About the role
- Ensure reliable, safe and efficient operation of all generating units, auxiliaries, and balance of plant systems.
- Ensures full compliance with Statutory HSS, environmental and technical requirements from central and state governmental bodies (i.e. CEA, CERC, DSA, SCEI, AP/CPCB etc. compliances).
- Contribute to developing safe systems of work (SSOW) procedures, including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, JSA etc. for your area.
- To provide oversight of all mechanical maintenance activities, management of the maintenance teams, financial control, contract management, environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, technical compliance, risk evaluations and relationship management.
- Prepare maintenance strategy to achieve higher reliability (maximized MTTF) and greater efficiency (minimized MTTR) and implement the maintenance plans at plant level accordingly.
- Lead equipment failure investigations and analysis, establish RCA framework and implement performance monitoring, corrective actions and continuous improvement methodology, for your area.
- Maintain plant machinery to ensure it’s at acceptable standards, aiming at zero breakdown.
- Preparation of service contract and contract management for mechanical maintenance works outsourced to external service providers.
- Preparation and implementation of complete plant maintenance reports and checklists, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and checklists.
- Prepare and manage plant maintenance budget, work to optimize the costs and maximize production. This includes developing and tracking the monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance budgets.
- Define and monitor maintenance plans to achieve yearly Generation targets and yearly agreed Plant/Machines Availability targets.
- Delegates and assigns work tasks to mechanical maintenance team to maintain optimum plant performance.
- Support O&M head in plant improvement projects and modernization initiatives.
- Maintains plant critical spares inventory for your area, to meet the exigencies.
- Lead, train and develop mechanical maintenance team at Plant and prepare a detailed training calendar for mechanical maintenance team accordingly.
- Develop and execute risk management strategies to mitigate maintenance related risks and ensure compliance with internal audits.
- Prepares and maintains plant mechanical maintenance records and presents the same to management on need basis.
- Inspects and monitors production equipment to ensure operational healthiness, maintain a cost-effective production process, by utilizing optimum resources to achieve generation targets.
- IMS implementation, documentation preparation and updating, pertaining to your area.
- B.E/B.Tech in mechanical engineering.
- 15+ years of experience in mechanical maintenance within hydropower plants/pump storage plant.
- Advanced certifications in maintenance management are preferred.
- Professional certification on QA/QC/NDT is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to Hydro/PSP Plants.
- Maintenance experience of large-scale pump storage power plants is preferred.
- Managed Team of Engineers and technicians, working as section head for hydro / PSP plant equipment maintenance works for at least 10 years.
- Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) for Plant maintenance works.
- Knowledge of analytics tools for performance optimization and risk assessment.