Shift Officer-Maintenance (RMT Mechanical)

Ferrero; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrero India is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to ensure optimal performance and reliability of automated production lines. You will supervise shift interventions, drive preventive maintenance, and support automation-related activities.

The role focuses on maximizing equipment efficiency, reducing maintenance costs, and contributing to continuous improvement while upholding safety, GMP, and Ferrero policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering is required.
• 4–7 years of FMCG or food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and safety/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Execute maintenance policy and analyze data for policy changes.
• Troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain automated machines.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and software issues on lines.
• Support predictive and preventive maintenance activities.
• Implement automation upgrades and cost-saving projects.
• Lead maintenance team during shifts and ensure GMP compliance.
• Ensure spare parts availability for maintenance interventions.
• Archive manuals and ISO documentation during updates.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Electrical circuits

Sensors & actuators

PLC/HMI

Robotics platforms

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Industrial protocols

Data-driven diagnostics

TPM / 5S / AM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering

Job description

About the Role

The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for ensuring optimal performance and reliability of automated systems and production equipment. This role involves supervising and coordinating technical interventions during shifts, driving preventive and proactive maintenance strategies, and supporting automation-related activities. The engineer will work to maximize equipment efficiency, optimize maintenance costs, and contribute to new projects and continuous improvement initiatives, while ensuring all maintenance activities comply with safety standards and company policies.

Main Responsibilities

• Maintenance Policy Execution: Cooperates with Maintenance Technique Responsible in the evaluation of the maintenance definition cooperates in data collection and analysis needed for the evaluation of potential changes to maintenance policies.
• Perform troubleshooting, calibration, and maintenance of automated machines
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and software-related issues in production lines.
• Support predictive and preventive maintenance activities
• Maintenance Practices: support in the spreading of best maintenance practices.
• Safety: ensures the correct application of safety standards and safe behaviours during the execution of maintenance intervention
• Preventive Maintenance implementation: guarantees the correct implementation of preventive maintenance actions, including also that focused-on improvement and condition-based.
• To carry out corrective maintenance on production machinery as per notifications request
• Spare parts: To guarantee all the necessary spare parts for the maintenance intervention.
• Professional Maintenance: To adopt the way of working for Smart factory Maintenance (SAPPM, Mobile Maintenance, Digital SIM etc.)
• Update and Archive take part in the update and archiving of machinery books, operative manuals, and other ISO documentation.
• Implement automation upgrades, safety improvements, and cost-saving projects.
• Identify opportunities for cycle-time reduction, waste elimination, and efficiency improvement.
• To work for achieving Maintenance KPI indicators, analyses & understanding areas for improvement both at maintenance system as a whole and at equipment / machinery level
• To handle the team of technicians in shifts and guarantee the correct in-systems management.
• Take part in the breakdown root cause information collection and analysis to detect and implement improvement.
• Orderliness, cleanliness, maintenance guarantees that all the maintenance activities are done respecting Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

About You

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Mechatronics Engineering .

Experience: 4-7 years of experience preferably in FMCG or Food Manufacturing Industry.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, including pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Solid understanding of electrical circuits, sensors, and actuators.
• Basic experience with PLC/HMI systems (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Schneider).
• Familiarity with robotics platforms (ABB, Fanuc).
• Ability to use CAD tools (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.).
• Understanding of industrial communication protocols (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, ProfiNet).
• Knowledge of data-driven diagnostics for troubleshooting and optimization.
• Knowledge of TPM concepts, 5S, AM.

Key Competencies

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong focus on safety and compliance.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Job Referral Code

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Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

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