Head – Engineering, Utilities & Maintenance

Yogini Tradex Private Limited; Gopalganj; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Yogini Tradex Private Limited seeks a Head – Engineering, Utilities & Maintenance to lead engineering, utilities, electrical, instrumentation and mechanical maintenance for a grain-based distillery and captive power plant. The role requires hands-on distillery experience and strong leadership of diverse maintenance teams.

The incumbent will drive plant reliability, energy efficiency and safety while managing budgets, CMMS implementation and asset integrity across power, steam, and process

Qualifications

• Total experience: 12–18 years in industrial engineering and maintenance.
• Mandatory industry experience: substantial experience in an operating ethanol distillery, preferably grain-based.
• Leadership experience: at least 5 years managing engineering, utilities or maintenance teams.
• Experience in distillery commissioning, capacity expansion, shutdowns and major equipment overhauls will be preferred.
• Biomass-fired boilers and captive power plants experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee captive power plant and utilities maintenance.
• Ensure steam and power supply to all operations.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance programmes for boilers, turbines, pumps, fans, compressors and other utility equipment.
• Lead maintenance planning and reliability for extensive process systems.
• Coordinate shutdowns, overhauls and safety compliance.

Skills

Distillery experience

Leadership

Power plant

Boilers

Electrical systems

Instrumentation

Education

B.E./B.Tech Mechanical/Electrical

Instrumentation & control

Power plant engineering

Tools

CMMS

DCS

SCADA

PLC

Job description

Head – Engineering, Utilities & Maintenance

• Salary Upto 30 Lpa negotiable as per experience and knowledge
• Country India

Job Description

Department: Engineering, Utilities& Maintenance

Reporting to: Unit Head

Candidates who haveworked only in cement, steel, pharmaceuticals, general manufacturing or otherunrelated industries will not qualify unless they also have substantial,relevant distillery experience.

1. Position Objective

To lead the engineering, utilities, electrical,instrumentation and mechanical maintenance functions of the grain-based ethanoldistillery and captive power plant, ensuring high plant availability, reliableoperations, energy efficiency, equipment integrity, statutory compliance and cost-effectivemaintenance.

The Engineering Head will work under the overall directionof the Unit Head and will be responsible for the technical reliability andmaintenance performance of the plant, including the power plant, turbine,boilers, electrical distribution, instrumentation, automation and mechanicalequipment.

Mandatory requirement: The candidate must have substantialhands-on experience in the distillery industry, preferably in a grain-basedethanol plant. Candidates from unrelated industries without direct distilleryexperience should not be considered.

2. KeyResponsibilities

A. Captive Power Plant and Utilities

* Oversee the operation, reliability and maintenance of thecaptive power plant, including biomass-fired boilers, turbines, generators andassociated auxiliaries.

* Ensure reliable steam and power supply to fermentation,distillation, dehydration and other plant operations.

* Monitor boiler efficiency, steam consumption, powergeneration, auxiliary power consumption and overall energy performance.

* Develop preventive and predictive maintenance programmesfor boilers, turbines, pumps, fans, compressors and other utility equipment.

* Coordinate major shutdowns, annual overhauls, inspectionsand critical equipment repairs.

* Monitor biomass fuel handling and feeding equipment, fuelconsumption, ash handling and associated mechanical systems.

* Investigate recurring boiler, turbine and utilitybreakdowns and implement permanent corrective actions.

B. ElectricalEngineering

* Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of HT/LTelectrical systems, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, PCCs, motors, VFDs, DGsets, generators and electrical distribution networks.

* Establish preventive maintenance and condition-monitoringprogrammes for critical electrical equipment.

* Ensure proper earthing, electrical protection, relaycoordination, insulation testing and thermographic inspection.

* Investigate electrical faults, cable failures, fires,motor burnouts and recurring tripping incidents.

* Maintain electrical safety procedures, isolation andlockout/tagout systems, and statutory inspection records.

C. Instrumentation,Automation and Control

* Lead maintenance of DCS, PLC, SCADA, field instruments,transmitters, control valves, flowmeters, temperature and pressure instruments,and process interlocks.

* Ensure proper calibration and reliability of criticalprocess instruments.

