Team Lead – Electrical & Instrumentation

About the role

This position is responsible for managing all electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability, plant safety, and minimal downtime. The role requires a hands‑on technical expert with leadership capabilities, experienced in troubleshooting automation systems, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance across electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Lead troubleshooting of breakdowns involving PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and field instruments.
• Supervise repairs and restoration of faulty components.
• Oversee calibration and health checks of instruments (flow, pressure, temperature, level) using standard protocols.
• Ensure timely closure of work orders and maintenance notifications in SAP.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, inspection logs, and spare part consumption.
• Support preparation of O&M manuals, checklists and documentation for audits or ISO compliance.
• Supervise and mentor the E&I maintenance team (internal & third‑party); assign daily tasks and review performance.
• Coordinate with Production and Planning teams for shutdowns and maintenance schedules.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure PTW compliance and safety standards.
• Drive reliability improvement through RCA, One Point Lessons, and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Identify and propose small‑scale improvements through Kaizen.
• Monitor and improve maintenance KPIs: MTTR, MTBF, breakdown frequency, work order compliance.
• Practical experience with industrial ovens, burners, conveyors, mixers, depositors, and other bakery/biscuit production equipment.

Required profile

• BSc/B.E. in Electrical or Electronics engineering.
• 2‑3 years of relevant experience in electrical and instrumentation maintenance.
• Hands‑on experience with industrial bakery production equipment.
• Ability to lead a team and coordinate with production and planning.
• Familiarity with safety procedures, PTW, and contractor management.

Required skills

• PLC programming and troubleshooting.
• DCS and SCADA systems.
• SAP for work order management.
• Instrument calibration (flow, pressure, temperature, level).
• Preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance techniques.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Continuous Improvement (CI) methods.
• Kaizen and One Point Lessons (OPL) implementation.
• Monitoring of MTTR and MTBF.
• Knowledge of industrial ovens, burners, conveyors, mixers, and depositors.