Facilities Maintenance Manager

Asta Real; Nirsa; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Asta Real in Jharkhand, India is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Manager to lead daily planning, organize resources, and direct maintenance activities to maximize uptime and reliability while controlling costs in a 24/7 plant. The role demands hands-on leadership, budgeting, KPI tracking, and strong safety discipline, with expertise in preventive and predictive maintenance, CMMS/SAP, and team development.

Minimum 15 years in industrial maintenance plus 4+ years in supervisory roles are

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 total years of industrial maintenance experience.
• 4+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Familiarity with SAP and CMMS systems.
• Strong cost-control abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance superintendents and teams to improve productivity and reliability.
• Plan and direct preventive, predictive and essential maintenance activities.
• Manage budgets and implement KPIs to track performance.
• Oversee plant outages and capital planning for continuous improvement.
• Ensure safety programs and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Strategic planning

Communication

Problem solving

Safety leadership

Education

Associate’s degree in Maintenance

Mechanics Technology background

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Operations Management

Tools

SAP

MS Office

CMMS

Maintenance software

Excel

Job description

Facilities Maintenance Manager Department: Maintenance Job Status: Full Time FLSA Status: Exempt Reports To: Plant Operations Manager Grade/Level: BA or Tech. Cert. Job Type: Regular

Position Summary

The Facilities Maintenance Manager is responsible for the daily planning, organizing, leading and directing resources to achieve maintenance objectives and performance standards to maximize equipment uptime and reliability while minimizing maintenance and repair costs. This position also remains in a hands‑on role.

General

• Seeking a Facility Maintenance Manager that can mentor and grow the team
• Manages maintenance processes using Key Performance Indicators to ensure productivity and reliability goals are consistently achieved
• Manages Maintenance organization including staffing levels and general job duties, as needed to meet plant and department goals
• Ensures that safety program is prioritized and complied with, including but not limited to lock out/tag out, safe work planning, MOC, and safety meetings. Ensures accident investigations are conducted and that action items are completed timely.
• Ensures quality policies SOPs are followed

Key Job Functions

• Leads the Maintenance Superintendents to train, direct, develop, supervise, and evaluate
• maintenance teams to increase productivity and improve manufacturing costs in a 24/7 operating
• environment
• Oversee the systematic definition and implementation of preventive, predictive and essential care maintenance processes in pursuit of optimization
• Sets direction and vision for attaining a Planned and Scheduled work environment, with a minimum of reactive work
• Improves maintenance work efficiency wherever feasible, ensuring reliable plant operations while prolonging the economic life of plant assets at optimal cost
• Manages the development of best practice documentation of maintenance work
• Manages the tracking of performance data, leading to identifying equipment and procedural
• improvement opportunities
• Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions
• Develop standardized programs that influence the selection of materials, equipment, and spare parts
• Maintains historical data, analyzes, and monitors key equipment efficiencies and parameters against design
• Assists operations with troubleshooting and suggests measures for improvement of manufacturing to increase productivity and improve manufacturing costs
• Manages monthly and yearly maintenance budgets to ensure cost controls; implements KPIs to track internal measurements
• Oversee the planning and execution of the plant’s major outages, including Total Plant Outages, and area outages
• Participates in the overall capital planning for continuous improvement of the mill’s competitive position.
• Directs the management of maintenance projects within budget
• Supports working cross functionally with other departments, especially between engineering and maintenance, to ensure clear communication and proper processes are in place
• Strong planning and organizational skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Food Safety and Security

• Responsible for upholding the principles of the Company’s food safety certification program.
• Responsible for immediately reporting any food safety, food quality or plant security issues to management for appropriate action.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Position directly supervises Maintenance Mechanics and Industrial Electricians in accordance with company policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, training, planning, assigning, and directing work.

Position Qualifications

• Preferred bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Management, or other related. Work experience considered related to discipline.
• Minimum 15 total years of experience in industrial maintenance management
• A history of strong leadership, people development, deep practical engineering or maintenance knowledge and a proven track record for timely project delivery, project management, and cost control.
• Background and proven expertise in application of top-quartile maintenance practices, advanced troubleshooting, and problem-solving methods.
• Demonstrated ability to bring knowledge and creativity to the position, and to have the discipline to drive results and follow established fundamental processes
• Knowledge of business and financial concepts that support low-cost, world-class manufacturing.
• Strong planning and organizational skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills with proficiency in MS Office suite and experience with SAP. Strong Excel Spreadsheet, PPT, Maintenance management software, Preventive maintenance management.
• Nutraceutical experience a plus.
• Electrical license a plus.

Education

• Associate’s degree (two-year college or technical school) in Maintenance
• Mechanics Technology or closely related discipline; or equivalent combination of work experience and vocational training.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Operations Management, Business or closely related discipline, preferred.

Experience

• 8 plus years of relevant and progressive maintenance experience.
• 4 plus years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, preferred.
• Experience in project management, preferred.
• Experience with predictive and preventative maintenance methods and techniques, preferred.

Computer Skills

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office, Proven Excel (Intermediate) Gantt, tables, Drop downs, VLOOKUP, Conditional formatting …
• Knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), preferred. Waste water computer system management

Certifications & Licenses

• Boiler Certified a plus
• Licensed electrician a plus

Other Requirements

• Ability to work flexible days and hours to support business needs

Physical Demands

The physical demands described in the attached Physical Requirement and Environmental Conditions Analysis represent those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Work Enviornment

Position requires working in an industrial environment.

Unplanned Activities

Other duties may be assigned.