Deputy Manager/Manager Engineering & Maintenance

Title : Deputy Manager/Manager Engineering and Maintenance

Department : Operations

Location : Kharagpur Factory

Reports To : Factory Manager

Company Profile

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its more than 33,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.7 billion in 2024.

Overview

To ensure design and execute new projects at manufacturing site, ensure all production machinery are in good working condition through planned preventive maintenance and through adequate breakdown maintenance. Ensure fully functional maintenance function, develop team of maintenance engineers and technician, and carry out minor plant related changes and modifications. Provide general engineering support to other small Manufacturing sites.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing maintenance strategy and procedures and ensuring implementation of the same
• Prepare maintenance budget, expenditure plan and control the budget for maintenance
• Track and improve plant reliability by implementing maintenance best practices
• Conduct bad actor analysis, root cause analysis for breakdown cases and document properly
• Provide monthly reports related to Engineering and Maintenance
• Develop clear plan of critical equipment and spares inventory and ensure adequate inventory is available on hand
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance schedule for equipment
• Plan and execute periodic and timely calibration of all measuring equipment in the factory, ensure legal compliance and govt authority liaising as needed
• Planning and scheduling of activities to ensure that the resources are utilized efficiently.
• Ensure standardization of equipment and spare parts where possible
• Manage relationships with contractors and service providers as well as develop new and competitive partners in association with procurement
• Ensure that maintenance records are documented and analyzed properly
• Implement workplace safety policies and standards.
• To strictly follow the systems and procedure as per ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:

B.E. or B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE SKILLS:

Minimum 12-18 years experience in a specialty chemicals/construction chemicals manufacturing unit preferably having cementitious mixing and blending facilities with similar responsibilities

COMPETENCIES:

Functional

• Good understanding of pumps, mixers, powder processing equipment, filling machines etc.
• Good understand of engineering drawings, layouts, P&ID, process flow, TPM methodologies
• Well versed with material handling equipment functioning and its maintenance needs
• Good understanding of packaging machines for powders and admixtures
• Proven experience as maintenance manager and end to end execution of small scale projects
• Working knowledge of facilities machines and equipment

Behavioral

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Personality to lead a team of professionals
• Good in integrity and ethical behavior