Head of Engineering

Recruiter; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MM Enterprise in India seeks a Head of Engineering to lead engineering, maintenance, and plant infrastructure at a chemical manufacturing facility. The role requires guiding reliability, operations efficiency, and regulatory compliance across the site.

The ideal candidate will drive engineering projects, CAPEX budgeting, and energyefficient improvements while mentoring the engineering and maintenance team for sustained performance.

Qualifications

• 15-20 years of experience in engineering and maintenance within chemical/process manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of chemical plant machinery, process equipment, utilities, and industrial maintenance.
• Experience in handling large-scale plant engineering projects, shutdowns, and commissioning activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall engineering, maintenance, and technical operations of the chemical manufacturing plant.
• Ensure maximum equipment reliability, plant availability, and operational efficiency.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Manage installation, commissioning, modification, and expansion of plant machinery and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, engineering standards, safety regulations, and environmental guidelines.
• Drive energy efficiency, cost optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage plant utilities, including boilers, compressors, cooling towers, pumps, pipelines, and other utility systems.
• Coordinate with production, quality, EHS, and other departments to ensure smooth plant operations.
• Lead engineering projects, CAPEX planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Develop and mentor the engineering and maintenance team.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Project management

Team handling

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical or related engineering

Job description

Job Opening: Head of Engineering

Industry: Chemical Manufacturing

We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Head of Engineering to lead engineering, maintenance, projects, and plant infrastructure operations at a chemical manufacturing facility.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in chemical/process manufacturing, plant engineering, equipment reliability, project execution, and engineering team management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead overall engineering, maintenance, and technical operations of the chemical manufacturing plant.


• Ensure maximum equipment reliability, plant availability, and operational efficiency.


• Oversee preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities.


• Manage installation, commissioning, modification, and expansion of plant machinery and equipment.


• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, engineering standards, safety regulations, and environmental guidelines.


• Drive energy efficiency, cost optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Manage plant utilities, including boilers, compressors, cooling towers, pumps, pipelines, and other utility systems.


• Coordinate with production, quality, EHS, and other departments to ensure smooth plant operations.


• Lead engineering projects, CAPEX planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.


• Develop and mentor the engineering and maintenance team.

Desired Candidate Profile

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or a relevant engineering discipline.


• 15-20 years of experience in engineering and maintenance within the chemical or process manufacturing industry.


• Strong knowledge of chemical plant machinery, process equipment, utilities, and industrial maintenance.


• Experience in handling large-scale plant engineering projects, shutdowns, and commissioning activities.


• Good understanding of statutory compliance, industrial safety, and environmental regulations.


• Strong leadership, troubleshooting, project management, and team-handling skills.