Engineer - Maintenance

Overview

Maintenance engineer responsible for keeping assembly line equipment running reliably, supporting Kaizen activities, and leading or supporting a maintenance team within an automotive plant.

What you'll do

• Perform preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of assembly line equipment.
• Ensure smooth operation of conveyors, manipulators, pneumatic systems, and production machinery.
• Troubleshoot electrical, PLC, sensor, VFD, servo motor, and automation-related issues.
• Reduce machine downtime and improve equipment reliability, including reducing MTTR and improving MTBF.
• Maintain maintenance records, checklists, and reports.
• Support installation, commissioning, and improvement projects.
• Coordinate with production teams to achieve daily production targets.
• Follow safety, quality, and TPM standards.
• Responsible for Kaizen activities and supplier follow-up/spare maintenance.
• Attend daily meetings and update the status to top management.
• Perform root cause analysis and develop countermeasures and improvement actions.
• Control and source maintenance tools, equipment and spares.
• Liaise with Production and Quality departments to ensure build quality after any intervention.
• Plan longer-range projects, tracking and completing them on time within budget.
• Ensure KPIs are met and report on them.
• Lead and manage the maintenance team: set daily schedules, delegate tasks, oversee performance, attendance and disciplinary issues, and provide training and coaching.
• Manage contractors on site to ensure they meet legal and company requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Quality, Environmental standards and 5S practice.

What you'll need

• Experience in plant maintenance within the automotive industry.
• Good technical and practical knowledge of assembly lines and automotive products.
• PLC troubleshooting (Mitsubishi).
• Electrical panel maintenance.
• Pneumatic and hydraulic system knowledge.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Knowledge of TPM, 5S, and safety practices.
• Knowledge of IATF documentation.
• Ability to read electrical and pneumatic drawings.
• Experience in assembly line maintenance and automation systems.
• Understanding of electrical panels, sensors, drives, VFDs, and control circuits.
• Robot and PLC programming.

Nice to have

• Not specified as a separate preferred list in the source.

Details

• Worker type: Regular / Permanent.
• Group: Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting.
• Location: Pune, IN.