Assistant Manager - Mechanical (Turbine)

Adani Power Ltd.; Madhya Pradesh; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Power Ltd. in Madhya Pradesh seeks a senior Mechanical Maintenance professional to lead turbine, generator, and auxiliary maintenance programs. You will plan annual overhauls, coordinate shutdowns, monitor health, and drive reliability initiatives to minimize outages.

The role demands 12–18 years in mechanical maintenance with 7–10 years in turbine maintenance for large thermal power units, and a strong emphasis on safety and team leadership.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
• 12-18 years of Mechanical Maintenance experience with min 7-10 years in turbine maintenance.
• Exposure to 300 MW+ utility-scale power units and both supercritical/subcritical techs.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive, predictive, breakdown, and condition-based maintenance of Turbine, Generator, and auxiliaries.
• Plan and execute annual overhauls, unit shutdowns, and major maintenance within timelines.
• Monitor equipment health and drive reliability improvement to cut outages.
• Conduct RCA for critical failures and drive corrective actions.
• Develop condition monitoring programs including vibration, thermography, oil analysis, alignment.
• Coordinate with Operations, Boiler, Electrical, C&I, CHP, and Engineering teams.
• Ensure maintenance planning and SAP PM execution, spare parts optimization.
• Supervise maintenance engineers, technicians, and OEM service teams.
• Drive TPM, Lean Maintenance, and best industry practices.
• Ensure compliance with safety, PTW, LOTO, and environmental standards.

Skills

Turbine maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Preventive maintenance

RCM

Root Cause Analysis

Team leadership

Contractor management

Safety compliance

Vibration analysis

Lubrication & fitment

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

MBA (Operations)

Tools

SAP PM

Rotating equipment knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive, predictive, breakdown, and condition-based maintenance activities of Turbine, Generator, and associated auxiliaries.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of Steam Turbine systems, Condenser, CEP, BFP, CW Pumps, HP/LP Heaters, Deaerator, Vacuum Systems, and associated equipment.
• Plan and execute Annual Overhauls, Unit Shutdowns, Capital Repairs, and Major Maintenance activities within approved timelines and budgets.
• Monitor equipment health and implement reliability improvement initiatives to reduce forced outages and repetitive failures.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical equipment failures and drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and execute condition monitoring programs including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, alignment checks, and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Coordinate closely with Operations, Boiler, Electrical, C&I, CHP, and Engineering teams to ensure optimum unit performance.
• Ensure effective maintenance planning and execution through SAP PM, work order management, shutdown planning, and spare parts optimization.
• Supervise and guide maintenance engineers, supervisors, technicians, contractors, and OEM service teams.
• Monitor and optimize maintenance costs while ensuring equipment reliability and operational safety.
• Ensure availability and proper management of critical turbine and rotating equipment spares.
• Drive implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), TPM, Lean Maintenance, and best industry practices.
• Ensure strict compliance with safety procedures, statutory requirements, PTW systems, LOTO procedures, and environmental standards.
• Participate in commissioning, refurbishment, performance improvement, life assessment, and modernization projects related to turbine systems.
• Develop team capability through technical coaching, competency development, performance management, and succession planning initiatives.

Qualifications

Educational Qualification

Mandatory

• B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.

Preferred

• M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
• MBA (Operations) or equivalent management qualification.
• Experience Requirements
  • 12-18 years of Mechanical Maintenance experience.
  • Minimum 7-10 years of dedicated Turbine Maintenance experience in Thermal Power Plants.
  • Experience in utility-scale power units of 300 MW and above.
  • Exposure to Supercritical and Subcritical Turbine technologies.
  • Hands‑on expertise in Steam Turbines, Condensers, Feed Water Systems, Pumps, Rotating Equipment, and Turbine Auxiliaries.
  • Experience in major shutdowns, overhauls, refurbishment activities, and reliability enhancement programs.
  • Proven experience in team handling and contractor management.