Maintenance Manager – Biogas / CBG Plant

The Hiring Company; Ankleshwar; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hiring Company is seeking a qualified Maintenance Manager for a Biogas/CBG plant at Ankleshwar, India. The role focuses on planning, executing, and supervising maintenance across mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems to ensure safe, reliable plant operations.

You will oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, maintain documentation, and report on operations and KPIs, acting as second-in-command for safety, security, and manpower at the site.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in relevant discipline.
• Experience in maintenance planning and reliability in process plants.
• Strong leadership and team management.
• Knowledge of safety standards and permits.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Lead troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems with RCA approaches.
• Supervise maintenance engineers, technicians, operators and contractors.
• Manage spare parts inventory, procurement, and documentation.
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly maintenance and operations reports; track KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Team management

Troubleshooting

Analytics

Education

Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical or related discipline

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Job Description – Maintenance Manager – Biogas / CBG Plant

Job Title: Maintenance Manager – Biogas / CBG Plant

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to ensure the smooth, safe, and reliable operation of all plant equipment and utilities at a Biogas/CBG facility.

The incumbent will be responsible for planning, executing, and supervising preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities. The role will also act as the second-in-command for Safety, Security, and Manpower at the site and coordinate with third-party stakeholders.

In the absence of the Plant Head, the incumbent will oversee these functions and take ownership of plant operations. The role will also be responsible for daily, weekly, and monthly reporting and maintaining accurate maintenance and operational documentation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Maintenance Planning & Execution

• Prepare preventive and predictive maintenance schedules for digesters, compressors, blowers, pumps, CHP units, purification systems, and CBG bottling systems.
• Minimize breakdowns and downtime through proactive maintenance strategies.
• Coordinate with Shift In-Charges for smooth operations and team training.
• Schedule shifts and monitor operations, logbooks, and maintenance sheets.
• Maintain inventory documentation and equipment history sheets.
• Digitalize maintenance and inventory documentation.
• Ensure site presence, required manpower, and timely third-party support during breakdowns.

2. Equipment Reliability & Troubleshooting

• Lead troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
• Ensure quick breakdown resolution through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective/preventive actions.
• Monitor equipment health and identify potential failures through predictive maintenance.

3. Team Management

• Supervise Operations & Maintenance Engineers, technicians, operators, and contractors.
• Coordinate manpower deployment across shifts and ensure adequate coverage.
• Train team members on SOPs, safety practices, and equipment handling.

4. Inventory & Spare Parts Management

• Maintain stock of critical spares and consumables.
• Monitor stock levels and ensure timely replenishment.
• Develop vendor relationships for timely procurement and technical support.
• Maintain records of spare-part usage and inventory movement.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with applicable safety and statutory requirements, including PESO, Pollution Control Board, and Factory Act requirements, as applicable.
• Implement and monitor LOTO (Lockout-Tagout) procedures.
• Ensure readiness and maintenance of firefighting systems and emergency response arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with PPE, permit-to-work procedures, and plant SOPs.

6. Operations, Coordination & Reporting

• Align maintenance activities with production schedules in coordination with Operations.
• Support uninterrupted plant operations and optimize equipment availability.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance/operations reports.
• Track KPIs including MTTR, MTBF, equipment availability, breakdown frequency, and maintenance costs.
• Coordinate with Plant Head, vendors, contractors, and third-party stakeholders.

7. Site Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Act as second-in-command for Safety, Security, and Manpower at the site.
• Oversee relevant site functions during the absence of the Plant Head.
• Coordinate with third-party contractors, service providers, and technical agencies.
• Ensure site-level issues are escalated and resolved within defined timelines.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Expertise in preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
• Knowledge of CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems).
• Strong leadership, planning, coordination, and team-management capabilities.
• Knowledge of equipment reliability practices, RCA, MTTR, and MTBF.
• Understanding of plant safety, LOTO, emergency response, and statutory compliance.
• Ability to manage contractors, vendors, and multiple site stakeholders.

Preferred Qualification & Experience

• Relevant Engineering qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical, or related discipline.
• Relevant experience in plant maintenance, preferably in Biogas, CBG, Waste-to-Energy, Process Plant, Oil & Gas, Chemical, or allied industries.
• Hands-on experience in equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, team handling, and plant operations.
• Experience managing breakdowns, preventive maintenance schedules, contractors, and spare-parts inventory.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Plant equipment availability and reliability.
• Reduction in breakdown frequency and downtime.
• MTTR and MTBF performance.
• Preventive/predictive maintenance compliance.
• Maintenance cost optimization.
• Critical spare availability.
• Safety and statutory compliance.
• Timely and accurate daily/weekly/monthly reporting.