Utility Engineer

Job Purpose

Ensure effective maintenance, operation, and optimization of utility systems to maximize plant availability and reliability while complying with safety, statutory, IMS, and ESG requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Equipment Maintenance & Optimization

• Monitor utility equipment and processes to identify operational bottlenecks and implement improvement solutions.

• Plan and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs to ensure uninterrupted utility operations.

• Optimize system performance to improve efficiency, reliability, and energy utilization.

Breakdown Management & Corrective Actions

• Attend and manage utility equipment breakdowns to minimize downtime and restore operations swiftly.

• Analyze equipment failure data and operational trends to identify root causes.

• Plan, implement, and track corrective and preventive actions to avoid recurrence of failures.

• Utility Operations (Hot & Cold Utilities)

• Operate and maintain utilities including boilers (coal-fired mandatory), chillers, brine chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, ice plant, heat exchangers, pumps, and VAM systems.

• Handle water treatment systems including RO Plant, DM Plant, and Water Treatment Plant.

• Ensure continuous and reliable supply of utilities to plant operations.

• Resource Planning, Cost & Spare Parts Management

• Ensure availability of critical spare parts at optimum inventory levels and minimal cost.

• Monitor maintenance expenditure and prepare periodic cost reports.

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through operational and maintenance efficiencies.

• Safety, IMS & ESG Compliance

• Ensure strict adherence to workplace safety standards and statutory requirements.

• Participate in safety trainings, audits, and incident reporting.

• Comply with IMS documentation, audits, and corrective action processes.

• Support ESG initiatives by promoting energy efficiency, environmental compliance, and resource conservation.

Qualifications

• B.E / B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

• Preferred: MBA in Operations Management

Experience:

• 4

  to 8 years of relevant experience in utility operations and maintenance in a manufacturing / process industry.

Skill Sets

• Technical Skills (Must Have)

• Hands-on experience with hot and cold utilities.

• Mandatory experience in coal-fired boiler operations.

• Strong knowledge of:

• Chillers, Brine Chillers

• Heat Exchangers

• Cooling Towers

• Ice Plant

• Air Compressors

• Pumps Selection

• RO Plant, DM Plant, Water Treatment Plant

• VAM Operations

• SAP is must (Maintenance / Utility Modules)

• Expertise in breakdown maintenance, preventive maintenance schedules, and root cause analysis.

• Ability to interpret and apply technical manuals and SOPs.

• Knowledge of energy management, environmental engineering, safety management, and project management.

• Good to Have

• Experience in power plant operations.

• Advanced root cause analysis exposure.

• Broader exposure to boiler and utility optimization projects.