Maintenance Manager

Loyal Textile Mills; Virudhunagar; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyal Textile Mills in Tamil Nadu seeks a seasoned Maintenance Manager to oversee garment machinery, electrical systems and utilities across the Garments Division. You will drive availability, reliability and safety to meet production plans.

Lead preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance, manage spares, and champion TPM, RCA and automation projects. Requires BE/B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, EEE, ECE or Mechatronics with 10–15 years’ experience and at least 5 years in a leadership role.

Qualifications

• Garment machinery maintenance expertise.
• Electrical systems knowledge.
• Utilities management experience.
• Root cause analysis (RCA) experience.
• Total productive maintenance (TPM) knowledge.
• Lean maintenance principles.
• PLC and automation familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum availability of production machinery to meet plans.
• Drive machine uptime through preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Establish rapid-response systems to minimize interruptions.
• Lead preventive, predictive and periodical maintenance.
• Oversee electrical installations, transformers, DG sets, HVAC and utilities.
• Lead projects for installation, commissioning and automation.
• Ensure safety, audits and zero-accident culture.
• Maintain spare parts inventory and vendor support.
• Coach maintenance teams and implement continuous improvement.

Skills

Garment machinery maintenance

Electrical systems

Utilities

RCA

TPM

Lean maintenance

PLC & automation

Education

BE/B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, EEE, ECE or Mechatronics

Job description

Position Purpose : The Maintenance Manager shall be responsible for ensuring maximum availability, reliability, safety, and operational efficiency of all garment manufacturing machinery, utilities, electrical systems, and engineering infrastructure across the Garments Division.

2. Key Result Areas (KRAs):

A. Machine Availability and Breakdown Management

• Ensure continuous availability of all production machinery to meet production plans and delivery commitments.
• Drive machine uptime through effective preventive and breakdown maintenance practices.
• Establish rapid-response systems to minimize production interruptions.

B. Preventive, Predictive and Periodical Maintenance

• Develop and implement comprehensive preventive maintenance schedules for all equipment.
• Ensure adherence to maintenance plans and improve reliability.

C. Production Equipment Maintenance

Responsible for Sewing, Cutting, Fusing, Printing, Finishing and Packing equipment.

D. Electrical Systems and Utilities Management

Responsible for electrical installations, transformers, DG sets, UPS, compressors, HVAC, pumps, motors, fire-fighting systems and utilities.

E. Engineering Projects and Infrastructure

Lead installation, commissioning, modernization, automation and expansion projects.

F. Compliance, Safety and Statutory Requirements

Ensure compliance, safe maintenance practices, audit readiness and zero-accident culture.

G. Spare Parts and Inventory Management

Maintain critical spare inventory and vendor support.

H. Team Leadership and Capability Building

Lead maintenance teams, training and succession planning.

I. Documentation, MIS and Continuous Improvement

Track uptime, MTBF, MTTR, utility consumption and continuous improvement initiatives.

3. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Machine Availability >98%,
• PM Compliance >95%,
• Utility Availability >99%,
• Zero Major Safety Incidents.

4. Qualification & Experience

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, EEE, ECE or Mechatronics. 10-15 years experience with minimum 5 years in leadership role.

5. Desired Competencies

Technical: Garment Machinery Maintenance, Electrical Systems, Utilities, RCA, TPM, Lean Maintenance, PLC & Automation. Behavioural: Leadership, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Planning, Cost Consciousness, Ownership and Collaboration