Maintenance Supervisor – Mechanical

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and implement preventive, predictive and corrective mechanical maintenance plans for ERW mills and related plant equipment.
• Ensure high equipment availability and reliability by identifying recurring breakdowns, leading root cause analysis and implementing permanent corrective actions.
• Plan, assign, supervise and coordinate day-to-day mechanical maintenance works, shutdown jobs and breakdown interventions.
• Maintain effective spare parts management by reviewing consumption trends, defining minimum and maximum stock levels, raising timely purchase requisitions and preventing critical spares shortages.
• Prepare mechanical maintenance reports by collecting, analysing and summarising information on breakdowns, downtime, equipment availability, maintenance costs, spare usage and improvement actions.
• Use SAP PM or equivalent maintenance systems effectively for work orders, history tracking, preventive maintenance schedules and maintenance performance monitoring.
• Lead technical troubleshooting of mechanical systems including mill stands, forming and sizing sections, cut-off systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, gearboxes, bearings and utility equipment.
• Identify plant reliability and capacity enhancement opportunities and convert them into practical engineering solutions.
• Prepare scopes, technical specifications, cost estimates and execution plans for mechanical CAPEX projects and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Supervise installation, commissioning and handover of approved mechanical projects while ensuring safety, quality, timelines and budget control.
• Ensure compliance with company safety standards, permit-to-work requirements, statutory requirements and good housekeeping practices during all maintenance activities.
• Train, guide and develop mechanical technicians to improve troubleshooting skills, maintenance discipline and autonomous maintenance practices.
• Liaise with production, quality, electrical maintenance, procurement and stores teams to ensure smooth plant operations and timely support.
• Monitor contractor work, verify technical quality and ensure completion of mechanical jobs as per agreed scope and safety standar.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing downtime, improving mill performance, reducing maintenance cost and enhancing product quality.

Candidate requirements

• General work experience (years): 7 – 10 years in mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): At least 3 – 5 years in ERW tube mill/mechanical maintenance supervision, maintenance planning, spare parts management and plant improvement projects.
• Industry: Steel, tubes and pipes, metal processing, manufacturing or related heavy engineering industry.

Required skills