MECHANICAL HEAD MAINTENANCE FOR STEEL INDUSTRY - SIMGA, CHHATTISGARH

JobItUs; Mungeli; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

JobItUs is seeking a Head of Mechanical Maintenance to lead plant mechanical systems, guide maintenance teams, and ensure machinery reliability and safety compliance.

You will develop PM/PdM schedules, oversee breakdown repairs, manage spare parts and budget, enforce LOTO and OSHA standards, and coordinate with production and project teams to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–8+ years of hands-on maintenance management experience in heavy manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of mechanical principles, hydraulics, pneumatics, and rotating equipment. Proficiency in CMMS and maintenance scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and allocate maintenance tasks for daily, preventive, and breakdown work.
• Develop and implement PM, PdM, and corrective maintenance plans.
• Provide technical guidance for fault-finding, emergency repairs, and RCA of major plant machinery, pumps, and rotating equipment.
• Manage the mechanical maintenance budget, track KPIs, and optimize repair and overhaul costs.
• Ensure optimal spare-parts availability through stock management and vendor coordination.
• Enforce safety standards such as LOTO and OSHA/local requirements to maintain zero-accident environment.
• Collaborate with production, electrical, and project teams to minimize downtime during overhauls.

Skills

Mechanical principles

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Rotating equipment

CMMS

Maintenance scheduling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Maintenance scheduling software

Job description

Title

A Mechanical Maintenance Head oversees plant or facility mechanical systems, leads maintenance teams, and ensures machinery reliability and safety compliance.

Head of Mechanical Maintenance (or Mechanical Maintenance Section Head)

Job Purpose

To lead, plan, and execute mechanical maintenance strategies for industrial equipment, maximizing uptime, controlling maintenance budgets, and ensuring zero-accident safety compliance.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Team Leadership & Management: Supervise, train, and allocate manpower for daily, scheduled, and breakdown maintenance tasks.
• Maintenance Planning & Execution: Develop and implement Preventive Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), and Corrective Maintenance schedules.
• Breakdown & Troubleshooting: Provide technical guidance for fault-finding, emergency repairs, and root-cause analysis (RCA) of major plant machinery, pumps, compressors, and rotating equipment.
• Budget & Cost Control: Manage the mechanical maintenance budget, track KPIs, and optimize repair and overhaul costs.
• Spare Parts & Inventory: Ensure optimal spare-parts availability through stock management, vendor coordination, and purchase requisitions.
• Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Enforce safety standards (such as Lock-Out/Tag-Out [LOTO] and OSHA/local statutory requirements) to maintain a zero-accident work environment.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate closely with production, electrical, and project engineering teams to minimize operational downtime during equipment overhauls.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent technical qualification).
• Experience: 5 to 8+ years of hands-on maintenance management experience in a heavy manufacturing, steel, cement, or process plant environment.
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong understanding of mechanical principles, hydraulics, pneumatics, and rotating equipment.
  • Proficiency in Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and maintenance scheduling software.