Assistant Manager - Maintenance BIW
Mahindra Group · Posted Oct 15
Automotive, farm equipment, information technology, financial services, and hospitality services
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About the role
The role sits within Mahindra's Body-in-White (BIW) manufacturing operations at the Chakan plant, covering robotic welding cells, spot welding guns, conveyors, fixtures, and automation systems. It focuses on maintaining and improving equipment availability and reliability on the shop floor. The Assistant Manager will plan preventive and predictive maintenance, manage breakdowns and root-cause analysis, control critical spares, drive TPM/Kaizen and lean initiatives, and lead technicians and contractors while ensuring safety and statutory compliance.
What you will do
- Ensure Preventive and Predictive Maintenance: Plan and execute preventive, predictive, and scheduled maintenance activities for BIW equipment such as robotic welding cells, spot welding guns, conveyors, fixtures, and automation systems to maximize equipment availability.
- Breakdown Maintenance Management: Diagnose equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime and restore production operations quickly.
- Equipment Reliability Improvement: Monitor machine performance, analyze maintenance data, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability, productivity, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Safety and Compliance Management: Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety standards, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, statutory requirements, and company EHS guidelines to maintain a safe working environment.
- Spare Parts and Inventory Control: Manage critical spare parts inventory, coordinate with procurement teams, and ensure the availability of maintenance materials to prevent production disruptions.
- Team Coordination and Technical Support: Lead and guide technicians, contractors, and maintenance personnel while providing technical support for electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, and robotic systems in the BIW shop.
- Documentation and Continuous Improvement: Maintain maintenance records, equipment history, breakdown reports, and standard operating procedures (SOPs), while driving TPM, Kaizen, and lean manufacturing initiatives for operational excellence.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Experience 5 - 10 Years
- Qualifications B.E/BTech
Preferred qualifications
- Industry Preferred Automotive
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Mahindra Group
The Mahindra Group is a multinational conglomerate federation of companies with a presence across more than 20 industries globally. The group holds leadership positions in utility vehicles, farm equipment, information technology, and financial services. Driven by its core purpose to enable people to Rise, Mahindra operates across over 100 countries.
- Industry
- Conglomerate
- Company size
- 327000+ employees
- Founded
- 1945-10-02
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman
Group CEO & Managing Director
Group Chief Financial Officer
Group Chief Technology Officer
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