Associate Manager - Mechanical Turbine

Adani Group; Korba District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Group is seeking a seasoned Mechanical Turbine maintenance expert to lead maintenance activities in a major power plant project in India. The role focuses on predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment availability, while ensuring stringent safety and quality standards.

The incumbent will manage resources, prepare AOH/COH reports, and support continuous improvement through RCA, FMEA, and audits.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/BE in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• 7+ years of power plant maintenance experience.
• Experience in thermal power generation, utilities, or energy sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical turbine maintenance and ensure high equipment availability.
• Execute predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Maintain housekeeping and history records for equipment.
• Prepare Annual Overhaul (AOH) and Capital Overhaul (COH) reports within budget.
• Manage manpower and material, and raise PRs for resources.
• Prepare reports for RCA, FMEA, ZFO and technical audits.
• Support safety trainings and compliance with IMS, AWMS, DISHA, CHETNA.
• Support digitization and automation initiatives.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Turbine operation

Equipment maintenance planning

Budgeting

Inventory management

RCA

Education

B.tech/BE in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

KRONOS system

IMS

AWMS

DISHA

CHETNA

Job description

Job Description:

About Business:

Adani Group: Adani Group is a diversified organisation in India comprising 10 publicly traded companies. It has created a world-class logistics and utility infrastructure portfolio that has a pan-India presence. Adani Group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Over the years, Adani Group has positioned itself to be the market leader in its logistics and energy businesses focusing on large-scale infrastructure development in India with O & M practices benchmarked to global standards. With four IG-rated businesses, it is the only Infrastructure Investment Grade issuer in India.

Adani Power Limited (APL): Adani Power Limited (APL), a part of the diversified Adani Group, is the largest private thermal power producer in India. We have a power generation capacity of 15,250 MW comprising thermal power plants in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand, and a 40 MW solar power project in Gujarat.

Job Purpose: This will be responsible for executing maintenance activities, including predictive, preventive, and corrective measures, to ensure high equipment availability. This will maintain cleanliness and organization, manage records, and support emergency responses for main turbine operations. Additionally, you will assist in resource management, including manpower and material tracking, budgeting, and inventory control. Your role also involves contributing to continuous improvement through reporting, analysis, and skill development initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead Mechanical Turbine

Operational Excellence and Maintenance:

Execute the completion of notifications for predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance to ensure equipment availability.

Maintain housekeeping standards and history records for all equipment, ensuring a clean and organized work environment.

Execute in-house maintenance of main turbine and support emergency handling, ensuring minimal downtime and swift response to unforeseen issues.

Prepare Annual Overhaul (AOH) and Capital Overhaul (COH) reports, ensuring projects are completed within budget and allocated resources.

Resource Management:

Assist the Team Lead with attendance and quantity verification, ensuring accurate tracking of manpower and material.

Ensure adherence to the resource plan for the turbine area, including allocation and utilization of manpower and materials.

Provide input for budget preparation and contribute to the development of Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) for review.

Issue spares from stores and ensure their availability at the site, managing inventory effectively to prevent delays.

Raise Purchase Requests (PRs) as directed and approved by Team Leads, facilitating the timely acquisition of necessary resources.

Reporting and Continuous Improvement:

Prepare reports as per inputs from Team Leads/Section Heads for Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Zero Forced Outage (ZFO), and technical audits.

Provide inputs for Training Needs Identification (TNI) to Team Leads, ensuring continuous improvement and professional development.

Participate in structural training and audits to maintain the availability and reliability of the turbine area.

Support in skill development of technicians and business associates, enhancing the teams capabilities and performance.

Business Sustainability:

Conduct Level 2 and Level 3 safety trainings for contractors, ensuring all activities are updated in the KRONOS system.

Maintain compliance with IMS, AWMS, DISHA and CHETNA guidelines, fostering a safe and compliant work environment.

Optimize resource utilization during work execution, prioritizing safety and quality standards.

Support the Team Lead in quality checks, review material and equipment procurement, ensuring compliance with technical and safety specifications.

Prepare and send compliance confirmations for safety compliances as per GENSUITE, leveraging digital tools for efficient tracking and reporting.

Digitization and Automation:

Support comprehensive digitization strategies to optimise operational efficiency.

Implement automation solutions to support overall organisational goals / strategy.

Key Stakeholders - Internal:

Operations & Maintenance

Stores

Support Functions

Key Stakeholders - External:

Contractors

Qualifications

Educational Qualification:

B.tech/BE in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree related field from a recognized institution.

Work Experience (Range of years):

7+ years of experience in power plant maintenance, and management.

Preferred Industry:

Thermal power generation, utilities, or energy sector.

Requirements: