Repair & Maintenance Engineer

Hitachi, Ltd.; Vadodara; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Vadodara, India, invites applications for a Maintenance Supervisor to join the Transformers Business. The role oversees breakdown, preventive, and planned maintenance across transformer production lines, while managing technical documentation and aiming for reliability, safety, and efficient energy use.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in plant maintenance, strong English communication, and familiarity with hydraulic/pneumatic systems, cranes, ovens, and winding machines.

Qualifications

• English language proficiency (spoken and written) is required.
• Experience in maintenance of plant machinery in transformers manufacturing is preferred.
• Familiarity with hydraulic/pneumatic systems, vacuum pumps, EOT cranes, drying ovens, winding machines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee breakdown, preventive and planned maintenance of transformer production lines.
• Manage and update technical documentation; resolve major equipment issues.
• Maintain tools and repair equipment to ensure good working order; optimize energy use.
• Propose improvement projects to enhance processes and production lines and reduce maintenance needs.
• Respond to emergencies and malfunctions to minimize production disruption.
• Implement health, safety and environment guidelines to ensure worker safety.
• Understand electrical drawings of power and control circuits.
• Track KPIs: machine availability, OEE, MTTR, MTBR, energy management.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Electrical engineering (diploma/degree)

Job description

General Information

Business Information:

is essential. The candidate will Hitachi Energy is currently looking for a Maintenance supervisor for the Transformers Business to join their team in Vadodara, India. This team seeks a skilled and motivated individual.

Transformers BU team leverages innovative and diverse technology to transform energy, delivering social, environmental, and economic value and enabling a sustainable energy future for current and future generations. The business’s comprehensive portfolio includes power transformers, traction transformers, insulation and components, digital sensors, and transformer services. The Company’s transformers have been deployed across power generation, transmission, and distribution to metals and mining, oil and gas, commercial and infrastructure projects, and mobility. As the grid becomes more complex, the transformers play an increasingly vital role in improving power quality and network management. The Company is proud to introduce its TXpert™ Ecosystem, the next level in transformer digitalization, further advancing its commitment to innovation and sustainability.

The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. He or she must be flexible to accommodate business requirements and experience in working with diverse groups and cultures. The ability to multitask & delivers within timelines have excellent communications skills.

Mission Statement:

• A Team Member who works within team of professional level employees (typically entry or experienced level) and may also supervise some semi-skilled employees and contractors.
• Industrial engineering expertise in tooling, machinery and RE infrastructure& CAPEX budgeting.
• Monitoring progress and performance against the Maintenance plan; taking action to resolve operational problems and minimize delays. Identifying, developing, and gathering the resources necessary to achieve Maintenance KPIs.
• Team strengthening with capacity enhancement & cater production demand in all three shifts
• Collaborating with the production team to define maintenance plans of equipment for preventive and planned maintenance and consulting on ways to improve reliability, maintainability, and safety of equipment
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
• Production engineering pertain to tooling, machinery specifications & Capex budget

Your Responsibilities:

• Overseeing execution of Breakdown Maintenance, Preventive maintenance and Planned maintenance of equipment of transformers manufacturing production lines.
• Managing and updating technical documentation of equipment. Solving major technical, equipment issues in order to achieve higher performance of the production lines.
• Maintaining tools and repairing equipment for a good working order. Optimizing operational and energy in a sufficient manner.
• Proposing improvement projects for processes and production lines aimed at reducing ordinary and extraordinary maintenance.
• Responding to emergencies, breakdowns, malfunctions and other operating problems to minimize disruption in the production process.
• Implementing health, safety and environment guidelines and directives to ensure the safety of people and resources.
• Knowledge about electrical equipment drawings and their operation (Power &control circuit)
• KPI – Machine availability, OEE, MTTR & MTBR, Energy management

Your Background

• Diploma /Degree in Electrical engineering .
• Minimum 5-10 years of experience of maintenance of Plant machinery of transformers manufacturing plant/Industrial engineering
• Familiarity with Hydraulic/Pneumatic systems, vacuum pumps, EOT cranes, Drying ovens, Winding machines .
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

This position offers relocation based on candidate’s eligibility.

More about us

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 42,000 people in 92+ countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi Energy balances social, environmental, and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter, and greener grid.

Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity.

+ Collaboration = Innovation.

www.hitachienergy.com

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.