Head of Maintenance

Job Title: Maintenance Head

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About Alankaram

Alankaram

Maintenance Head

🎯 Role Overview

Maintenance Head

15+ years of hands-on experience

📌 Key Responsibilities

🛠 Preventive & Breakdown Maintenance

• Plan and implement

  preventive maintenance schedules

  for all machinery and utilities.
• Lead timely response to

  breakdowns or unplanned failures

  with root cause analysis.
• Minimize downtime and maximize uptime of CNCs, edge banders, panel saws, sanding machines, compressors, dust collectors, etc.

🏭 Plant & Utilities Management

• Ensure proper functioning of electrical panels, power supply systems, air compressors, dust extraction systems, HVAC units, and backup systems.
• Coordinate with OEMs and vendors for repairs, AMC, and spare part availability.

👥 Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of

  technicians, electricians, and maintenance engineers

  .
• Assign tasks, monitor performance, and ensure skill development through SOPs and training.

🧾 Compliance & Safety

• Ensure compliance with

  electrical, mechanical, and fire safety

  standards.
• Maintain documentation of maintenance logs, service records, permits, and audits.
• Coordinate with safety officers to implement safe work practices and machinery guarding.

🔄 Process Improvement & Cost Optimization

• Implement

  TPM, 5S, and Kaizen

  initiatives across maintenance functions.
• Recommend and execute equipment upgrades and refurbishments for long-term efficiency.
• Monitor and control

  maintenance costs and spare inventory

  .

✅ Required Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related field.

• 15+ years

  of industrial maintenance experience, including 3–5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of

  woodworking machinery

  (CNC routers, edge banders, sanding lines, etc.) is a plus.
• Familiarity with

  electrical panels, PLC-based systems, and utilities

  .
• Experience in

  manufacturing or engineering environments

  required.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills.

📈 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Machinery uptime percentage
• Breakdown response time
• Maintenance cost per unit output
• Preventive maintenance schedule adherence
• Safety and compliance audit scores

🧰 Tools & Systems Exposure

• CMMS / Maintenance Software
• AutoCAD / Technical drawing interpretation
• MS Excel, Google Sheets, ERP systems (if any)

🌟 Why Join Alankaram?

• Be part of a premium, design-led Indian manufacturing brand.
• Lead the maintenance strategy for a high-precision production environment.
• Opportunity to build and optimize systems in a growing and dynamic organization.