Assistant Manager/ Junior Manager

2. Key Responsibilities

Ensure safety of employees, contractors, equipment and work areas; enforce applicable safety procedures, permits, isolation/LOTO and machine-interlock requirements.

Plan, schedule and execute preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance for production lines and utility equipment.

Monitor daily, weekly and monthly maintenance schedules; review planned versus actual completion and close pending jobs on time.

Ensure maximum equipment availability and minimum unplanned downtime; respond promptly to breakdowns and coordinate restoration of production.

Conduct root-cause analysis for recurring failures and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Maintain maintenance logs, equipment history, inspection checklists, time-study data and other required records accurately.

Monitor spare-parts consumption, critical spares, inventory availability and maintenance expenditure; control costs without compromising safety or quality.

Plan and execute shutdown maintenance activities in coordination with Production, Quality, Safety and other departments.

Inspect equipment after maintenance and obtain safe clearance before handing over to Production.

Identify improvement opportunities to enhance reliability, productivity, energy efficiency and equipment life; implement approved improvement projects.

Guide technicians and maintenance staff, allocate jobs, monitor work quality and build team capability.

Support internal/external audits and comply with applicable QMS, EHS and plant procedures.

Track maintenance KPIs, report deviations to the reporting manager and implement action plans to achieve targets.

3. Equipment / Technical Exposure

Steel processing lines: Cut-to-Length (CTL), slitting and auto-blanking lines.

Coil-processing equipment: uncoilers, recoilers, shears, levelers (2-hi, 4-hi and 6-hi), conveyors, stackers and coil/material-handling systems.

Presses, bolsters, dies, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, clutch and brake units, and ball-screw mechanisms.

Utilities: diesel generators, compressors, cooling towers and RO water systems.

Material-handling equipment: EOT cranes, hoists, chain pulleys, jack/scissor lifters, C-hooks and coil lifters.

Basic working knowledge of LT/HT panels, transformers, ACBs and electrical safety/GODs as relevant to the role.

4. Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

Strong understanding of industrial maintenance processes, machine mechanisms, line operations, interlocks and safety practices.

Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults; electrical knowledge appropriate to qualification and assigned scope.

Root-cause analysis, problem-solving and corrective-action implementation.

Preventive-maintenance planning, documentation, data analysis and maintenance KPI monitoring.

Spare-parts identification, cost awareness and effective utilization of manpower and resources.

Team leadership, coordination, communication, ownership and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals, layouts and engineering drawings; support drawing updates where required.

5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Equipment availability and breakdown downtime.

Preventive-maintenance schedule adherence.

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), where tracked.

Repeat breakdowns and timely closure of CAPA.

Maintenance cost and spare-parts consumption against budget.

Shutdown maintenance completion within approved time and scope.

Safety compliance, documentation accuracy and completion of improvement actions.

6. Working Conditions / Other Requirements

Regular presence on the shop floor and compliance with PPE and plant safety requirements.

Ability to support planned shutdowns and breakdowns across shifts, as required by plant operations.

Good general fitness to perform the essential duties of the role, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.