IOT Manager

Balasore Alloys; Jajpur; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Balasore Alloys is seeking an experienced Industrial IoT/Industry 4.0 specialist to own the roadmap for mining operations from concept to full rollout. You will design sensor networks, telemetry, GPS, RFID, and edge computing, integrate with SAP/Oracle, MES and cloud services, and ensure security and uptime.

This role requires strong project, vendor, and stakeholder management, with hands-on exposure to SCADA, PLC, MQTT, and data visualization tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial IoT / Industry 4.0 deployment, preferably in heavy industries.
• Hands-on exposure to SCADA, PLC, sensors, MQTT, edge devices, and data viz tools.
• Strong project and vendor management with stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the IoT and Industry 4.0 roadmap for mining operations from concept to rollout.
• Design and deploy sensor networks, telematics, GPS/GNSS tracking, RFID, and collision avoidance systems.
• Implement Fleet Management Systems, dispatch, weighbridge integration and machine health monitoring.
• Build dashboards for OEE, equipment availability, fuel monitoring, cycle time, payload and operator behaviour.
• Integrate field data with ERP (SAP / Oracle), MES and cloud platforms; manage APIs and data pipelines.
• Establish edge computing and network architecture for remote mine locations.
• Ensure cyber security, data governance and system uptime for OT/IT assets.
• Manage vendors, SI partners and AMC contracts; prepare business cases and budgets.

Skills

Industrial IoT deployment

Project management

Vendor management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SCADA

PLC

Sensors

MQTT

Edge devices

Power BI

Tableau

Grafana

Telematics

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Own the IoT and Industry 4.0 roadmap for mining operations, from concept and PoC to full-scale rollout.
• Design and deploy sensor networks, telematics, GPS/GNSS tracking, RFID, proximity detection and collision avoidance systems on HEMM and plant equipment.
• Implement and administer Fleet Management Systems (FMS), dispatch systems, weighbridge integration and machine health monitoring platforms.
• Build dashboards and analytics for OEE, equipment availability, fuel monitoring, cycle time, payload and operator behaviour.
• Integrate field data with ERP (SAP / Oracle), MES and cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP IoT services); manage APIs and data pipelines.
• Establish edge computing, connectivity (LoRaWAN / NB-IoT / 4G-5G / Wi-Fi mesh) and network architecture for remote mine locations.
• Ensure cyber security, data governance and system uptime for all deployed OT/IT assets.
• Manage vendors, system integrators and AMC contracts; prepare business cases, budgets and benefit realisation reports.
• Train and support user departments and drive adoption of digital tools across mine operations.

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience in industrial IoT / Industry 4.0 deployment, preferably in mining, cement, steel or heavy manufacturing.
• Hands-on exposure to SCADA, PLC, sensors, MQTT, edge devices, telematics and data visualisation tools (Power BI / Tableau / Grafana).
• Understanding of predictive maintenance analytics and machine learning use cases is desirable.
• Strong project management, vendor management and stakeholder communication skills.