Senior Plant Technician

Job Summary

The Senior Plant Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and supporting the efficient operation of plant machinery, utilities, boilers, refrigeration systems, compressors, pumps, chillers, pasteurisation processing equipment, filling & packing lines and related factory equipment. The role ensures equipment reliability, production continuity, food safety compliance, and safe plant operations within Camelicious factory operations.

• Plant Machinery Maintenance:
  Perform preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance for plant machinery, processing lines, packing machines, pumps, motors, valves, conveyors and related production equipment. Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and utility-related faults and take corrective action within approved technical scope. Support production teams during machine start-up, changeover, cleaning, shutdown and emergency breakdowns. Ensure minimum downtime through timely troubleshooting and escalation of critical technical issues.
• Utilities, Boilers & Refrigeration:
  Monitor and maintain boilers, steam lines, refrigeration systems, chillers, compressors, cold rooms, pumps, water systems, and other plant utilities. Conduct routine checks on pressure, temperature, vibration, leakage, lubrication and operating parameters. Ensure utilities are available and operating safely to support production, storage and quality requirements. Coordinate with external service providers for specialised maintenance, calibration, inspection or statutory servicing where required.
• Preventive Maintenance & Documentation:
  Execute preventive maintenance plans as per schedule and update maintenance records accurately. Maintain equipment history, breakdown reports, spare parts usage, job cards, inspection checklists and shift handover notes. Identify recurring issues and recommend technical improvements to improve machine reliability. Assist in maintaining critical spare parts lists and informing Stores & Procurement of technical requirements.
• Food Safety, Hygiene & HSE:
  Follow food safety, hygiene, GMP, HACCP and company HSE requirements while working in production and utility areas. Ensure maintenance work does not create contamination risk, unsafe conditions or production quality issues. Apply lockout-tagout, confined space, hot work, chemical handling, and other safety controls where applicable. Report unsafe equipment, near misses, leakages, abnormal machine conditions and potential breakdown risks immediately.
• Technical Support & Supervision:
  Guide junior technicians and machine operators on basic troubleshooting, safe equipment handling and operational care. Support installation, commissioning, modification and improvement projects. Coordinate with Production, Quality, Stores and Maintenance teams for smooth maintenance execution. Perform any other technical duties assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

• Diploma / ITI / Technical Certification in Mechanical, Electrical, Refrigeration, HVAC, Boiler Operations, or Industrial Maintenance.

• 5–8 years of maintenance experience in dairy, food manufacturing, FMCG, beverage, cold chain, or process plant environment.

• Plant machinery maintenance, boilers, refrigeration, chillers, compressors, pumps, welding/fabrication basics, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting.

• Boiler operator / refrigeration / electrical safety certification preferred, depending on statutory requirement.

• English required;
  Hindi / Urdu advantage.

• Technical troubleshooting, safety awareness, reliability, urgency, teamwork, documentation, shift flexibility.

• Ability to work in production, utility, cold room, and mechanical areas; shift and emergency breakdown support required.

• Reduction in machine downtime and repeat breakdowns.
• Preventive maintenance completion as per schedule.
• Timely response to production and utility breakdowns.
• Compliance with food safety, hygiene, and HSE requirements.
• Accuracy of maintenance records and spare parts reporting.