Head Maintenance - Plant

Varroc Engineering; Chakan; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Varroc Engineering in Maharashtra seeks a seasoned Utility Operations Manager to lead and optimize electrical power, HVAC, water and other essential services for electronics manufacturing lines.

You will drive preventive maintenance, energy efficiency, TPM, and safety compliance while guiding a skilled team and coordinating with production, projects, and QA to ensure zero downtime and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing utilities within electronics manufacturing environments.
• Ability to drive energy efficiency and cost optimization initiatives.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead utility operations, ensuring continuous availability of power, HVAC, water, and other critical systems.
• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance plans for essential equipment.
• Maintain clean room standards and environmental controls (ESD, temperature, humidity).
• Drive energy-saving initiatives and monitor KPI metrics like specific energy consumption.
• Manage utility-related capex projects, vendor selection, and contract management.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and ISO standards (ISO 14001, ISO 45001).
• Lead TPM deployment and improve MTBF/MTTR for utility equipment.
• Build and mentor a capable utility team and promote data-driven ownership culture.
• Implement Industry 4.0 practices for utility monitoring and continuous improvement.

Skills

Utility operations

Team leadership

Energy management

Project management

Data analytics

Tools

SCADA

Analytics tools

Job description

To lead and manage all utility operations ensuring, uninterrupted, efficient, and cost-effective supply of utilities (power, air, water, HVAC, etc.) critical for electronics manufacturing processes such as PCB assembly, magneto motor production, and digital dashboard manufacturing.

Principal Duties, Responsibilities, Accountabilities & KPIs

Utility Operations Management

• Ensure continuous availability of utilities.
• Electrical power (HT/LT systems, DG sets, UPS)
• Compressed air systems
• HVAC systems (clean rooms, temperature & humidity control)
• Water systems (RO, DM, cooling towers)
• Monitor and optimize energy consumption and utility efficiency
• Ensure zero downtime impacting production due to utility failures

Maintenance & Reliability

• Develop and implement preventive & predictive maintenance plans
• Ensure reliability of critical equipment like chillers, compressors, transformers, and AHUs.
• Lead breakdown analysis and implement corrective actions (RCA).

Clean Room & Environmental Control

• Maintain clean room standards (for PCB and electronics assembly areas).
• Ensure control of ESD, temperature, humidity, and particulate levels.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards for electronics manufacturing.

Energy Management & Cost Optimization

• Drive energy-saving initiatives and cost reduction projects.
• Monitor KPIs like specific energy consumption.
• Implement automation and digital monitoring systems for utilities.

Project Management

• Lead utility-related capex projects (installation, expansion, upgrades).
• Commission new equipment and ensure smooth integration with production.
• Vendor selection, technical evaluation, and contract management

Compliance & Safety

• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations (electrical safety, pollution control, boiler regulations, etc.).
• Drive safety initiatives across utility operations.
• Ensure adherence to ISO standards (ISO 14001, ISO 45001, etc.).

TPM & Equipment Reliability

• Drive TPM deployment for utility equipment
• Improve MTBF and MTTR.
• Ensure robust planned and autonomous maintenance culture.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and develop utility team.
• Build a problem-solving, data-driven, and ownership-based culture.
• Drive training on automotive quality mindset, discipline, and standardization.

Digitalization & Continous Improvement

• Implement Industry 4.0 practices for utility monitoring
• Drive TPM, Kaizen, and Lean initiatives
• Use data analytics for predictive maintenance and efficiency improvement.

Key Stakeholders

Internal

Production, Projects & Industrial Engineering, Quality, HR, Finance

External

External Vendors, Auditors