Utility Engineer

Design Tree; Mundra; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Tree is seeking an experienced Utility Engineer to manage operation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and servicing of industrial utility equipment. The role focuses on Nitrogen Generator Plant and two 300 TR chillers, along with boilers, AHUs, cranes, and cooling towers to ensure reliability and energy efficiency.

The candidate will prepare maintenance schedules, analyze breakdowns, maintain logs, and coordinate with OEMs for major repairs, while ensuring safety and compliance

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Nitrogen Generator Plants and 300 TR chillers.
• Strong maintenance, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance expertise.
• Familiarity with HVAC, boilers, cranes, and cooling systems.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor Nitrogen Generator Plant for continuous nitrogen supply.
• Maintain 2 x 300 TR chillers and ensure minimal downtime.
• Maintain air compressors, LPG-fired boiler, AHUs, and cooling towers.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance, safety checks, and logkeeping.
• Coordinate with service providers for major repairs and spares.
• Monitor energy use and drive efficiency improvements.
• Comply with safety procedures and permit-to-work systems.

Skills

Nitrogen Plant operation

Chillers 300 TR

Air compressors

LPG-fired boilers

AHUs/HVAC systems

Cranes/hoisting equipment

Cooling towers

Reading manuals/ drawings

Shift work / emergency response

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and technically competent Utility Engineer to manage the operation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and servicing of industrial utility equipment. The candidate must have strong hands on experience in Nitrogen Generator Plant and 300 TR Chillers (2 Nos.), along with other utility systems, ensuring equipment reliability, uninterrupted plant operations, energy efficiency, and workplace safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot the Nitrogen Generator Plant to ensure a continuous and reliable supply of nitrogen at the required purity and pressure.
• Handle the operation, servicing, and preventive maintenance of 2 Nos. of 300 TR Chillers, ensuring efficient cooling performance and minimum downtime.
• Carry out maintenance and troubleshooting of air compressors, including pressure monitoring, leak detection, filter replacement, and routine servicing.
• Maintain and monitor the LPG-fired boiler, including operational checks, burner performance, safety interlocks, and statutory safety compliance.
• Perform preventive and breakdown maintenance of Air Handling Units (AHUs), including filters, motors, blowers, belts, dampers, and related components.
• Ensure proper operation, inspection, and maintenance of industrial cranes, including hoists, motors, brakes, limit switches, and other mechanical/electrical components.
• Maintain cooling towers, including fan motors, water circulation systems, nozzles, drift eliminators, and water treatment requirements.
• Prepare and implement preventive and predictive maintenance schedules for all utility equipment.
• Monitor equipment parameters, identify abnormalities, analyze breakdowns, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain utility consumption records, equipment logbooks, maintenance reports, and breakdown history.
• Coordinate with external service providers and OEMs for specialized maintenance and major repairs.
• Ensure availability of critical spares and maintain adequate inventory of utility maintenance materials.
• Monitor energy consumption and identify opportunities to improve utility efficiency and reduce operating costs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety procedures, statutory requirements, permit-to-work systems, and lockout/tagout (LOTO) practices.
• Coordinate with production and other departments to ensure uninterrupted utility services.

Essential Technical Skills

• Nitrogen Generator Plant: Hands-on experience in operation, servicing, troubleshooting, pressure regulation, purity monitoring, and routine maintenance.
• Chiller Plant 300 TR (2 Nos.): Experience in chiller operation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and cooling system optimization.

• Air compressors and compressed air distribution systems.
• LPG-fired boilers and associated burner and safety systems.
• AHUs and HVAC systems.
• Industrial cranes and hoisting equipment.
• Cooling towers and associated water circulation systems.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and basic instrumentation/control systems.
• Ability to read equipment manuals, maintenance checklists, and technical drawings.
• Willingness to work in shifts and attend emergency breakdowns, if required.

Candidates with relevant experience in manufacturing plants or industrial facilities will be preferred.