Senior Manager maintanence - Solar Cell & Ingot/wafer manufacturing

Company Overview: Shirdi Sai Electricals Limited (SSEL) is a leading Indian Conglomerate (Manufacturing B2B) in Transformer manufacturing, headquartered in Hyderabad. Having qualified in PLI incentive scheme (L1) through Government of India and keenly materializing to set-up Integrated PV manufacturing for the entire value chain (Polysilicon to Module), they have come up with a special project vehicle, named, INDOSOL Solar Pvt. Ltd. for the renewable manufacturing space.

Job Purpose

The Sr. Manager Maintenance will lead and oversee the maintenance function of the Solar Cell or Ingot & Wafering unit in the integrated PV manufacturing facility. The role includes strategic planning and execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to ensure maximum equipment uptime, reliability, and lifecycle efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in handling end-to-end maintenance operations in high-precision manufacturing environments such as monocrystalline silicon Ingot pulling and wafer slicing.

• To lead all Maintenance activities for solar cell or Ingot & Wafer manufacturing at INDOSOL with a focus on cost reduction and optimization utilization of Machines.
• Leading a large size team of technical resources including engineers for smooth functioning of maintenance activities in all shifts for 365 days of operation.
• Implement condition-based monitoring systems and drive RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and CAPA (Corrective & Preventive Actions).

•        Experience in handling manpower, shop floor management, Kaizen, Kanban, DMAIC methodologies, lean manufacturing, optimized raw materials usage with cost efficient methodologies, Spare management, structured way of productivity improvement through training will be part of your KPI/KRA.

•        Enhancing life cycle of equipment by analysis of critical spare parts and replacing/ refurbishing high-cost spare parts, Indigenization of spares locally, drafting equipment obsolesce study and proposing up-gradation & replenishment plans within suitable budget to the management.

•        Ensure safety compliance, ISO/IEC standards, and statutory requirements for critical equipment.

• Drive cost optimization and energy efficiency initiatives across maintenance functions.

Job Summary

This position is crucial to the reliability and performance of high-value equipment in the Ingot and Wafering section of the plant. The AGM will ensure uninterrupted production support and contribute significantly to plant OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), safety, and quality goals.

Performance Objectives

•       Drive > 95% equipment uptime for all critical ingot and wafering tools.

•       Reduce MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) and improve MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) year-over-year.

•       Ensure zero major safety incidents or compliance violations.

•       Lead and mentor a high-performance team; support their training and technical development.

•       Maintain optimum critical spares inventory with maximum 2% emergency purchase frequency.

•       Support TPM, Lean, and Kaizen initiatives to improve plant-wide maintenance maturity.

Experience Requirements

o   1520 years in core maintenance functions in high-tech manufacturing industries (Semiconductor, PV, or similar) or Automobile, heavy machineries, High-end CNC lathe equipments, Automation equipments, etc.

Education:

B.E./B.Tech. in Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.

Desired Requirements

•          Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Czochralski crystal pullers, diamond wire saws, vacuum & thermal systems, and high-precision motion control.
•          Strong grasp of PLC/SCADA, servo systems, and automation controls.
•          Soft Skills: Leadership, problem-solving mindset, cross-functional collaboration, ability to manage large technical teams and vendors.
•          Tools & Systems: Familiar with SAP-PM.