Electrical Maintenance Engineer

ZEISS India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS India, headquartered in Bengaluru, seeks an experienced Maintenance Engineer to oversee utilities and production equipment maintenance, preventive and breakdown repairs, and to optimize MTTR/MTBF. You will read electrical diagrams, perform fault diagnosis, and lead repair efforts to minimize downtime while maintaining safety and documentation accuracy.

The role requires strong MS Office skills, PLC programming familiarity, and experience with ISO/OHSAS standards.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and presentation (Mandatory).
• Excellent organizational, time management and people skills.
• Exposure to ISO & OHSAS standards and audits.
• Experience with documentation and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Through knowledge of Utilities Operation and Maintenance, Preventive & breakdown maintenance of production and utility equipment.
• Diagnosing faults, leading repair efforts to minimize downtime and performing root cause analysis.
• Provide technical expertise, manage contractor support, ensure safety compliance, and update maintenance documentation.
• Read electrical diagrams and circuit diagrams; troubleshoot and repair machines.
• Read, interpret blueprints and schematics; PLC programming and ladder diagrams.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

BE or Diploma in Electrical engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS' success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace.

Further information at ZEISS India.

Main Accountabilities :

• Through knowledge of Utilities Operation and Maintenance, Preventive & Breakdown maintenance of the Production and Utility Equipment's, DG Synchronizing Panels, Transformers, Electrical installations, HVAC systems, STP, ETP and WTP etc.
• Diagnosing faults, leading repair efforts to minimize downtime, and conducting root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Provide technical expertise, manage contractor support, ensure safety compliance, and update maintenance documentation to restore operational efficiency rapidly.
• Understand how to keep mechanical and electrical systems running efficiently.
• Be able to understand the circuit diagrams, trace the problem, service, troubleshoot, and repair machines.
• Know how to optimize maintenance procedures to improve machine performance.
• Be proficient in using maintenance software and other computer systems.
• Knowledge of Prepare blueprints and technical diagrams and schematics.
• Ensure that installations and applications are in line with customer needs and safety standards.
• Should Develop maintenance policies and procedures and responded to maintenance requests.
• Monitor maintenance and inspection plans.
• Able to read the drawings & engineering specifications and tolerances.
• Should be able to prepare and give presentations using MS presentations and have a good knowledge of Excel and MS word.
• Thorough knowledge of MTTR, MTBF, PM adherence targets as KPI's and able to meet the KPI's defined for the department.
• Able to Read, write electrical circuit diagrams, SLD's.
• Able to work on PLC programming, creating ladder diagrams in PLC's, Trouble shooting the PLC program etc.
• Must have knowledge on building management systems, Business continuity plan, Emergency preparedness and so on.
• Knowledge on 5S, Gemba, Continual improvement projects, LEAN concepts, root cause analysis using quality tools.
• Knowledge of MIS reporting for critical parameters like energy, water, and waste to meet department objectives for the KPI's.

Requirements and skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, word and presentation. (Mandatory)
• Be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Should Know the regulatory compliance requirements and safety standards.
• Excellent organizational, time management and people skills.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Excellent Problem-solving abilities.
• Having exposure with ISO & OHSAS standards and faced the internal and external audits.
• Having experience of documentation work.
• Exposure in handling government agencies, local authorities / Agencies.
• Six sigma black belt or green belt certification is added advantage.
• Thorough knowledge of QMS systems like ISO 14000, ISO 18001, EMS.

Job Specifications :

• Education : BE or Diploma in Electrical engineering
• Experience : 8 to 10 years of hands-on experience in Maintenance dept especially in Operation and Maintenance, Preventive & Breakdown maintenance of Utility and production maintenance and spare parts management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, word and presentation.