Maintenance Manager Electrical

Position Overview:

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for building and leading the Maintenance function from the ground up, covering Electrical, Mechanical, and Electro-Mechanical maintenance.

This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and proven experience in handling plant and utility maintenance to ensure high reliability, safety, and efficiency of operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plant Setup & Establishment: Develop and implement the complete maintenance system (policies, SOPs, schedules) from scratch.Supervise erection, installation, commissioning and handover of all plant & utility equipment.Set up maintenance workshop, tools & tackles, and spare parts inventory management system.
• Equipment & Utilities Maintenance: Plan and execute Preventive, Predictive, and Breakdown Maintenance for all plant machinery, including:oSuper Enamelled Copper & Aluminium Wire and Strip Lines.oContinuous Transposed Conductor (CTC) Machines.oPaper-Covered Conductor Lines.oBunching, Stranding & Cabling Machines.oCopper Busbar, Foil & PV Ribbon Manufacturing Lines.oUpcaster / Electric Furnaces for continuous copper rod casting.
• Maintain utilities & infrastructure: HT/LT electrical systems, transformers, compressors, DG sets, HVAC, water cooling systems, firefighting systems.Monitor equipment health to minimize downtime and ensure maximum Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Team Building & Leadership: Recruit, train, and lead a skilled multi-disciplinary maintenance team.Define roles, responsibilities, and performance standards for the team.Develop a proactive culture focused on safety, accountability, and reliability.
• Spare Parts & Vendor Management:Identify critical spares and develop optimum inventory control systems.Build strong vendor base for OEM spares, service contracts, and AMCs.Negotiate and finalize contracts with service providers for cost-effective maintenance support.
• Safety, Statutory & Compliance: Ensure compliance with Factory Act, Electrical Safety Rules, Environmental & Fire Safety regulations.Implement strict LOTO (Lock-out / Tag-out), Permit-to-Work, and Safety Audit systems.Drive zero-accident culture in maintenance activities.
• Continuous Improvement: Introduce modern maintenance practices TPM, Kaizen, 5S, and Condition Monitoring.Lead energy conservation and cost-saving initiatives.Adopt digital tools / CMMS for maintenance tracking and reporting.

Qualifications & Experience:

• B.E. / B. Tech in Electrical Engineering.
• 15-20 years of industrial maintenance experience with at least 5+ years in a leadership role
• Hands-on exposure to Wire & Cable / Conductors / Metal Processing / Continuous Casting industries
• Strong knowledge of Electrical & Mechanical systems, HT/LT systems, Furnaces, and Process Utilities

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership and team-building ability
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent planning and execution capabilities
• Vendor negotiation and cost optimization skills
• High focus on safety, reliability, and energy efficiency
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment