Equipment Uptime & Production Continuity Management

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC seeks a senior maintenance leader in Chennai to enhance equipment reliability and production uptime. You will lead cross-functional teams across welding, painting, assembly, and powertrain areas, driving structured problem-solving and TPM-driven maintenance excellence.

The role requires 15+ years in maintenance with leadership experience, deep automation knowledge, and strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Must have Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical/electronics/mechatronics engineering.
• 15+ years of maintenance experience with 3–5 years in leadership roles.
• Extensive experience in Weld Shop, Paint Shop, Assembly, and Powertrain.
• Exposure to robots (KUKA, Yaskawa, Fanuc), PLCs (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens), and controls.
• Knowledge of FMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP/CMMS tools, and digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end equipment availability and production support across all manufacturing shops.
• Eliminate repeat failures and stabilise chronic problem areas.
• Establish robust systems for incident logging, root cause analysis, and permanent countermeasure implementation.
• Ensure production lines consistently achieve output, quality, and safety targets with minimum unplanned downtime.
• Improve MTBF, reduce MTTR, and sustain zero-accident operations.
• Drive effective stakeholder management across Production, ME, Quality, IT/OT, and OEM partners.
• Develop technical capability, competency evaluation, and performance management of maintenance teams.
• Define and execute the annual equipment availability improvement plan.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical expertise

Problem solving

TPM/Lean knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP/CMMS

Job description

Tasks

Lead equipment reliability and availability to maximise production uptime, quality, and safety. Drive failure elimination through structured problem-solving and continuous improvement while developing maintenance team capability and stakeholder collaboration.

Roles & Responsibility

• Lead end-to-end equipment availability and production support across all manufacturing shops.


• Eliminate repeat failures and stabilise chronic problem areas impacting output.


• Establish robust systems for incident logging, root cause analysis, and permanent countermeasure implementation.


• Ensure production lines consistently achieve output, quality, and safety targets with minimum unplanned downtime.


• Improve MTBF, reduce MTTR, and sustain zero-accident operations.


• Drive effective stakeholder management across Production, ME, Quality, IT/OT, and OEM partners.


• Develop technical capability, competency evaluation, and performance management of maintenance teams.


• Define and execute the annual equipment availability improvement plan

Qualifications

Familiar with

• Shop Floor Maintenance Strategy Development


• General & Breakdown Maintenance Management


• Cross‑Functional Collaboration


• People & Capability Management


• Safety & Compliance


• Cost & Resource Optimisation


• Self-Management & Leadership Behaviour

Skills & Attributes

• Strong leadership and team management capability.


• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.


• Deep technical expertise in mechanical, electrical, PLC, robotics, and automation systems.


• High proficiency in structured problem-solving and data-driven decision-making.


• Strong understanding of TPM, lean manufacturing, and maintenance excellence frameworks.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics Engineering (mandatory).


• 15+ years of experience in Maintenance, including at least 3–5 years in leadership roles.


• Strong experience across Weld Shop, Paint Shop, Assembly, Powertrain (minimum 2 essential).


• Exposure in robots (KUKA, Yaskawa, Fanuc), PLCs (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens), Controls, Instrumentation, Machine tools


• Knowledge of FMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP /CMMS tools, and preferred digital platforms.