Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Calderys India Refractories; Katni; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderys India Refractories in Katni, MP, is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Engineer to oversee mechanical maintenance of kilns and allied equipment. You will plan breakdown and preventive maintenance, supervise technicians and ensure adherence to EHS norms in a high-tone industrial setting.

The role requires 5–7 years of industrial experience, B.Tech in Mechanical, and fluency in Hindi and English. You will coordinate shutdowns, manage resources, and drive reliability improvements on a busy

Qualifications

• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
• Reading & writing fluency Hindi and English
• Minimum 05 - 07 years industrial experience in a similar field.

Responsibilities

• Follow the instruction of Incharge and department head.
• Meet the EHS protocols in force.
• Meet the maintenance targets.
• Plan breakdown and preventive maintenance of rotary kiln and allied equipment.
• Ensure routine inspection and maintenance of all assigned equipment.
• Monitor equipment health and identify abnormal noise, vibration, temperature, leakage and wear.
• Identify critical equipment and single-point failure risks.
• Prepare daily and weekly maintenance activity plans in coordination with the Maintenance Manager.
• Coordinate planned shutdown and annual maintenance activities.
• Ensure proper documentation and closure of maintenance work orders in CMMS.

Skills

Manpower management

Mechanical maintenance

Maintenance planning

Team supervision

Education

B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Tools

CMMS

RCA

Kaizen

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1. Roles:

a. To follow the instruction of Incharge and department head.

b. Meeting the EHS protocols in force.

c. Meeting the maintenance targets.

d. Utilizing of manpower and other resources at the optimum level.

e. Timely completion of job with better workmanship.

f. Flexible with duty timings and can work in shifts.

2. Core :

• Planning of breakdown & preventive maintenance of rotary kiln, rotary cooler, grate dryer, nodulisers, ball mills, air separator, pneumatic pumps, elevator, crushers, mixers, hoists, eot crane, belt conveyor, packing machine, skip hoist, vibrating conveyor etc.
• Ensure routine inspection and maintenance of all assigned equipment.
• Monitor equipment health and identify abnormal noise, vibration, temperature, leakage and wear.
• Ensure timely identification and rectification of mechanical defects.
• Maintain equipment history and identify recurring failure patterns.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained as per OEM recommendations and established maintenance standards.
• Identify critical equipment and single-point failure risks.

3. Maintenance planning and execution

• Prepare daily and weekly maintenance activity plans in coordination with the Maintenance Manager.
• Coordinate planned shutdown and annual maintenance activities.
• Ensure manpower, tools, tackles, consumables and spare parts are available before starting maintenance jobs.
• Allocate jobs to fitters, technicians, welders and contract manpower.
• Monitor progress against planned maintenance activities.
• Ensure proper job completion, inspection and handover to production.
• Verify maintenance quality before releasing equipment for operation.
• Ensure proper documentation and closure of maintenance work orders in CMMS.

4. Continuous improvement and cost optimisation

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce maintenance costs by implementing Kaizens.
• Analyse MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and MTTR (Mean Time to Repair).
• Work towards reducing repetitive breakdowns and unplanned downtime by doing proper RCA.
• Identify energy-saving and maintenance-cost reduction opportunities.
• Participate in reliability improvement projects and CAPEX proposals.
• Ensure implementation of 5S and good maintenance practices in the assigned area.

5. EHS activities and compliance of audit findings

• Following all EHS related protocols.
• Ensuring all compliances are done on time.
• Imparting necessary training to the departmental workforce.
• Conducting audits, maintaining & following 5S culture.d. Conducting audits, maintaining & following 5S culture.

Preferred candidate profile

• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
• Reading & writing fluency Hindi and English
• Minimum 05 - 07 years Industrial experience in a similar field.

Knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics:

• Well-organised and able to handle manpower and flexible with duty timings.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical maintenance of kilns, Grate dryer, ball mills, gearboxes, motors, bearings, drives, conveyors and associated equipment.
• Proficiency in preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance, lubrication, alignment, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Ability to supervise technicians and contract manpower, allocate jobs, monitor performance and ensure timely execution of maintenance activities.
• Ability to identify equipment abnormalities, analyse failures, prioritise maintenance activities and implement corrective actions to improve equipment reliability.
• Strong commitment to EHS practices, LOTOTO, work permits, housekeeping, effective collaboration and coordination with production and clear maintenance reporting.