* Maintain the integrity of control systems, alarm systems,safety interlocks and equipment protection systems.

* Investigate instrument failures and abnormal processreadings.

* Ensure proper access control, backup, change managementand audit trails for critical control-system configurations.

* Ensure the integrity, calibration, access controls andaudit trails of weighbridge systems and associated data, in coordination withIT, security and finance.

D. MechanicalMaintenance

* Lead the mechanical maintenance team responsible forpumps, gearboxes, agitators, conveyors, elevators, crushers, mills,centrifuges, heat exchangers, condensers, evaporators, columns, piping, valvesand other process equipment.

* Establish preventive and predictive maintenance schedulesbased on equipment criticality.

* Improve equipment availability and reduce repeat failures,unplanned shutdowns, leakage and excessive vibration.

* Supervise alignment, balancing, bearing replacement,lubrication, welding, fabrication and major mechanical repairs.

* Ensure proper inspection and maintenance of pressurevessels, rotating equipment, steam lines and other critical equipment.

* Maintain an approved spare-parts inventory and ensureavailability of critical spares.

E. MaintenancePlanning and Reliability

* Prepare an annual maintenance budget and a rollingmaintenance plan.

* Implement a Computerised Maintenance Management System(CMMS), or an equivalent controlled maintenance register.

* Establish equipment-wise maintenance histories, failurerecords, work orders and spare-parts consumption records.

* Conduct root-cause analysis for major breakdowns andimplement corrective and preventive actions.

* Plan shutdowns with clear scopes, schedules, manpowerrequirements, budgets and post-shutdown inspection reports.

* Monitor MTBF (mean time between failures), MTTR (mean timeto repair), equipment availability and maintenance cost per litre of ethanolproduced.

F. Safety, StatutoryCompliance and Asset Integrity

* Enforce permit-to-work, lockout/tagout, confined-spaceentry, work-at-height and hot-work procedures.

* Ensure compliance with applicable boiler, electrical,factory, fire and pressure-system safety requirements.

* Conduct regular engineering safety inspections and closeidentified deficiencies within defined timelines.

* Investigate equipment-related incidents and ensure thattechnical findings and corrective actions are documented.

* Maintain inspection certificates, maintenance records,safety-test reports and statutory documentation.

* Coordinate with the EHS team and external inspectionagencies as required.

G. Team Leadershipand Accountability

* Lead the electrical, instrumentation, mechanical andutilities maintenance teams.

* Define responsibilities, reporting arrangements, dutyrosters, performance standards and escalation procedures.

* Ensure adequate technical supervision during breakdowns,night shifts and plant shutdowns.

* Train engineers, supervisors and technicians in safe workpractices and technical troubleshooting.

* Assess team performance and develop the capabilities ofexisting personnel.

* Manage contractors and vendors through defined scopes, qualitychecks, timelines and measurable deliverables.

H. Cost Control andManagement Reporting

* Control maintenance expenditure without compromisingsafety or reliability.

* Review purchase requisitions, repair estimates, contractorbills and spare-parts consumption.

* Prevent unnecessary emergency purchases, repeat repairs,obsolete inventory accumulation and avoidable equipment damage.

* Submit a monthly engineering performance report to theUnit Head covering breakdowns, downtime, maintenance costs, energy performance,pending jobs, safety issues and improvement initiatives.

* Recommend capital expenditure for critical equipmentreplacement, energy efficiency and reliability improvement.

First 30 days-

* Complete a technical audit of boilers, turbines,generators, electrical systems, instrumentation and critical mechanicalequipment.

* Identify the 20 most critical equipment items and theircurrent condition.

* Review outstanding breakdowns, pending repairs, safetydeficiencies and critical spares.

* Establish a baseline for plant availability, downtime andmaintenance expenditure.

Days 31–60

* Establish breakdown reporting, root-cause analysis andcorrective-action tracking.

* Introduce a critical-spares register, maintenancework-order system and shutdown planning process.

* Close high-risk engineering and electrical safetydeficiencies in coordination with the Unit Head and EHS team.

Days 61–90

* Submit a comprehensive reliability improvement plan withcost estimates and timelines.

* Establish monthly engineering KPIs and individualaccountability.

* Reduce repeat breakdowns and unplanned downtime againstthe verified baseline.

