Manager - Foundry Maintenance

Role & responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities for foundry equipment, including induction/arc furnaces, moulding & core-making machines, shot blasting, compressors, EOT cranes, hydraulic/pneumatic systems and material-handling equipment.
• Plan and execute preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance to ensure maximum machine availability and minimum downtime.
• Handle electrical & mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis (RCA), and corrective actions for recurring equipment failures.
• Prepare and monitor PM schedules, maintenance KPIs, spare-parts planning and maintenance budgets; control maintenance costs and CAPEX.
• Lead the maintenance team, allocate manpower, monitor performance and ensure adherence to safety, 5S and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Stores and Engineering teams to ensure smooth foundry operations.
• Manage AMC/vendor coordination, spare procurement and installation/commissioning of new equipment.
• Drive continuous improvement, energy-saving initiatives, MTBF/MTTR improvement and machine reliability across the foundry.