Maintenance and Utility Engineer

Hatsun Agro Product; Kanchipuram; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatsun Agro Product is seeking a Dairy Plant Maintenance Incharge to oversee maintenance of the dairy plant utilities and production equipment. You will manage preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance, monitor key systems, supervise maintenance staff, and ensure safety and compliance.

The role focuses on minimizing downtime, coordinating with vendors, and maintaining maintenance records for audits and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Diploma or BE in mechanical/electrical/instrumentation engineering.
• Experience in plant or food industry maintenance preferred.
• Strong knowledge of refrigeration and utility maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth operation of dairy plant equipment and utilities.
• Carry out preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance.
• Monitor pasteurizers, chillers, boilers, compressors, CIP systems.
• Maintain maintenance logs and breakdown analyses.
• Coordinate with procurement and vendors for spares.
• Supervise technicians, operators and contractors.

Skills

Refrigeration maintenance

Utility maintenance

Troubleshooting

Team handling

Preventive maintenance

Education

Diploma / B.E. in Mechanical / Electrical / Instrumentation Engineering

Job description

Dairy Plant Maintenance Incharge Job Description (JD)
Position
Maintenance Incharge Dairy Plant
Department
Engineering / Maintenance
Reporting To
Engineering Manager
Job Summary
Responsible for overall maintenance activities of the dairy plant, ensuring smooth operation of utility and production equipment with minimum breakdowns. The role includes preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, utility monitoring, spare management, vendor coordination, safety compliance, and manpower handling.
Key Responsibilities
Plant & Equipment Maintenance

• Ensure smooth operation of all dairy processing and packing equipment.


• Carry out preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities.


• Monitor performance of pasteurizers, homogenizers, chillers, boilers, compressors, refrigeration systems, CIP systems, filling & packing machines, pumps and pipelines.


• Reduce machine downtime and improve equipment reliability.

Utility Maintenance

• Maintain utilities including refrigeration systems, air compressors, HVAC/AHU systems, RO & water treatment systems, DG sets, UPS systems, cooling towers, electrical panels and transformers.


• Monitor energy consumption and utility efficiency.

Preventive Maintenance

• Prepare and implement PM schedules.


• Maintain maintenance records and history cards.


• Ensure timely calibration and servicing activities.

Spare & Inventory Management

• Monitor critical spare availability.


• Coordinate with procurement and vendors.

Team Management

• Supervise technicians, operators, and contractors.


• Allocate daily maintenance work.


• Ensure discipline and productivity of maintenance team.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with food safety standards, electrical safety, boiler and pressure vessel regulations, and EHS requirements.


• Support audits like FSSAI, ISO, EIA, and customer audits.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain maintenance logs and reports.


• Prepare breakdown analysis and corrective action reports.


• Coordinate AMC and service activities with OEM vendors.

Required Qualifications

Diploma / B.E. in Mechanical / Electrical / Instrumentation Engineering.
Experience in plant maintenance or food industry maintenance industry preferred.
Experience
810 years in plant maintenance or food industry maintenance.

Required Skills

• Refrigeration and utility maintenance knowledge


• Troubleshooting skills


• Team handling capability


• Knowledge of preventive maintenance systems

Preferred Knowledge

• Energy management


• GMP & food safety practices

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Breakdown reduction


• Machine uptime


• PM compliance


• Utility efficiency


• Maintenance cost control


• Audit compliance


• Safety performance