Assistant Manager - Instrumentation

Role & responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance of field instruments, control systems and associated equipment.
• Troubleshoot, calibrate and maintain pressure, temperature, flow, level and analytical instruments.
• Maintain control valves, actuators, positioners, transmitters, switches, sensors and weighing systems.
• Support PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, VFD and plant interlock systems, including fault diagnosis and restoration.
• Execute loop checking, instrument testing, commissioning and start-up support for projects and shutdown activities.
• Review alarms, trips and recurring failures; conduct root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain instrument history, calibration records, maintenance checklists, drawings, manuals and spare-parts data.
• Plan critical instrumentation spares and coordinate with stores, procurement, OEMs and service providers.
• Ensure compliance with permit-to-work, lockout/tagout, statutory requirements and site EHS procedures.
• Participate in safety reviews, management of change, risk assessments and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate shift and shutdown jobs to achieve planned timelines with minimum production interruption.

Preferred candidate profile

• Diploma or B.E./B.Tech. in Instrumentation, Electronics & Instrumentation, Control Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years of relevant experience in instrumentation maintenance within a continuous-process plant.
• Experience in carbon black, chemical, petrochemical, tyre, power, cement or similar heavy-process industries will be preferred.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety practices and maintenance documentation is required.