Maintenance Head

Role & responsibilities :

Maintenance Operations

• Plan and execute preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance schedules for the entire plant, with special focus on the Disamatic moulding line.
• Ensure maximum uptime of the Disamatic machine, sand plant, melting section, fettling, and material handling equipment.
• Lead root-cause analysis (RCA) for all major breakdowns and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Monitor daily equipment performance KPIs: OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and unplanned downtime.

Disamatic & Foundry Equipment Expertise

• Provide hands-on technical leadership for the operation, fault-finding, and overhaul of the Disamatic vertical moulding line.
• Supervise the maintenance of sand mixers, core shooters, shot blasting machines, induction furnaces, and overhead cranes.
• Coordinate with Disamatic OEM and spare-parts vendors for critical service support and long-lead spares.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of maintenance engineers, supervisors, fitters, and electricians.
• Plan shift rosters, skill-matrix development, and on-the-job training programs.
• Foster a safety-first and ownership-driven culture on the shop floor.

Cost, Spares & Vendor Management

• Prepare and control the annual maintenance budget, capex proposals, and spare-parts inventory.
• Negotiate AMCs and service contracts with OEMs and local vendors.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives through in-house fabrication, reverse engineering, and spares indigenisation.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Enforce strict compliance with Factories Act, statutory inspections, and internal EHS standards.
• Coordinate with Quality and Production teams to minimise rejections arising from machine / mould related issues.
• Ensure timely statutory audits, insurance inspections, and documentation.

Preferred candidate profile

Education

• Diploma or B.E./B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institution.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of mechanical maintenance experience in a ferrous / non-ferrous foundry.
• Mandatory hands-on experience of working on a Disamatic moulding machine (DISA 2013, 130, 131, 230, 231, 240 series or equivalent).
• Prior experience in leading a shop-floor maintenance team.