Maintenance Manager - Food & Namkeen Manufacturing

Pramod Confectionary And Food Products; Gaya; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pramod Confectionary And Food Products invites an experienced Maintenance Engineer to lead preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance across production lines, frying, seasoning, conveying and packing equipment at our Bihar plant.

You will monitor uptime, MTBF/MTTR, drive kaizen and ensure food safety, safety compliance, and cost control while coordinating with Production, Quality and Planning teams. Prior FMCG experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical or related Engineering with relevant industry exposure.
• 7–12 years of industrial maintenance experience in FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Experience with packaging lines and plant utilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance schedules for production equipment.
• Maintain equipment history, lubrication plans and critical spares lists; analyze failures and implement actions.
• Monitor uptime, MTBF, MTTR and drive continuous improvement in machine reliability.
• Respond to breakdowns, coordinate fault diagnosis and restore equipment with minimal losses.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality and Planning for shutdowns, trials and start-ups.
• Ensure operation of boilers, compressors, DG sets, electrical distribution, water systems and HVAC.
• Ensure food safety through appropriate lubrication and hygiene practices; support audits.
• Manage spares, budgets, contracts and vendor performance; evaluate repair vs. replacement decisions.
• Lead kaizen, 5S, energy conservation and automation initiatives; allocate work and train team.
• Maintain daily breakdown and maintenance MIS; escalate risks and propose actions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

ERP/CMMS

Team leadership

Education

Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical or related Engineering

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Maintenance Planning & Reliability

• Develop and execute preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance schedules for production, frying, seasoning, conveying and packing equipment.
• Maintain equipment history, maintenance checklists, lubrication plans and critical spares lists; analyze repeated failures and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Monitor equipment uptime, MTBF, MTTR and maintenance backlog; drive continuous improvement in machine reliability.

Breakdown & Production Support

• Respond promptly to breakdowns, coordinate fault diagnosis and restore equipment with minimum production loss.
• Coordinate with Production, Packing, Quality and Planning teams for shutdown windows, trials, changeovers and restart verification.
• Conduct root cause analysis of major failures and ensure corrective/preventive actions are closed on time.

Utilities & Infrastructure

• Ensure reliable operation and upkeep of boilers, compressors, DG sets, electrical distribution, water systems, HVAC/ventilation and other applicable plant utilities.
• Plan periodic inspections of panels, motors, pumps, pipelines, lighting and building services; maintain utility operating and service records.
• Monitor utility consumption and identify opportunities to reduce electricity, fuel, compressed-air and water losses.

Safety, Food Safety & Compliance

• Implement lockout/tagout, permit-to-work, machine guarding, electrical safety and safe contractor working practices.
• Ensure maintenance activities protect food safety through tool control, contamination prevention, hygiene and appropriate food-grade lubricants.
• Support statutory inspections, calibration, equipment certification and internal/external audits; maintain applicable compliance documentation.

Spares, Vendors & Cost Control

• Set minimum/maximum levels for critical spares and coordinate procurement to avoid stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Prepare and control maintenance budgets, repair costs, AMC/service contracts and capital maintenance requirements.
• Evaluate vendor performance, service quality, response time and repair-versus-replacement decisions.

Projects, Improvement & Team Leadership

• Support installation, commissioning, capacity expansion, equipment modification and technical acceptance of new machinery.
• Drive kaizen, 5S, energy conservation, automation and machine efficiency improvement initiatives.
• Allocate work to maintenance personnel, manage shift coverage, provide technical training and assess team performance.

Documentation, MIS & Reporting

• Maintain daily breakdown reports, preventive maintenance compliance, equipment logs, calibration records and action trackers.
• Submit weekly/monthly maintenance MIS highlighting downtime, recurring failures, costs, utility trends and improvement actions.
• Escalate critical equipment risks and propose prioritized action plans to plant management.

Preferred candidate profile

Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical or related Engineering discipline; typically 712 years of industrial maintenance experience, including supervisory experience in FMCG or food manufacturing. Experience with packaging lines and plant utilities preferred.

Key Competencies

Troubleshooting and RCA; preventive maintenance systems; electrical/mechanical fundamentals; utility management; food safety and EHS; budgeting; vendor management; team leadership; ERP/CMMS and MS Excel reporting.

Note

Relevant field experience mandatory. Fresher and candidates who applied in the last 6 months need not apply.