The Assistant Manager - Mechanical Maintenance is responsible for ensuring smooth operation, preventive maintenance, and breakdown maintenance of all mechanical equipment used in biscuit manufacturing and packaging lines. The role focuses on maximizing equipment uptime, improving machine efficiency, reducing maintenance costs, and ensuring compliance with food safety and safety standards.
- Plan and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities for biscuit production and packaging machinery.
- Ensure minimum machine downtime and quick resolution of breakdowns.
- Monitor machine performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Coordinate with production teams to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- Support line changeovers and start-up activities.
- Ensure machinery operates within required process parameters and quality standards.
- Supervise technicians, fitters, and maintenance staff.
- Allocate daily maintenance tasks and monitor completion.
- Train technicians on troubleshooting, safety practices, and preventive maintenance procedures.
- Prepare and implement preventive maintenance schedules.
- Maintain various maintenance records and spare parts inventory.
- Ensure proper documentation for audits and compliance requirements.
- Monitor critical spare availability and reduce inventory shortages.
- Coordinate with Store & Purchase for timely ordering of spare parts and consumables.
- Optimize maintenance costs without affecting operational reliability.
- Ensure compliance with food safety standards, GMP, HACCP, and EHS guidelines.
- Participate in safety audits and corrective action implementation.
- Support Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Analyze recurring breakdowns and implement root cause corrective actions.
- Rotational shifts may be required.
- Availability during emergency breakdowns and shutdown maintenance.
