Maintenance Technician

Metalsa; Mayiladuthurai; On-site; INR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Metalsa in Tamil Nadu seeks a skilled Electrical Maintenance Technician to perform preventive and corrective maintenance on industrial equipment. You will enforce safety, manage spares, and support continuous improvement initiatives within a busy plant environment.

You will read electrical and hydraulic drawings, troubleshoot PLCs and drives, and contribute to MTTR/MTBF analysis. This role emphasizes teamwork, discipline, and hands-on Kaizen efforts.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Electrical with relevant industrial maintenance experience.
• 3–5 years in preventive and corrective maintenance for industrial equipment.
• 1–2 years troubleshooting PLC, drives, sensors, and automation systems; reading electrical/hydraulic drawings.

Responsibilities

• Guarantee safety by enforcing PPE use and LOTO procedures.
• Provide preventive and corrective maintenance to equipment.
• Follow the maintenance program and 5S in the shop.
• Update MTTR/MTBF, work orders, and Maximo documentation.
• Perform root cause analysis with the team.
• Maintain tooling sets and update spare parts inventory.
• Implement Maximo in the plant and drive Kaizen.
• Coordinate with procurement for critical spare parts availability.
• Train and develop maintenance technicians; monitor performance and discipline.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical drawings

Sensors & switches

VFD operation

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Ball screws

Lubrication

Mechanical alignment

Education

Diploma in Electrical

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Guarantee the safety of his/her personnel by wearing their Personal Protective Equipment
• Provide preventive and corrective maintenance to equipment
• Comply with the maintenance program (weekend program)
• Maintain maintenance shop lockers in 5S s
• Comply with our Maintenance Program (History card, work orders, Analyse MTTR/MTBF, preventive maintenance through the electronic maintenance program, Maximo)
• Perform root cause analysis with team member
• Maintain & update TS/IATF/EMS/OHSAS documents/MOS documents & KPI
• Guarantee the safety of his personnel, by correcting unsafe acts and conditions, ensure strict implementation of LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) procedures, Ensure compliance with statutory regulations and plant safety standards
• Comply with the personnel management role (vacations, over time, movements, leave of absence, reports for the payroll area, etc.)
• Maintain and preserve the tooling sets in good conditions
• Maximo tool implementation in plant
• Update the spare part stock, Optimize spare parts inventory to avoid shortages or overstocking, coordinate with procurement for critical spare availability, Maintain minimum stock levels and critical spare list
• Update checklist/WI/SMP of the process as required
• Team Management & Development, Train and develop maintenance technicians, Monitor team performance and discipline
• Continuous Improvement, Drive Kaizen, Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives, Improve equipment efficiency (OEE improvement initiatives)

Academic & Experience

Diploma in Electrical with experience in below mentioned details:

• 3-5 Years of experience in preventive and corrective maintenance for industrial equipment
• 1-2 experience in industrial controls Troubleshooting of PLC, drives, sensors, and automation systems, Ability to read and interpret electrical and hydraulic drawings.

Technical Skills

Electrical Maintenance

-Industrial electrical troubleshooting (Three-phase motors and control circuits, Contactor, relay, MCB, MCCB and overload relay, Electrical panel troubleshooting)

-Electrical wiring and termination, Electrical drawing / control schematic reading, & electrical testing equipment)

-Sensors, proximity switches and limit switches, Encoder basic troubleshooting in 24 VDC control systems

-Motor/VFD fault diagnosis & VFD operation and basic parameter setting

Industrial Control Automation

-Basic PLC hardware knowledge & PLC I/O troubleshooting, PLC input/output signal tracing, Interlock troubleshooting, Industrial control circuit troubleshooting

Mechanical Maintenance

-Inspection and replacement of Bearing, Shaft, Coupling inspection and replacement, Motor-gearbox alignment, Chain and sprocket, Belt and pulley, Mechanical clearance and play checking, Lubrication practices, Abnormal noise/vibration identification, Basic dimensional measurement.

Ball Screw & Linear Motion System

• Inspection and maintenance of Ball screw backlash checking, Ball screw alignment & replacement, LM Block / Linear Guide inspection & replacement, Identification of wear, vibration and abnormal noise
• Coupling between servo motor and ball screw

Hydraulic System

• Hydraulic circuit understanding, troubleshooting, Directional control valve, Pressure relief valve, Flow control valve
• Hydraulic cylinder troubleshooting, seal leakage identification, Accumulator troubleshooting.

Pneumatic System

• Pneumatic circuit understanding & troubleshooting Solenoid valve, directional valve, Pneumatic cylinder troubleshooting, Flow control valve, Pressure regulator, Air leakage identification

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