Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

AP Management Consultants; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

AP Management Consultants is seeking a skilled maintenance professional in Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore district to oversee machinery maintenance and preventive upkeep in a manufacturing setting. The role covers repair of mixers, discharge systems, stitching and packing equipment, and coordination with electrical teams for shared equipment.

The candidate will perform root-cause analyses, execute preventive schedules, monitor machine condition and manage spares to minimize downtime while supporting

Qualifications

• Attend to mechanical breakdowns promptly to restore production and carry out root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Plan and execute preventive maintenance schedules—lubrication, bearing checks, alignment, tightening and wear inspection—to maximise uptime.
• Carry out welding, fabrication and minor mechanical modifications for repairs and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair ploughshear and paddle mixers mechanical assemblies.
• Maintain discharge gates/valves, air-operated actuators, compressors, air lines and dust-collection dampers.
• Maintain stitching machines and packing equipment—needle/feed mechanisms and moving parts.
• Attend to mechanical breakdowns promptly to restore production and carry out root‑cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Carry out welding, fabrication and minor mechanical modifications for repairs and improvements.
• Support installation, commissioning and alignment of new equipment and capacity additions.

Job description

Role & responsibilities:

Machinery Maintenance & Breakdown

• Ploughshear & paddle mixers Maintain and repair the mixers' mechanical assemblies

ploughshares, blades/liners, shafts, bearings, seals, gearboxes and couplings and manage wear-part

replacement on the abrasive cement-based line.

• Discharge & pneumatics Maintain discharge gates/valves, air-operated actuators, compressors, air

lines and dust-collection dampers.

• Packing & stitching machines — Maintain the mechanical side of automatic and manual stitching

machines and packing equipment — needle/feed mechanisms and moving parts.

• Attend to mechanical breakdowns promptly to restore production, and carry out root‑cause analysis to

prevent recurrence.

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Plan and execute preventive maintenance schedules — lubrication, bearing checks, alignment, tightening

and wear inspection — to maximise uptime.

• Monitor equipment condition (vibration, noise, wear, temperature) and act early to avoid failures on

critical machines.

• Maintain a healthy stock of mechanical spares and wear parts, and coordinate procurement of critical

items.

Fabrication, Projects & Improvement

• Carry out welding, fabrication and minor mechanical modifications for repairs and improvements.
• Support installation, commissioning and alignment of new equipment and capacity additions.
• Drive improvements to reduce wear, downtime and maintenance cost across the plant.

Safety, Compliance & Records

• Follow safe maintenance practices — lockout/tagout, work permits, safe isolation — and coordinate with

the electrical team on shared equipment.

• Maintain maintenance records, breakdown logs, PM checklists and spares registers accurately.
• Support housekeeping, 5S and statutory mechanical compliance on the shop floor.