Head/Manager /Executive -Maintenance

Connexions Management Consultants; Jaipur; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Connexions Management Consultants seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Head to lead a team ensuring maximum uptime and safety across nickel alloy manufacturing assets, including EAF, VIM, rolling mills, and heat treatment lines.

You will drive PM/PdM programs, root cause analyses, and asset management, reporting to senior operations leadership with a strong focus on cost control and annual shutdown execution.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in heavy metallurgical machinery and asset management.
• Min 5 years of experience in mechanical maintenance leadership.
• BE/BTech or equivalent engineering degree required.
• Experience with EAF, VIM, hot/cold rolling mills, extrusion presses, and heat treatment lines.

Responsibilities

• Maximize uptime and reliability of metallurgical equipment.
• Lead PM and PdM schedules and programs.
• Perform root cause analysis for major mechanical failures and implement permanent solutions.
• Oversee safety protocols (LOTO, confined space, hot work permits) and contractor management.

Skills

Asset management

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Education

BE/BTech

Tools

Vibration analysis

Thermography

Oil analysis

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Mechanical Maintenance Head is responsible for ensuring the maximum uptime, reliability, and safety of all mechanical equipment in a nickel alloys manufacturing plant. This role involves leading a team of engineers and technicians to execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance. Because nickel alloy production involves high-temperature melting, complex hot/cold rolling, and aggressive chemical processing, the ideal candidate must have deep expertise in heavy metallurgical machinery and asset management.

Operations & Maintenance Management

• Equipment Reliability: Maximize the availability of critical metallurgical assets including electric arc furnaces (EAF), vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnaces, hot/cold rolling mills, extrusion presses, and heat treatment lines.
• Maintenance Strategy: Develop, implement, and optimize Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) schedules using vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis.
• Breakdown Resolution: Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for major mechanical failures and implement permanent engineering solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Utility Management: Oversee heavy utility equipment including high-pressure hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, cooling water towers, and industrial gas distribution networks.

Team Leadership & Safety

• Resource Management: Supervise, mentor, and evaluate a team of mechanical maintenance engineers, supervisors, and technicians.
• Safety & Compliance: Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols (LOTO, confined space entry, hot work permits) considering the high-risk environment of alloy manufacturing.
• Contractor Management: Oversee third-party vendors and contractors during routine operations and major annual shutdowns.

Budgeting & Materials Control

• OPEX & CAPEX: Prepare and manage the annual mechanical maintenance budget, driving cost-optimization initiatives.
• Spare Parts Management: Establish inventory controls for critical, long-lead mechanical spares (e.g., mill rolls, heavy-duty gearboxes, specialized bearings) to minimize downtime.

Preferred candidate profile

be/Btech --Min 5 year experience