Head Mechanical Maintenance

Connexions Management Consultants; Jaipur; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Connexions Management Consultants in India seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Head for a nickel alloys plant to maximize uptime, reliability and safety of heavy equipment. You will lead engineers and technicians in preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance strategies.

The role requires hands-on leadership of EAFs, VIM furnaces, rolling mills, extrusion lines and heat treatment processes, with a strong focus on RCA and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech with minimum 10 years in mechanical maintenance in heavy metallurgical plants.
• Experience with EAF, VIM furnaces, hot/cold rolling mills and heat treatment lines.
• Proven leadership in a high-risk industrial environment with safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team to execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Develop, implement PM and PdM schedules using vibration, thermography, and oil analysis.
• Oversee budget, spare parts, and contractor management for annual shutdowns.
• Drive root-cause analysis and permanent fixes for major mechanical failures.

Skills

Equipment Reliability

PM & PdM

RCA

Team Leadership

Safety Compliance

Contractor Mgmt

Budgeting

Vibration Analysis

Thermography

Oil Analysis

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 10 year experience