Maintenance Engineer

• Independently manage mechanical and hydraulic maintenance activities within the Fluids Department and other assigned plant areas. • Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical and hydraulic breakdowns, including root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and equipment restoration. • Develop, implement, and monitor Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs to improve equipment reliability and minimize unplanned downtime. • Plan and execute shutdown maintenance activities, ensuring timely completion of maintenance work in line with approved schedules. • Conduct RCA and FMEA to identify recurring failures and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions. • Identify and maintain adequate critical and essential spare parts, coordinating with Stores, Procurement, and relevant stakeholders. • Monitor equipment availability, reliability, downtime, and maintenance performance, and implement improvement actions where required. • Lead Lean, Continuous Improvement, QC, CTR, suggestion programs, and 5S initiatives within maintenance and plant areas. • Maintain and ensure compliance with ISO documentation, SOPs, maintenance records, checklists, and technical documentation. • Plan and allocate manpower and resources effectively for daily maintenance, breakdowns, and shutdown activities. • Supervise, guide, and develop technicians, fitters, helpers, and other maintenance personnel to ensure effective execution of maintenance activities. • Coordinate with Production, Operations, Stores, Procurement, QA/QC, HSE, and external vendors/service providers on maintenance requirements and equipment-related issues. • Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with plant safety standards, LOTO, permit-to-work requirements, and safe working practices. • Identify opportunities to reduce equipment downtime, improve reliability, optimize maintenance costs, and enhance plant performance. • Prepare regular maintenance reports, breakdown analysis, PM compliance reports, and performance updates for management. • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. • 5–10 years of relevant experience in mechanical maintenance, preferably within a steel plant / metal manufacturing / heavy industrial environment. • Strong preference for candidates who have independently handled maintenance rather than only supporting senior engineers. • Proven experience in mechanical maintenance of heavy industrial machinery. • Strong hands-on experience in hydraulic systems, including troubleshooting, fault finding, maintenance, and repairs. • Proven experience in breakdown maintenance and emergency troubleshooting in a plant environment. • Strong experience in Preventive Maintenance (PM) planning, scheduling, and execution. • Hands-on experience in shutdown maintenance planning, coordination, and execution.