Manager - Maintenance

About this Position

What You´ll Do

• Maintenance & Reliability: Develop and implement a robust maintenance strategy to maximize equipment uptime and minimize unplanned downtime. Manage and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including vibration analysis, thermography etc.
• Technical Expertise: Oversee the maintenance of a wide range of chemical processing equipment, including mixers, reactors, pumps, and specialized machinery used in adhesives technology. Manage the operation and maintenance of HVAC systems to ensure a safe and controlled environment.
• Installation and commissioning of new equipment. Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) to ensure new assets meet all specifications before commissioning.
• Resource & Inventory Control: Manage the maintenance budget and control costs. Implement effective spare parts management and inventory control systems to ensure the availability of critical components while minimizing holding costs.
• Energy Management: Develop and execute initiatives for Energy conservation to reduce the facility's operational costs and environmental footprint.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and train a team of maintenance technicians and engineers. Foster a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
  

What makes you a good fit

• Should be a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a maintenance leadership role within the chemical, Pharma or Continuous process industry.
• Demonstrated experience with Brownfield, Greenfield projects, including installation, commissioning, FAT, and SAT.
• Strong understanding of adhesives technology, mixers, and other specialty chemical equipment.
• Proficiency in SAP Maintenance Module, Energy conservation, Smart Factory systems.
• Deep knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and related regulations
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
• Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual gross salary
• Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children