Senior Associate-Utilities Mechanical & Electrical

Senior Associate Utilities (Mechanical & Electrical)

Job Overview

• Designation:

  Senior Associate Utilities (Mechanical & Electrical)

• Function:

  Operations & Plant Maintenance

• Industry:

  Battery Manufacturing / Cleanrooms / High-Tech Process Manufacturing

• Work Location: Krishnagiri Tamil Nadu-

  On-site (Plant)

Job Summary

Senior Associate– Utilities

Role & responsibilities

• Operational Excellence & Reliability:

• Ensure 247 availability of critical utilities across dry/wet electrode lines, cell assembly, formation, and aging processes.
• Maintain ultra-low dew-point conditions (40 C to 60 C or lower) in dry rooms using DHUs, AHUs, and airlocks while monitoring moisture load and infiltration.
• Guarantee high-quality Clean Dry Compressed Air (CDA) meeting ISO 8573 standards for pneumatics and process purging.
• Oversee chillers, cooling towers, electrical distribution (MRS/HT/LT switchgear, UPS), and Water/Effluent Treatment Plants (WTP/ETP).
  

• Maintenance & Asset Management:

• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies (thermography, vibration analysis, dew-point trending).
• Maximize utility uptime and minimize unplanned downtime affecting production yield.
• Manage critical spare-parts inventory for DHUs, desiccant wheels, compressors, chillers, and treatment plants.
  

• Energy, Safety & Compliance:

• Drive energy efficiency programs via heat recovery, optimized DHU regeneration, variable-speed drives, and free cooling.
• Maintain full compliance with electrical safety regulations, pressure vessel codes, ETP/WTP discharge norms, and fire safety (lithium-related risks).
• Enforce strict Management of Change (MOC), Permit-to-Work, Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), and confined-space safety procedures.
• Support utility design, installation, commissioning, and validation for plant capacity expansions and technology upgrades.
  

Desired Candidate Profile

• Education:

  B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).

• Experience:

  2+ years of experience in utility management within continuous process environments.

• Domain Experience:

  Prior exposure to lithium battery manufacturing, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, or chemical plants with cleanroom/dry room requirements.

• Key Skills:

• Dehumidification Units (DHU), Air Handling Units (AHU), Desiccant Wheels
• Low Dew-Point Control (40 C to 60 C)
• Clean Dry Compressed Air (CDA) & Chillers
• HT/LT Power Distribution, Transformers & Switchgear
• Water Treatment Plant (WTP) & Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)
• Predictive Maintenance, Thermography & Vibration Analysis