Job Description
WE ARE HIRING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - (PUTTALAM)
Scope of the Role
This role is responsible for improving the reliability and availability of plant electrical systems by ensuring high-quality maintenance execution and sustainable improvements while responding effectively to breakdowns to minimize downtime. The Electrical Engineer will work closely with operations, planning, procurement, and design teams to implement and sustain a standardized preventive maintenance system, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and budgetary requirements.
Responsibilities
- Implement, monitor, and sustain preventive maintenance standards to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and enhance maintenance efficiency in line with MAC/SAP standards.
- Design and develop control and power systems, and manage electrical projects within defined cost, scope, and time constraints.
- Diagnose faults, attend critical breakdowns, and work closely with shift teams to eliminate plant stoppages and ensure continuous plant reliability.
- Test, maintain, and modify existing electrical systems, machines, VFDs, and automation systems to improve MTBF and overall plant performance.
- Assess and analyze electrical equipment conditions and present findings through structured reports for informed maintenance decisions.
- Improve power quality through maintenance and improvement projects, focusing on power factor and harmonic distortion control.
- Analyze maintenance costs, prepare cost estimation and reduction proposals, and support efficient budget utilization.
- Conduct technical evaluations and provide recommendations for purchasing equipment, spares, and outsourced services.
Requirements
- Degree in BSc Engineering Electrical or NDT with three years of experience in a similar capacity. Experience in cement or heavy manufacturing industry will be an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of VFD design, commissioning, and diagnostics, power systems, and electrical machines.
- Proven experience in preventive maintenance systems and SAP PM module.
- Sound understanding of plant power distribution systems and electrical machinery.
- Knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and quality management systems.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication, leadership, and teamwork abilities.
- High attention to detail with the ability to work independently and make decisions.