Maintenance Head- EHV Plant

We are hiring senior leaders for our Greenfield EHV Manufacturing Facility. The role requires hands-on experience in 220-550 kV cables. Only candidates with relevant domain exposure are encouraged to apply.

Role Purpose

To build and lead a world-class maintenance function ensuring: Maximum equipment uptime, Process stability, Safety and reliability and Readiness of critical assets in a high-risk EHV manufacturing environment. This is a plant backbone role, directly impacting productivity, quality, and safety.

Key Competencies & Responsibilities

• Maintenance Strategy & Execution: Owns preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance for: VCV / CCV lines, High-voltage testing equipment, Utilities and critical plant infrastructure and Ensures machines operate at rated speed and designed capability
• Reliability & TPM: Implements TPM, OEE improvement, root cause failure analysis (RCFA). Drives reduction in: Unplanned downtime, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Chronic equipment failures.
• Greenfield Setup & Asset Readiness: Leads: Equipment installation & commissioning support, Maintenance SOP creation, Spare parts strategy and inventory norms and Interfaces with OEMs and equipment suppliers.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensures strict adherence to: Electrical and mechanical safety norms, Statutory and plant safety standards and builds a zero-incident safety culture.
• People & Capability Building: Leads a team of maintenance engineers and technicians, develops skill matrices and training plans and builds ownership mindset for equipment health.
• Data & Systems Orientation: Uses CMMS, downtime analysis, and maintenance dashboards and Supports production with data-backed improvement actions.

Qualification & Skillset:

• Education: B.E./B.Tech – Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (mandatory)
• Certifications in TPM / Reliability Engineering – desirable
• 15-22 years of experience in manufacturing plant maintenance, with:
• Mandatory exposure to EHV cable manufacturing equipment
• Strong experience on VCV / CCV lines, stranding, armouring, extrusion, and testing equipment
• Prior experience setting up maintenance systems for greenfield plants preferred

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