Maintenance - Manager

Job Description – Maintenance Manager Department: Maintenance Reports to: Plant Head / Vice President - Operations Location: Anand Position Overview: The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for building and leading the Maintenance function from the ground up, covering Electrical, Mechanical, and Electro-Mechanical maintenance. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and proven experience in handling plant and utility maintenance to ensure high reliability, safety, and efficiency of operations. Key Responsibilities: 1. Plant Setup & Establishment Develop and implement the complete maintenance system (policies, SOPs, schedules) from scratch. Supervise erection, installation, commissioning and handover of all plant & utility equipment. Set up maintenance workshop, tools & tackles, and spare parts inventory management system. 2. Equipment & Utilities Maintenance Plan and execute Preventive, Predictive, and Breakdown Maintenance for all plant machinery, including: Super Enamelled Copper & Aluminium Wire and Strip Lines. Continuous Transposed Conductor (CTC) Machines. Paper-Covered Conductor Lines. Bunching, Stranding & Cabling Machines. Copper Busbar, Foil & PV Ribbon Manufacturing Lines. Upcaster / Electric Furnaces for continuous copper rod casting. Maintain utilities & infrastructure: HT/LT electrical systems, transformers, compressors, DG sets, HVAC, water cooling systems, firefighting systems. Monitor equipment health to minimize downtime and ensure maximum Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). 3. Team Building & Leadership Recruit, train, and lead a skilled multi-disciplinary maintenance team. Define roles, responsibilities, and performance standards for the team. Develop a proactive culture focused on safety, accountability, and reliability. 4. Spare Parts & Vendor Management Identify critical spares and develop optimum inventory control systems. Build strong vendor base for OEM spares, service contracts, and AMCs. Negotiate and finalize contracts with service providers for cost-effective maintenance support. 5. Safety, Statutory & Compliance Ensure compliance with Factory Act, Electrical Safety Rules, Environmental & Fire Safety regulations. Implement strict LOTO (Lock-out / Tag-out), Permit-to-Work, and Safety Audit systems. Drive zero-accident culture in maintenance activities. 6. Continuous Improvement Introduce modern maintenance practices – TPM, Kaizen, 5S, and Condition Monitoring. Lead energy conservation and cost-saving initiatives. Adopt digital tools / CMMS for maintenance tracking and reporting. Qualifications & Experience: B.E. / B. Tech in Electrical Engineering. 15–20 years of industrial maintenance experience with at least 5+ years in a leadership role. Hands-on exposure to Wire & Cable / Conductors / Metal Processing / Continuous Casting industries. Strong knowledge of Electrical & Mechanical systems, HT/LT systems, Furnaces, and Process…