Manager – Engineering (Maintenance)

About Our Client

Our client is a leading manufacturer of premium porcelain and homeware products, with a focus on manufacturing quality and operational excellence.

Job Overview

The Manager – Engineering (Maintenance) will lead engineering and maintenance operations, ensuring plant reliability, equipment efficiency, minimal downtime, and continuous improvement across manufacturing facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical and electrical maintenance activities to maximize plant availability and efficiency.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programmes.
• Manage maintenance planning, shutdown schedules, and resource allocation.
• Drive equipment reliability, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee plant utilities, including compressors, boilers, pumps, and electrical systems.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs to improve machine uptime and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, and vendor relationships.
• Lead and develop engineering and maintenance teams.
• Collaborate with production and quality teams to meet manufacturing targets.
• Implement cost-saving, energy-efficiency, and process-improvement initiatives.

Qualifications & Requirements

• BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
• 4–5 years of maintenance engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in plant maintenance, equipment reliability, and factory engineering operations.
• Experience in rubber products, tyre manufacturing, or similar high-volume process industries is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance systems.
• Experience managing engineering teams and maintenance contractors.
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Kaizen.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Interested candidates may send their CV to jobs@mindplus.global