SENIOR EXECUTIVE - PLANT ENGINEERING

Asian Paints · Cuddalore

  • Experience5–8 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Posted3 Oct 2026

About Asian Paints

Asian Paints is hiring in Cuddalore in manufacturing industrial. This role looks for around 5+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Instrumentation
  • DCS
  • PLC
  • Calibration
  • Preventive maintenance
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 45001
  • Capital project implementation
  • Critical spare management

The role

A plant engineering executive at a chemicals manufacturer. Maintains plant instrumentation and DCS/PLC systems, executes calibration and preventive maintenance, and implements capital projects to improve productivity. Also manages critical spares and ensures compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.

Full job description

Location:

Cuddalore, TN, IN

Areas of Work: Chemicals Job Id: 15487

External Job Description

Implement a plan for Calibration & Interlock schedule and execute it. Ensuring that the Instruments/Equipments including DCS/PLC are maintained at best efficiency.

Complying the statutory requirement with respect to weights & measurement, AERB etc.

The Position is also responsible to implement capex in the plant as part of upgradation and productivity improvements.

The Position is also responsible of procurement and technical evaluation of the tender.

Ensure continuous running of the plant by

Adherence to calibration/PM schedule of InstrumentsMaintaining the assets in Asset like DCS, PLC, Field Instruments, CCTV, UPS etc. in best condition to enhance the useful life.Maintaining the history of maintenance record.

Breakdown Maintenance, to reduce breakdown and to increase availability

Review of the maintenance scheduleIdentify the root cause of failureImplementation of suitable corrective action and preventive actionReview of the engineering personnel day to day activity.Coordinating with the cross functional team to achieve day’s target.Regular interaction with the team member to check complianceRelease of Annual maintenance contract to maintain the equipment, review of AMC vendor.

ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 system

Training to the engineering personnelImplementation of the maintenance manual at shop floorCheck on the process to ensure no deviations.Ensuring the strict adherence to safety requirement while performing the activities in the fieldSelf- assessment of the process to be done to ensure compliance.Update of manual with best practice by change management processes.Regular check to ensure compliance

Critical Spare management.

Interacting with vendor for the spares, negotiation, and other technical discussion.Vendor evaluation and vendor selectionReview and approve minimum inventory of critical spares.

Contractor management

Cost control and manpower control in terms of number of persons coming in the plant.Ensuring the statutory compliance by the contractor.

Capex implementation

Proposing the capex budget along with the user dept after making a planMaking budgetary proposalPlanning and execution of the capexReview the progress of the capex projectsCost controlReporting the compliance as per plan

Cost monitoring

Review of the spend against budgetReporting the compliance and in case of any overshoot, Mitigation to be planned.

Networking /Liasoning and statutory compliance wrt weights & measurement, AERB etc..

Review of the scheduleMaintaining the certificates as required by the statutory authorityReporting deviations if any and plan for mitigation of the risk.

Calibration of Equipment and measuring equipment.

Planning and make a scheduleReview the execution of the planReporting in case of any deviation and making the system rightEnsuring statutory compliance is met.

DCS/PLC System

Checking the healthiness of DCS/PLC system on quarterly basis.Maintaining the original software & license required for DCS/PLC systemChecking the interlocks for ensuring the healthinessProgram Backups to be taken & maintained quarterly.Authorization for any changes required in DCS/MES.