Executive Maintenance

Henkel; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health programs

Parental leave

Employee Share Plan with Henkel shares

Group Medical Insurance

Life and accident insurance

OPD policy

Job summary

Henkel is seeking an Executive – Maintenance in Mumbai to ensure safe, reliable plant maintenance across mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems. You will execute preventive and corrective tasks, drive asset reliability, and manage contractors in a regulated environment.

The role emphasizes RCA, TPM and continuous improvement, with involvement in CAPEX initiatives and coordination with production and SHE teams. 8+ years experience in a chemical/process setting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with 8+ years in chemical/process maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with rotary equipment, pumps, gearboxes and electrical/instrumentation systems.
• Proven ability to lead RCA, TPM, shutdowns and safety-compliance programs.

Responsibilities

• Execute preventive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment and utilities.
• Lead shutdowns/turnarounds planning, execution, and commissioning.
• Supervise contractors and AMC activities ensuring safety and quality.
• Drive TPM, Kaizen and continuous improvement to reduce downtime.
• Maintain SAP PM, work orders, equipment history and KPIs.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Contractor management

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Vibration analysis

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

About this Position

The Executive – Maintenance is responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance of plant equipment, utilities, electrical, and instrumentation systems. The role involves executing preventive and corrective maintenance activities, driving asset reliability, managing contractors and SAP PM processes, ensuring regulatory and safety compliance, and supporting continuous improvement and CAPEX initiatives to enable uninterrupted plant operations.

What You'll Do

• Hands on experience to resolve the problems of rotary equipment’s like motor, gear box, vacuum pump, hear pump, AODD pump, Centrifugal pump
• Perform inspection, troubleshooting and maintenance of pumps, compressors, agitators, blowers, gearboxes, reactors, heat exchangers, storage tanks and other process equipment.
• Carry out shaft alignment, bearing replacement, seal replacement, lubrication management and vibration monitoring.
• Inspect static equipment for corrosion, erosion, leakage and mechanical integrity issues.
• Maintain process piping systems, steam networks, compressed air systems, nitrogen plant system and utility pipelines.
• Lead root cause analysis/WHY WHY analysis for recurring equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Participate in annual shutdowns and turnaround activities including planning, execution and commissioning.
• Drive TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), Kaizen, blue card and reliability improvement initiatives to reduce downtime.
• Ensure safe dismantling, inspection, repair, and reassembly of major process equipment during shutdown activities while meeting planned timelines.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance of plant equipment, utilities, electrical systems, instrumentation, and infrastructure.
• Execute preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance, including troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and utility equipment.
• Plan and execute shutdowns/turnarounds, equipment inspections, commissioning, and reliability improvement activities.
• Manage SAP PM, maintenance plans, work orders, equipment history, KPIs, and maintenance documentation.
• Supervise contractors, vendors, and AMC activities, ensuring quality, timely completion, and safety compliance.
• Drive RCA, TPM, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce equipment downtime and improve reliability.
• Ensure compliance with PTW, LOTO, HAZOP, statutory requirements, ISO audits, and SHE standards.
• Support CAPEX projects, equipment installation, commissioning, BOQ preparation, and coordination with Production, SHE, and other functions.

What makes you a good fit

• Should be a Mechanical Engineer
• Minimum 8 years of maintenance experience in a chemical/process manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and plant utilities maintenance.
• Proven experience in SAP PM, preventive/predictive maintenance, breakdown troubleshooting, and reliability improvement.
• Strong knowledge of shutdown/turnaround execution, RCA, TPM, PTW, LOTO, HAZOP, and statutory compliance.
• Ability to effectively manage contractors, vendors, AMCs, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Good analytical, troubleshooting, coordination, MS Office and PowerPoint skills.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Best-in‑class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
• Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual groannual gross salary
• Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.