Senior Manager – Mechanical Maintenance (Hot Strip Mill)

Job Title: Senior Manager – Mechanical Maintenance (Hot Strip Mill)
📍 Location: Jajpur
🏭 Industry: Integrated Steel Manufacturing
💼 Experience: 12–15 Years
Job Purpose
To ensure maximum equipment reliability, availability, and operational efficiency of the Hot Strip Mill (HSM) by implementing world-class preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance practices. The role is responsible for minimizing maintenance costs, achieving zero breakdowns, ensuring statutory compliance, and leading continuous improvement initiatives while developing high-performing maintenance teams.
Key Responsibilities
Plan and execute preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities for Hot Strip Mill mechanical equipment.
Ensure high equipment availability and reliability by minimizing breakdowns and downtime.
Maintain and troubleshoot critical HSM equipment, including:
Reheating Furnace
Roughing Mill
Finishing Mill
Down Coiler
Coil Box
Hydraulic Systems
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
Develop maintenance plans, equipment condition monitoring strategies, and predictive maintenance schedules.
Plan and manage critical spares, refurbishment, and timely equipment replacement.
Drive cost optimization while maintaining world-class maintenance standards.
Identify and implement innovative engineering solutions to improve equipment performance and reliability.
Ensure compliance with statutory, safety, and environmental regulations.
Lead, coach, train, and develop maintenance teams to enhance technical competency and operational excellence.
Coordinate with production, projects, and engineering teams to achieve plant performance targets.
Monitor maintenance KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability, maintenance cost, and breakdown analysis.
Key Requirements
12–15 years of experience in Mechanical Maintenance within an integrated steel plant.
Mandatory hands-on experience in Hot Strip Mill (HSM) mechanical maintenance.
Strong exposure to:
Reheating Furnace
Roughing Mill
Finishing Mill
Down Coiler
Coil Box
Hydraulic Systems
Expertise in preventive, predictive, condition-based, and shutdown maintenance.
Experience in maintenance planning, troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and condition monitoring.
Strong knowledge of hydraulic systems and rotating equipment.
Exposure to equipment refurbishment, spare parts planning, and lifecycle management.
Experience in large-scale steel manufacturing operations is essential.
Desired Competencies
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Maintenance planning and execution
Equipment reliability and asset management
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Team leadership and people development
Excellent communication and coordination skills
Continuous improvement and problem-solving mindset
Safety-first approach with sound knowledge of statutory compliance
Preferred Qualification
B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work with one of India's leading integrated steel manufacturing facilities.
Exposure to large-scale, high-speed Hot Strip Mill operations.
Challenging role with opportunities to lead maintenance excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborative work environment with strong career growth prospects.

Work arrangement
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