Assistant Manager - Mechanical Maintenance

To ensure the reliable and efficient operation of plant machinery, production equipment, utilities, and electrical/mechanical systems through effective preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance.

The role will support plant uptime, equipment reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across the BESS/battery manufacturing facility.

• Develop and execute preventive maintenance schedules for plant machinery and equipment.
• Ensure timely completion of scheduled maintenance activities.
• Monitor equipment health and identify potential failures through predictive maintenance techniques.
• Maintain equipment history, maintenance records, checklists, and inspection reports.
• Analyse recurring equipment failures and implement corrective actions.

• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of mechanical and electrical equipment breakdowns.
• Minimize equipment downtime and restore production operations within defined timelines.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major and repetitive breakdowns.
• Coordinate with production teams to prioritize critical equipment maintenance.
• Maintain breakdown reports and downtime analysis.

Support maintenance of equipment associated with battery/cell/BESS manufacturing, such as:

• Mixing machines
• Coating machines
• Drying ovens
• Calendering machines
• Slitting machines
• Winding/stacking machines
• Welding equipment
• Electrolyte filling systems
• Formation and aging equipment
• Battery testing equipment
• Assembly and automation systems
• Conveyors and material-handling equipment
• HVAC and dry-room systems

• Maintain plant electrical systems including LT/HT panels, MCCs, PCCs, transformers, DG sets, UPS and distribution systems.
• Monitor motors, drives, VFDs, sensors, PLCs and control systems.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults and support automation teams in equipment-related issues.
• Ensure electrical systems operate safely and reliably.
• Coordinate statutory inspections and electrical safety requirements.

• Ensure reliable operation of pumps, motors, compressors, gearboxes, conveyors, valves, piping and other mechanical systems.
• Monitor lubrication schedules and ensure appropriate lubrication practices.
• Support alignment, balancing and vibration monitoring activities.
• Maintain critical mechanical spares and components.

• Support maintenance of critical plant utilities such as: HVAC Chillers Cooling towers Compressed air systems Pumps Water-treatment systems Fire-fighting systems DG sets ETP/STP
• Ensure uninterrupted availability of utilities required for production.

• Coordinate with automation teams for PLC, HMI, SCADA and sensor-related maintenance.
• Support troubleshooting of automated production equipment.
• Ensure proper functioning of safety interlocks, alarms and emergency-stop systems.
• Support equipment parameter monitoring and optimization.

• Identify and maintain an inventory of critical maintenance spares.
• Prepare spare-part requirements based on equipment criticality and consumption.
• Coordinate with Procurement for timely availability of critical spares.
• Monitor spare consumption and optimize maintenance inventory.
• Maintain equipment BOMs and spare-part records in ERP/CMMS.

• Ensure maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with EHS procedures.
• Follow LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) procedures during maintenance activities.
• Ensure proper use of PPE and safe working practices.
• Participate in safety audits, risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and plant safety requirements.

• Coordinate with external maintenance agencies, OEMs and service providers.
• Supervise contractor activities at the plant.
• Ensure vendors adhere to safety, quality and maintenance requirements.
• Coordinate equipment AMC/CMC activities and service visits.
• Evaluate vendor performance and escalate recurring issues.

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, OEE and maintenance efficiency.
• Implement initiatives to reduce breakdown frequency and maintenance costs.
• Support TPM, Kaizen, Lean and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability and downtime.

• Supervise maintenance engineers, technicians and contract manpower.
• Allocate daily maintenance activities and monitor execution.
• Conduct toolbox talks and technical training for maintenance personnel.
• Ensure adequate manpower coverage for shifts and critical operations.