Plant Electrical Engineer

CNH Industrial; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

CNH Industrial in Pune is seeking a seasoned Engineer to lead plant electrical and facility maintenance across assembly, paint, and fabrication sectors. The role focuses on preventive and breakdown maintenance, spare parts planning, and OEM coordination to sustain high equipment availability.

The incumbent will drive cost reductions under CBS CI initiatives, manage maintenance safety trainings, and ensure compliance with energy and safety standards in a large manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven experience in Plant Engineering, Facility Management, and Project Execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Valid Electrical Supervisory License and Electrical Safety Certification.

Responsibilities

• Shopfloor machine maintenance across Assembly, Paint, and Fabrication shops.
• Preventive and breakdown maintenance of plant machinery.
• Lead spare parts planning and OEM coordination.
• Plan annual Diwali Shutdown maintenance.
• Ensure 100% availability of utility equipment and emergency systems.
• Drive cost reduction through CBS CI initiatives.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Safety training

Manpower management

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Electrical Supervisory License

Electrical Safety Certification

Tools

LN system

Job description

10+ years of proven experience in Utility Maintenance of Electrical parts.

Key Responsibility:

1) Shopfloor Machine Maintenance

• Equipment Maintenance: Execute preventive and breakdown maintenance of machines across the Assembly, Paint, and Fabrication shops.
• Daily Support: Handle day-to-day breakdown maintenance of all plant machinery and equipment.
• Spare Parts Management: Lead spare parts planning and raise new requests in the LN system. Develop spare parts locally with regional vendors.
• Issue Resolution: Attend daily meetings and resolve internal customer issues promptly.
• Root Cause Analysis: Perform EWO (Equipment Work Order) analysis, root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions for all breakdowns.
• Shutdown Planning: Plan and execute annual Diwali Shutdown maintenance work across the plant.
• Electrical Upkeep: Perform complete preventive maintenance of the electrical system, including High Tension (HT) and Low Tension (LT) breakers and transformers.
• Metrics: Monitor maintenance KPIs such as MTTR, MTBF, and Breakdown Percentage (BD%).
• OEM Coordination: Coordinate with OEMs for the timely servicing of critical machinery and handle AMC (Annual Maintenance Contracts) management.
• Specialized Capability: Develop technical competency for Laser and Bending machine maintenance, ensuring timely servicing and shutdown coordination with production teams.
• Safety & Training: Check the operations and functions of all safety systems and interlocks in plant equipment. Conduct in-house safety training for shopfloor employees and technical training for the maintenance team.
• Manpower Management: Track daily maintenance manpower deployment and manage the LDM (Local Daily Management) board for the department.

2) Utility Maintenance & Management

• Utility Infrastructure: Maintain and handle the compressed air system, power transformers, Diesel Generators (DG), compressors, LT/HT panels, and Vacuum/Air Circuit Breakers (VCB/ACB).
• Power Distribution: Test and service electrical power distribution boards to ensure a stable electrical network.
• Energy Auditing: Monitor and control energy consumption within utilities and engineering processes.
• Budgetary Control: Monitor expenditures regularly against the targeted budget. Escalate misalignments to the supervisor to control maintenance and repair costs, supporting the annual 8% plant savings target through the PM pillar.
• Compliance Testing: Conduct yearly testing of all earth pits, power transformers, energy meters, and electrical safety systems in power distribution.
• Equipment Availability: Maintain 100% continuous availability for all utility equipment, diesel generators, compressed air systems, and emergency lighting networks.
• Facility HVAC: Manage the operations and maintenance of office and canteen air conditioning systems.
• Backup Power: Ensure all UPS and emergency backup systems across the plant are fully operational.
• Facilities Infrastructure: Provide preventive and breakdown maintenance for all utility machinery, the ETP/STP plant, Fire Hydrant Systems, and FDAS (Fire Detection and Alarm Systems).
• Fire Safety Testing: Execute functional tests on beam detectors, smoke detectors, flow switches, heat/multifunction detectors, fire alarm panels, and repeater alarm panels.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive cost reduction initiatives through the CNH Business System (CBS) and Continuous Improvement (CI) activities.

3) Safety Management

• Safety Audits: Perform SMAT (Safety Management Audit Training) and EMAT (Environmental Management Audit Training) audits across the utility block, ETP/STP plant, and maintenance zones.
• Permit to Work: Issue safety work permits, enforce vendor safety protocols, and ensure the proper closure of all work permits.
• Hazard Identification: Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and manage PM & Safety tags. Analyse and close SEWO (Safety EWO) and Environmental EWO cases.
• EHS Compliance: Support the EHS department during propane tank testing, hydro-testing of pressure vessels, and in fulfilling all statutory/legal plant requirements.
• Engineering Controls: Implement safety projects, including Safety Poka-Yoke systems and modifications on existing machinery for enhanced engineering control.
• Risk Mitigation: Focus on high-risk aspects and environmental impacts to implement risk-reduction projects for maintenance activities.

4) Energy & Water Resource Management

• Energy Analysis: Complete daily energy analysis across all shopfloors and individual feeders. Track and circulate data on propane gas, diesel, and oil consumption.
• Energy Standards : Well divergent with ISO 50001 Energy standards Requirements & its implementation
• Sustainability KPIs: Identify new energy-saving and cost-reduction projects. Monitor, track, and take actions on monthly sustainability global KPIs (CO2 footprint and Gj energy consumption).
• ETP/STP Operations: Manage the operation and preventive maintenance of all electrical and mechanical machinery within the ETP/STP plant.
• Water Tracking: Monitor daily water consumption across the shopfloor, offices, and canteen. Ensure proper water supply to all plant washrooms, canteens, and production areas.
• Water Recycling: Maximize the utilization of treated water from the STP/ETP while tracking overall treatment metrics.
• Firefighting Readiness: Maintain the plant firefighting system, ensuring all fire hydrant pumps in the pump house are serviced, fully operational, and continuously deployment-ready.
• Best Practices: Coordinate with the central team to implement best-in-class energy and PM practices for cost optimization and KPI enhancement.

Key Responsibilities

• Customer: Satisfy internal customers by securing optimal equipment availability to meet production requirements. Provide dependable facility and utility operations at the right cost and quality.
• Safety: Stay accountable for enforcing safety standards and protocols. Execute safety projects, support manufacturing engineering/safety teams, and ensure adherence to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
• Quality: Secure plant equipment reliability and upkeep to consistently deliver desired product quality.
• Delivery: Partner with the plant engineering and production teams on resource planning, scheduling, supervision, and technical guidance to achieve production deliverables. Maintain plant facilities through robust utility management.
• Business Initiatives: Plan and implement new CNH Business Systems (CBS) initiatives.
• People, Culture & Training: Drive skill development programs for department employees on all new equipment.
• Profit: Achieve budgeted/forecasted efficiency targets and control operational expenses for the Pune plant. Secure a minimum 8% budgeted cost savings through active project management.

Leadership / Team Management Responsibility

• Drive continuous improvement by planning, controlling, and tracking performance across key KPIs: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity.
• Lead manpower development, foster team involvement, and manage team reward and recognition programs.
• Ensure the overall cost competitiveness of plant and equipment maintenance operations.

Minimum Qualifications, Skills, Experience and Language(s)

• Education/Qualifications: B.E. / B. Tech in Electrical Engineering
• Licensure: Valid Electrical Supervisory License
• Certification: Electrical Safety Certification
• Essential Experience and Skills: 10+ years of proven experience in Plant Engineering, Facility Management, and Project Execution.