Cell Maintenance Head ( Preferred Solar Cell Manufacturing)

Varun Beverages Limited; Tirupati; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Varun Beverages Limited in Tirupati is seeking an experienced maintenance engineer to lead the maintenance activities for the solar cell manufacturing line, ensuring equipment availability and reliability.

Responsibilities include planning preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance, leading installation and commissioning of new equipment, troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation and process areas, and coordinating with OEMs and technology partners to drive

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to plan and execute preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Proven troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical and instrumentation domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities for the solar cell manufacturing line.
• Ensure equipment availability, reliability and OEE.
• Plan preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance.
• Lead installation, commissioning and stabilization of new equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation and process equipment.
• Coordinate with OEMs, suppliers and technology partners for support.
• Develop maintenance schedules, SOPs and equipment history records.
• Monitor MTBF, MTTR, OEE and maintenance KPIs.
• Manage critical spares and maintenance inventory.
• Identify recurring failures and implement RCA/CAPA.
• Support modification and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with EHS and safety standards.
• Lead and develop the maintenance team.
• Coordinate with Production, Process Eng, Automation, Quality and EHS teams.

Skills

Maintenance planning

OEE optimization

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Instrumentation

Automation

Safety compliance

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities for the solar cell manufacturing line.
• Ensure maximum equipment availability, reliability and OEE.
• Plan and execute preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance.
• Lead installation, commissioning and stabilization of new cell manufacturing equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation and process equipment issues.
• Coordinate with OEMs, equipment suppliers and technology partners for technical support.
• Develop maintenance schedules, SOPs, checklists and equipment history records.
• Monitor MTBF, MTTR, OEE, breakdowns and maintenance KPIs.
• Manage critical spare parts and maintenance inventory.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and implement RCA / CAPA.
• Support equipment modification and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with EHS, electrical safety and maintenance standards.
• Lead and develop the maintenance team, technicians and engineers.
• Coordinate closely with Production, Process Engineering, Automation, Quality and EHS teams.