Maintenance Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Operation & Maintenance of ice cream packaging machinery like continuous freezers, cone, cup, party pack, extruder, candy packaging lines and end of line equipment like taping machine, check weigher, metal detector, x ray, Homogenizer, mix plant etc.,
• Provide strategic directions to operate & maintain the machines to deliver the best quality products in required quantity within the scheduled time.
• Minimize production downtime by ensuring that the maintenance staff are properly scheduled, trained, equipped, and motivated.
• Manage the preventative maintenance program and monitor critical spare stock.
• Develop vendors for spares and consumables.
• Co-ordinate with other departments like Utility, Production, Quality, Stores, etc., as per requirement.
• Ensure that maintenance activity is complying with GMPs / ISO:22000 and all related food safety practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in productivity, equipment efficiency, safety, quality, and cost optimization programs.
• Updating related documents & SAP (PM Module) on time and reporting.

Academic

• BE / Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.

Key Competencies:

• Hands-on experience in food / Dairy / ice-cream packaging machinery operation & maintenance.
• Ability to handle a team of 100 technical people and over 15 production / packaging lines independently.
• A disciplined team player who is willing to take initiative, passionate to learn, implement & train others.
• Good communicator (written & oral) with computer skills (MS Office / SAP PM Module).