Head-Maintenance

Eastern Naphtha-Chem Pvt Ltd is India's leading manufacturer of Beta Naphthol, Naphthalene, Sodium Sulfite, and other naphthalene series industrial chemicals

Role & responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for overall machinery performance evaluation, preventive and predictive maintenance, planning, execution, etc. of existing plant processes/ improvements/ utilities/ setc..
• Leadership of the maintenance team to ensure plant assets and vessels remain in top condition and to improve plant reliability.
• Sharing of technical expertise to implement best maintenance practices, prepare Preventive Maintenance (PM)/ Predictive Maintenance (PdM) schedule to reduce breakdown, and minimize overall plant downtime through subsequent execution and spares management.
• Analysis of the upset/ failure of machinery and vessels through Root Cause Analysis RCA), and take corrective & preventive action for future to avoid recurrence of the problem and resolve chronic issues.
• Oversight to ensure that all activities of the maintenance team and associated contractors.
• Preparation and updation of all plant documentation including P&ID actualization, etc.
• Responsibility for safe startup, shutdown and overall maintenance of boiler and auxiliary systems (including fans, pumps, motors, conveying systems etc.).
• Responsibility for regular inspections to ensure all equipment and controls are operating properly, and scheduling and execution of maintenance activities during shutdown.
• Responsibility for maintenance of all electrical utilities in plant including motors, turbines, wiring, transformer, control panel, etc.
• Identification, planning and execution of savings initiatives in plant utilities
• Ability to take quick action during emergencies.

Preferred candidate profile

Education: BTech/ MTech in Chemical/ Mechanical Engineering

Experience: >10 years in Chemicals/ Process Industry

Functional Area: Maintenance, Operations Improvement

Experience in production in dye/ organic intermediates preferred (primarily in unit processes like sulfonations, distillations, alkali fusions, carboxylations, solvent recovery and handling, etc.)