime.
- Improvement in MTBF and reduction in MTTR.
- Preventive maintenance compliance.
- Maintenance cost optimization.
- Shutdown execution within defined timelines and budgets.
- Safety performance and audit compliance.
- Critical spare availability and inventory control.

📌 Mechanical Head (Udaipur)
🏢 Vaaman Engineers
📍 Udaipur