Service & Automation Engineer — Machine Commissioning, PLC & Servo
Metplast Industries · Khalapur / Khopoli, Raigad, Maharashtra · Full-time · ₹6–9 LPA
About us
Metplast Industries designs, manufactures, installs and services automation systems and equipment for the poultry
industry across India. We also support MOBA egg grading and packing machines — among the most advanced
automated machines used in this sector. Our work spans machine service at customer sites, in-house development of
automated equipment, and control panel design and commissioning.
What the job is
This is a hands-on engineering role with two sides. About half your time is field service: travelling to customer sites
across India to install, commission, troubleshoot and repair automated machines. The other half is development work
at our facility: building and improving PLC and servo-driven equipment, writing and testing control logic, and designing
and commissioning control panels.
If you enjoy solving machine problems yourself — with a multimeter in one hand and a laptop connected to a PLC in
the other — and you want to build machines as well as fix them, this role will suit you.
What you will do
- Install, commission, service and repair automated machines at customer sites across India, including MOBA egg
grading and packing equipment.
- Diagnose electrical, control, sensor, drive and mechanical faults using drawings, manuals, PLC diagnostics and test
instruments.
- Write, modify and test PLC and HMI logic — motion sequences, interlocks, alarms, manual/auto modes and safe
recovery after faults.
- Commission and tune servo drives, VFDs, encoders and field sensors for accurate machine movement and
positioning.
- Work on weighing and dosing systems using load cells: calibration, accuracy verification and repeatability trials.
- Design, wire, test and commission control panels including ventilation and fan control panels, with proper
protections and fail-safe operation.
- Carry out preventive maintenance, trial runs and operator handover; train customer staff on safe operation and
basic fault finding.
- Write clear service reports covering the complaint, root cause, work done, parts used and preventive
recommendations.
What we are looking for
- Diploma, B.E. or B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Electromechanical or Instrumentation Engineering.
- 2 to 7 years of hands-on experience servicing, commissioning or maintaining industrial machines or automated
equipment.
- Practical troubleshooting of three-phase motors, control circuits, contactors, relays, MCB/MCCB protection, 24
VDC supplies, sensors and panel wiring.
- Confident use of a multimeter and clamp meter; understanding of insulation testing and safe electrical isolation
(lockout/tagout).
- Working knowledge of PLC ladder logic on at least one platform — able to go online, monitor I/O, trace interlocks
and find why a sequence stopped.
- Experience with servo drives and/or VFDs: parameters, common alarms, feedback devices and motor or load
related faults.
- Mechanical aptitude: conveyors, chains, belts, bearings, gearboxes, alignment and basic pneumatics.
- Willing to travel approximately 60–70% across India and attend urgent breakdown calls when a customer machine
is down.
- Able to read electrical drawings and machine manuals, and communicate professionally with customers in Hindi
and English.
Good to have (not compulsory)
Experience with packaging, food processing, sorting, conveying or similar production machinery · load cell calibration
and batching or dosing systems · HVAC, ventilation or environmental control · industrial communication such as
Modbus, Profinet or EtherNet/IP · panel design and BOM preparation · valid driving licence and passport.
You do not need poultry industry experience. If you are a strong machine service or automation engineer from any
industry, we will train you on our equipment and arrange OEM training.
What we offer
- ₹6–9 LPA depending on your experience and capability.
- Travel and daily allowance for site visits, plus travel reimbursement.
- Training on MOBA and other imported automation equipment — skills that are in short supply in India.
- Real ownership: you will handle machines end to end, not one small part of them.
Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹75,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- Do you have at least 2 years of hands-on industrial machinery service,
commissioning or maintenance experience?
- Are you willing to travel approximately 60–70% across India and work at
customer production sites and farms?
- Are you willing to attend urgent breakdown calls, including occasional
work outside normal hours?
- Can you follow electrical isolation, lockout/tagout and safe-restart
procedures?
- Which industrial machines have you personally installed, commissioned or
repaired? State the machine, industry and your exact responsibility.
- Which PLC/HMI brands have you used, and what did you personally
program or diagnose?
- Describe one servo or VFD fault you diagnosed: the alarm, root cause and
corrective action.
- Have you calibrated load cells or worked on batching, dosing or weighing
systems? Give one example.
- What is your current CTC, expected CTC and notice period?
- Do you hold a Diploma, B.E. or B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics,
Mechatronics, Electromechanical or Instrumentation Engineering?
Work Location: On the road
