Blast Furnace - Manager (Mechanical)

Role & responsibilities

Mechanical Maintenance

• Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of all mechanical equipment within the assigned areas.
• Develop preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance strategies.
• Monitor equipment health and implement reliability improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate shutdown planning, execution, and post-maintenance reviews and Breakdown.
• Minimize equipment downtime through effective troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Ensure availability of critical spare parts and consumables.

Asset Reliability

• Improve equipment reliability using preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for repetitive failures.
• Monitor key performance indicators such as:
• Equipment Availability
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
• MTTR (Mean Time to Repair)
• Maintenance Cost
• Breakdown Hours
• Recommend and implement modifications to improve equipment performance.

Planning & Execution

• Prepare annual, monthly, and weekly maintenance plans.
• Coordinate with Production, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Utility departments for maintenance scheduling.
• Ensure timely completion of shutdown jobs within planned timelines.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure quality execution.

Team Management

• Supervise mechanical engineers, supervisors, technicians, and contract manpower.
• Allocate manpower efficiently based on maintenance priorities.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide coaching and technical guidance.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all safety procedures and statutory regulations.
• Enforce Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and confined space entry procedures.
• Conduct safety inspections, toolbox talks, and risk assessments.
• Investigate equipment-related incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure proper housekeeping across all maintenance areas.

Inventory & Cost Control

• Monitor maintenance budgets and control maintenance costs.
• Optimize inventory levels for mechanical spares.
• Verify technical specifications for procurement of equipment and spare parts.
• Coordinate with the purchase and stores departments for timely material availability.

Preferred candidate profile

• 08 15 years of experience in mechanical maintenance within the iron and steel industry.Minimum 4 - 5 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Hands-on experience in Mini Blast Furnace (MBF) Mechanical.