SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PLANT ENGINEERING

Asian Paints; Cuddalore; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Paints in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to oversee preventive and predictive maintenance of plant equipment. You will coordinate with managers, technicians, and contractors to ensure uptime and safety across the chemical process plant.

The role requires a BE in Mechanical and 3–4 years of industrial maintenance experience in continuous processes, with exposure to rotary equipment and utilities. SAP MM knowledge is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical is required.
• 3–4 years of industrial maintenance experience in continuous process chemical or petrochemical environments preferred.
• Experience with high/low speed rotary equipment, utilities, and plant equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance activities to ensure smooth plant operation.
• Supervise maintenance work and coordinate with contractors for daily material issuance.
• Maintain maintenance records and ensure safety compliance during all maintenance tasks.
• Coordinate with electrical, instrument and other departments to execute maintenance jobs.
• Drive RCA-based breakdown analysis and implement CAPA actions to prevent recurrence.
• Plan shift schedules for operators and contract personnel in the mechanical department.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

RCA

CAPA

SAP MM

Safety compliance

Electrical & instrumentation

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical

Tools

SAP MM

Job description

Location: Cuddalore, TN, IN Areas of Work: Chemicals Job Id: 14056 External Job Description Job Purpose Ensure smooth functioning of machines and other equipment’s in all user departments through preventive, predictive maintenance, taking quick and Corrective action in case of breakdowns, allotting work to technicians and ensure proper adherence to Asset care Program. Primary Responsibilities

• Key Performance Indicators
• Planning & coordination with Managers for smooth & continuous operation of Plant along with complete adherence to the maintenance(both preventive & predictive)activities in Chemical Process plant.
• Coordination with Manager for carrying out daily maintenance activities(preventive & predictive)
• Coordination with contract persons for daily issuing of material for maintenance
• Planning & Supervision of equipment overhauling in coordination with company/ contract fitters
• Supervision and coordination with electrical, instrument and other department to carry out maintenance jobs
• Responsible for maintenance of process plant equipment
• Ensuring complete safety requirement for carrying out any maintenance activities
• Maintaining and ensuring the availability of critical spares inventory
• Spares assessment & issuing from stores.
• Ensuring the engineering activities by following the applicable engineering standards.
• Upkeeping of maintenance record
• Breakdown analysis by following RCA methodology & implementation of CAPA.
• Planning, scheduling, organizing resources & execution of capital projects
• Planning of shift schedule for all operators & contract persons in mechanical department
• Uptime of equipment
• Schedule and planned compliance of preventive and predictive maintenance
• Number of Breakdown
• Adherence to committed timelines
• On time implementation of CAPA
• Innovations

Role Requirements Qualifications Essential

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical

Previous Experience: Essential

• Should have atleast 3-4 years of Industrial experience of Maintenance in continuous process chemical/petrochemical industries.
• Exposure in maintenance of High/low speed rotary equipment,utilities

Previous Experience Desired

• Experience in operation and maintenance centrifuges, heat exchangers, cooling towers, utilities and distillation columns.
• Exposure in operation, maintenance of boiler/ Captive power plant

Functional Competencies

• Thorough knowledge in basic engineering and machinery/equipment maintenance
• Basic understanding of electrical & instrumentation.
• Thorough understanding and independent execution of preventive & predictive maintenance systems being followed in chemical plant & ensuring its implementation.
• Thorough understanding of safety requirements with interlocks of equipment
• Basic knowledge of SAP MM Module for ordering material (spares & consumables), understanding spares availability & availing the services from external agencies.
• Basic knowledge of pipe, fittings, structural steel material, its properties & pipeline fabrication.
• Knowledge about the trouble shooting tools to avoid reoccurrence.
• Basic knowledge about the engineering standards