Assistant Manager – Maintenance.
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About the organisation.
Our client is a leading manufacturing organisation with a large, multi-plant footprint and a strong reputation for quality and reliability. They operate at significant industrial scale and place high importance on operational excellence and continuous improvement. The company fosters a disciplined, safety-first culture that values ownership, teamwork and long-term growth.
About the role.
The Assistant Manager – Maintenance will lead maintenance operations at the Hosur site, ensuring equipment availability, reliability and safety across production lines. The role combines hands-on troubleshooting with planning preventive programmes and driving root cause analysis to reduce downtime. The position requires strong technical leadership and close coordination with production and engineering teams.
What you will do.
- Lead day-to-day mechanical maintenance activities for production equipment at the Hosur site.
- Plan and execute preventive maintenance schedules to maximise equipment uptime.
- Manage breakdown maintenance, troubleshooting and rapid restoration of critical assets.
- Conduct breakdown analysis using MTTR and MTBF metrics and drive continuous improvement.
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and 5 Why analysis to prevent recurrence of failures.
- Oversee maintenance of extrusion systems, kneaders, two roll mills, gearboxes, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Manage utilities maintenance and ensure reliable plant services.
- Maintain maintenance records, spares planning and reporting using SAP and ERP systems.
- Enforce 5S practices, safety standards and compliance across the maintenance function.
- Lead, coach and develop maintenance technicians and supervisors.
What you bring.
- 10–15 years of experience in mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on expertise in preventive and breakdown maintenance.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with breakdown analysis (MTTR/MTBF).
- Working knowledge of extrusion systems, kneader/two roll mills, gearboxes, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Proficiency in SAP or other ERP systems, MS Office and AutoCAD.
- Familiarity with RCA, 5 Why analysis and 5S methodologies.
- Diploma or degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Proven ability to lead teams and manage maintenance budgets and schedules.
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