* Present a 12-month maintenance, overhaul andcapital-replacement plan to management.

4. EducationalQualifications

* B.E./B.Tech inMechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from a recognised institution.

* Instrumentation andcontrol engineering expertise is essential, whether acquired through formaleducation or substantial practical experience.

* Candidates withadditional training in power plant engineering, industrial maintenance,reliability engineering or automation will be preferred.

5. ExperienceRequirements

* Total experience: 12–18 years in industrial engineeringand maintenance.

* Mandatory industryexperience: Substantial experience in an operating ethanol distillery,preferably grain-based.

* Leadershipexperience: At least 5 years managing engineering, utilities or maintenanceteams.

* Demonstrated responsibility for captive power generation,boilers, turbines, electrical distribution and mechanical maintenance.

* Experience indistillery commissioning, capacity expansion, shutdowns and major equipmentoverhauls will be an advantage.

* Experience with biomass-fired boilers and captive powerplants will be strongly preferred.

The Engineering Head will be assessed on the following:

1. Plant availability: Improvement in availability ofcritical utilities and process equipment.

2. Breakdown reduction: Reduction in unplanned downtime andrepeat failures.

3. Preventive maintenance: Completion of scheduledmaintenance within approved timelines.

4. Power and steam efficiency: Improvement in specific powerand steam consumption against an agreed baseline.

5. Maintenance expenditure: Control of maintenance costsagainst budget.

6. Safety: Elimination of unsafe maintenance practices andtimely closure of engineering safety observations.

7. Reliability: Improvement in MTBF and MTTR for criticalequipment.

8. Shutdown performance: Completion of planned shutdownswithin approved schedules and budgets.

9. Inventory control: Availability of critical spares withcontrol over obsolete and excess inventory.

10. Reporting and accountability: Accurate monthlyreporting, timely incident investigation and closure of corrective actions.

Specific numerical targets should be finalised after theinitial technical audit and baseline assessment.

7. Candidate Profile

1.The ideal candidate will be technically strong,disciplined, hands-on and capable of working under operational pressure. Heshould be comfortable personally investigating major equipment failures ratherthan relying exclusively on subordinate reports or outside contractors.

2.He must demonstrate sound judgement, high integrity,systematic documentation and the ability to enforce engineering and safetystandards across departments.

3.He should be able to work closely with the Unit Head,Production Head, EHS team, procurement, stores and finance.

8. ReportingStructure and Authority

The Engineering Headwill report directly to the Unit Head.

He will coordinate and supervise the engineering, utilities,electrical, instrumentation and mechanical maintenance functions. Productionpersonnel will continue to manage routine process operations under the plant’sapproved reporting structure.

The Engineering Headwill have authority, within approved financial and operational limits, to:

* Assign maintenance priorities and deploy engineeringpersonnel.

* Stop unsafe maintenance activities and recommend equipmentshutdown where necessary.

* Initiate breakdown investigations and technical audits.

* Recommend procurement of critical spares, specialistrepairs and capital expenditure.

* Escalate unresolved technical, safety and reliabilityrisks directly to the Unit Head.

9. RecruitmentConditions

* Distillery industry experience is mandatory.

* Grain-based ethanol distillery experience is stronglypreferred.

* References from previous employers must be verified.

* Candidates must provide details of the size of the plant,power generation capacity, boiler type, turbine capacity, engineering teammanaged and measurable maintenance improvements achieved.

* Integrity, safety orientation and the ability to maintainaccurate technical records are essential selection criteria.

Positionobjective: Toensure that WE operates with reliable engineering systems, disciplinedmaintenance, safe utilities and clear technical accountability under theoverall leadership

Requirements

RecruitmentConditions

* Distillery industry experience is mandatory.

* Grain-based ethanol distillery experience is stronglypreferred.

* References from previous employers must be verified.

* Candidates must provide details of the size of the plant,power generation capacity, boiler type, turbine capacity, engineering teammanaged and measurable maintenance improvements achieved.

* Integrity, safety orientation and the ability to maintainaccurate technical records are essential selection criteria.

Positionobjective: Toensure that WE operates with reliable engineering systems, disciplinedmaintenance, safe utilities and clear technical accountability under theoverall leadership