Sr. Engineer / Manager – Plant Maintenance

Designation: Sr. Engineer / Manager – Plant Maintenance

Department: Maintenance & Utilities

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana

Position: Full-time | Mid-Senior Management

Reporting to: Plant Head – Site 1

Experience: 8–12 years

CTC: ₹6.0 Lakhs – ₹8.0 Lakhs P.A.

Industry Preference: Forging / Heavy Engineering / Metallurgical Manufacturing / Precision Component Manufacturing

Role Purpose

The Sr. Engineer / Manager – Plant Maintenance will be responsible for ensuring maximum uptime and operational efficiency across all plant machinery, mechanical presses, forging hammers, induction heaters, heat treatment furnaces, and utilities.

The role requires a hands-on maintenance professional who can combine preventive and predictive maintenance strategies with rapid breakdown troubleshooting in a heavy forging shop floor environment.

Candidate ProfileEducation

B.E. / B.Tech or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics.

Experience & Knowledge

8 to 12 years of core plant maintenance experience in a forging, metallurgical, or heavy manufacturing setup.

Strong working knowledge of mechanical presses, forging hammers, ring rolling, hydraulic circuits, high-pressure pumps, and pneumatic systems.

Practical understanding of electrical control panels, PLCs (Siemens / Allen-Bradley), induction heaters, and heat treatment furnaces.

Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance practices to minimize MTTR and improve MTBF.

Experience handling utility systems such as air compressors, cooling towers, EOT cranes, DG sets, and HT/LT switchgears.

Understanding of spare parts inventory management, safety protocols (LOTO), and ISO/AS9100 documentation requirements.

Ability to lead a team of fitters, electricians, and technicians under high-pressure breakdown conditions.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a shop-floor-driven maintenance professional, not someone limited to office reporting or vendor coordination.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable being directly on the floor during critical machine breakdowns, diagnosing hydraulic/electrical faults, implementing strict preventive schedules, and driving safety and machine reliability across the facility.