Maintenance Manager | Refrigerator Plant

ob Description Maintenance Manager | Refrigerator Plant

Job Title: Maintenance Manager
Location: Sanand, Gujarat
Experience: 10+ Years
Industry: Refrigerator / Consumer Durables Manufacturing
Qualification: Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech. – Mechanical / Electrical

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager for a refrigerator manufacturing plant. The candidate will be responsible for managing core plant maintenance activities, ensuring maximum equipment availability, minimizing breakdowns, and leading preventive and corrective maintenance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complete mechanical, electrical, and production equipment maintenance for the refrigerator manufacturing plant.
• Mandatory experience in Thermoforming Machine Maintenance.
• Handle maintenance of refrigerator manufacturing line equipment and associated production machinery.
• Plan and execute Preventive Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance, and Breakdown Maintenance.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation-related breakdowns.
• Monitor machine availability, breakdown hours, MTTR and MTBF.
• Conduct Why-Why Analysis / Root Cause Analysis for major and repetitive breakdowns.
• Ensure timely closure of corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage maintenance manpower, shift activities, and daily work allocation.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Stores, Projects, and other departments.
• Manage critical maintenance spares and ensure availability of required components.
• Coordinate with machine OEMs, vendors, and external service providers.
• Support machine installation, commissioning, modification, and improvement activities.
• Identify opportunities for downtime reduction, productivity improvement, and maintenance cost reduction.
• Ensure compliance with plant safety procedures and maintenance standards.

Mandatory Documentation & MIS

Candidate should have strong experience in maintenance documentation and reporting, including:

• Why-Why Analysis / RCA
• MTTR & MTBF Reports
• Machine Breakdown & Downtime Reports
• Preventive Maintenance Reports
• Daily / Weekly / Monthly Maintenance MIS
• Machine History & Maintenance Records
• Employee Monthly Performance Reports
• Spare Parts Consumption & Requirement Reports
• Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA) Reports

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of core maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Thermoforming Machine Maintenance experience is mandatory.
• Experience in refrigerator / consumer durable / plastic manufacturing plants will be preferred.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• Hands-on knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC, sensors, drives, motors, and automation systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and breakdown analysis skills.
• Good knowledge of maintenance KPIs and documentation.
• Strong team-handling and leadership skills.