Team Member - Maintenance

Kemin Industries; Thiruvallur District; On-site; INR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Kemin Industries in Gummidipoondi, Tamil Nadu, seeks a Diploma holder with 2–3 years of electrical/maintenance experience to manage routine electrical upkeep, inspections, repairs and fault fixing in the factory. You will drive improvements, adhere to safety standards and ensure uptime of plant utilities.

The role requires hands-on maintenance, adherence to CLITA, ability to interpret wiring layouts, and participation in ongoing optimization projects to reduce downtime and energy use.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering required with 2–3 years of experience.
• Experience in routine electrical maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of Kaizen and continuous improvement principles.

Responsibilities

• Inspect electrical systems in the factory and utilities.
• Perform routine electrical maintenance and repairs.
• Follow CLITA procedure for equipment maintenance.
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical failures and identify faults.
• Review blueprints for wiring layouts; test systems with portable tools.
• Implement preventive maintenance schedules and Kaizen projects.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Kaizen

Education

Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Voltmeter

Ohmmeter

Job description

Location: Gummidipoondi

Position Overview

Responsible for the general upkeep of an electrical system. They are required to inspect the equipment regularly, conduct routine electrical maintenance, perform repairs, and fix fault when necessary. They may also be required to replace electrical appliances in the building. Reduce the downtime of equipment and to increase the availability of equipment , optimize the specific power and fuel consumption, minimize the engineering spares inventory & control repair and maintenance cost within the budget and initiate continuous Improvement projects.

Role & responsibilities

• Routinely inspecting electrical systems inside the factory and utilities
• Stictly adhere the Cleaning, Lubrication, Inspection, Tightening and Alignment (CLITA) procedure for all the equipment .
• Effectively handle any maintenance issues in each shift and implement Kaizen projects to reduce the breakdown of equipment.
• Identifying faults or hazards and make corrections on immediate basis.
• Troubleshooting electrical and mechanical system failures.
• Reviewing blueprints to understand wiring placement.
• Testing of electrical systems by using eportable equipments such as voltmeters, ohmmeters etc...
• Conducting maintenance repairs on shop floor equipments.
• Responding to BMR(Breakdown maintenance report).
• Providing suggestions for equipment upgradation.
• Maintaining electrical maintenance reports such as daily power consumption , power factor etc...
• Installing new electrical equipments in the building.
• Adhering to safety and performance standards.Ensure routine calibration and maintenance requirements of a variety of electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Conduct in-depth electrical assessment for maintenance and trouble shooting of electrical and instrumentation, which covers, preventative and breakdown maintenance for plant utility and process.
• Develop a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule, ensure full preventative maintenance is carried out, and lead the team to deliver effectively.
• Ensure smooth labour relations and discipline are maintained among the department personnel.

Preferred candidate profile

Diploma in Electrical/Mechanial Engineering with 2 to 3 years of experience.