Maintenance Manager (Electrical Laminations / Motor Stampings / Rotor Components)

Role: Maintenance Manager

Type: Full-time

Location: Vasanthanarasapura Industrial Area, Tumkur

Key Responsibilities:

Maintenance Planning & Execution

• Lead breakdown maintenance and ensure quick resolution of machine issues.
• Plan and execute preventive and predictive maintenance across all critical equipment.
• Ensure availability of dies, tools, fixtures, consumables, and spare parts required for smooth operations.
• Maintain structured checklists, PM schedules, and machine health logs.

Equipment Reliability & Uptime

• Improve uptime of stamping presses, high-speed presses, die-casting machines, furnaces, trimming machines, compressors, and utility systems.
• Analyse recurring breakdowns and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor equipment performance, vibration, cooling systems, lubrication, safety interlocks, and tool alignment.
• Work with vendors and service partners for major repairs or specialized interventions.

Coordination with Production & Tool Room

• Work closely with Production Managers and Supervisors to prioritize maintenance tasks
• Coordinate with Tool Room for die repairs, modifications, and tool upkeep.
• Support quick changeovers and ensure machines are safe and production-ready for each shift.
• Communicate downtime, root causes, and expected restoration times promptly.

Spares, Inventory & Vendor Management

• Maintain optimum stock of critical spares, consumables, and maintenance materials.
• Track consumption and raise timely procurement requests.
• Coordinate with vendors for AMC activities, service visits, specialized repair work, and warranty claims.
• Ensure cost-effective sourcing without compromising machine reliability.

Safety, Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure all maintenance work follows safety protocols, lockout–tagout procedures, and equipment safety norms.
• Maintain records required for audits, statutory inspections, and customer assessments.
• Ensure proper documentation related to PM checklists, breakdown logs, and repair history.
• Support electrical, mechanical, and utility compliance requirements.

Team Leadership & Skill Development

• Lead a team of maintenance technicians (mechanical/electrical).
• Allocate daily tasks and ensure responsibilities are clearly understood.
• Train technicians on troubleshooting methods, SOPs, and safe maintenance practices.
• Build a disciplined, responsive, and technically strong maintenance team.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to reduce breakdowns, improve reliability, and enhance machine performance.
• Support process improvement initiatives involving tool life enhancement, cycle time reduction, and energy savings.
• Participate in RCA reviews, kaizen activities, and improvement projects.

Requirements:

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related engineering fields. Proven maintenance experience in manufacturing plants.
• Exposure to stamping presses, die-casting machines, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, furnaces, and utilities preferred.
• Experience leading a maintenance team in a multi-shift environment.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Good understanding of electrical, mechanical, and utility systems.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with production and other plant functions.
• Hands-on approach with strong shop-floor presence.
• Good vendor interaction and service coordination skills

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹2,100,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have in maintenance in a manufacturing/engineering plant?

• Have you worked in plants using stamping presses, high-speed presses, or lamination stamping lines?
• Do you have experience maintaining die-casting machines (for motor-component parts)?

• Have you handled both preventive and breakdown maintenance?

• Have you led a maintenance team or supervised technicians?

• Do you have experience in spare management and coordinating with technical vendors?

• Current CTC (INR)
• Expected CTC (INR)
• Notice period (days)
• Are you comfortable working from the Tumkur plant (Vasanthanarasapura), six days a week (Monday to Saturday)?

Work Location: In person