Assistant Manager - Maintenance Operations

Assistant Manager - Maintenance

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• You will be entrusted with managing shift-level maintenance activities independently, ensuring smooth collaboration with production teams to maintain seamless operations. You will liaise effectively with third-party vendors to oversee outsourced maintenance tasks, ensuring they are executed within agreed timelines and meet quality standards.
• Your responsibilities include comprehensive oversight of the spare parts lifecycle: from procurement and appropriate storage to meticulous tracking of consumption, aimed at optimizing inventory levels and minimizing equipment downtime. A critical part of your role will be conducting thorough root cause analyses of recurrent equipment failures, designing, and implementing preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to enhance reliability.
• You will systematically monitor key performance indicators such as Request for Information (RFI), Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), leveraging these metrics to drive continuous improvement in maintenance performance.
• Planning and executing preventive maintenance schedules on an annual, monthly, and weekly basis will be essential, ensuring alignment with production targets and compliance with safety requirements.
• Compliance management is vital to this role; you will ensure all maintenance operations strictly adhere to ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 standards through rigorous documentation and operational practices.
• Maintaining precise and up-to-date records—including maintenance logs, history sheets, breakdown reports, and preventive maintenance checklists—is essential to supporting audit readiness and enhancing traceability.
• Championing digitalisation initiatives will be part of your remit to foster a data-driven maintenance culture, enhancing process transparency and supporting sustainability objectives.
• Leading energy efficiency projects will enable you to contribute directly to reducing energy consumption, aligning with the organisation's environmental sustainability goals.
• A strong safety culture is paramount; you will enforce strict compliance with Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) procedures, Working At Heights (WAH) practices, and conduct regular safety meetings to instil best practices across the maintenance teams.
• Implementing operational excellence tools including Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 5S workplace organisation, Kaizen continuous improvement methodologies, and Poka-Yoke error-proofing techniques will be integral to enhancing equipment reliability and fostering disciplined work environments.

Preferred Industries

AutomobileAuto / Auto EquipmentAuto ComponentsOEM

Education Qualification

Bachelors of Technology; Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical; Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics; Bachelors of Technology in Electrical; Bachelors of Technology in Electronics; Diploma

General Experience

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in maintenance management within an industrial or manufacturing context. Specifically:

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in maintenance roles for candidates possessing a bachelor's degree in engineering or technology.
• For candidates holding a diploma qualification, a minimum of 10 years’ experience is essential.

Critical Experience

Critical experience and skills essential for success in this role include:

• Proven expertise in CNC machine maintenance and CNC programming, ensuring optimal operation and minimal downtime.
• Strong communication skills to effectively coordinate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and production staff.
• Knowledge of heat treatment processes and their impact on equipment and component maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems maintenance, ensuring reliable machine functionality.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the capability to lead and motivate maintenance teams towards operational excellence.
• Excellent teamwork abilities to collaborate across departments and foster a cooperative work environment.
• Familiarity with implementing TPM, 5S, Kaizen, and Poka-Yoke practices to enhance equipment reliability and workplace organisation.

Experience in utilising digital tools for maintenance data collection and analysis, as well as a proactive approach to energy efficiency projects, will distinguish candidates. A thorough understanding of safety protocols including LOTO and WAH practices is mandatory.

System Generated Core Skills

CNC MachineCNC ProgrammingCommunication SkillsHeat TreatmentHydraulicsLeadership SkillsTeamworkPneumatics

System Generated Secondary Skills

Experience Level

Mid Level