Deputy Manager - Mechanical Maintenance

Job Title: DM - Mechanical Maintenance

Location: India - Chennai

Job Type: Onsite (5 days WFO) - Full time

Company Name: Allison Transmission

Company Description: Allison Transmission is a leading tier 1 OEM multinational company of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial vehicles, We are a leading designer and manufacturer of vehicle propulsion solutions for commercial and defense vehicles. Allison products are specified by over 250 vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors, including bus, refuse, fire, construction, distribution, military, and specialty applications.

Company Profile: https://www.allisontransmission.com/

This position is responsible for Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) continuous improvement activities in assembly and fabrication machining areas with a heavy controls focus:

Develop equipment troubleshooting techniques to help identify root cause of failures and develop corrective actions.

Create maintenance improvement/project plans to address top performance issues.

Evaluate machine performance, to identify top failure modes.

Create preventive and/or predictive maintenance strategies for reducing emergency maintenance, extending machine component life, and preventing chronic failures.

Job Description:

1. Familiarity with industrial control systems: Allen Bradley, Siemens, Fanuc, etc.

2. Familiarity with Total Productive Maintenance or Reliability Centered Maintenance concepts.

3. Develop equipment improvement plans and oversee implementation for critical assets.

4. Use problem solving tools and troubleshooting skills to identify root cause of machine issues.

5. Develop appropriate preventive and/or predictive maintenance plans to reduce emergency maintenance and extend overall life of machines.

6. Analyze basic functionality of machines and recommend rebuild/replacement parts to return to good performance.

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required

Required:

1. High level of analytical data analysis and problem solving abilities where problems are unusual and difficult.

2. Technical aptitude and knowledge of basic mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic concepts.

3. Ability to interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.

4. Knowledge of PC, CNC, and PLC controls, including PLC/CNC program editing and writing.

5. High level knowledge and experience with preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.

6. Strong oral and written communication skills.

7. High level knowledge of manufacturing fabrication machining processes (i.e. CNC machining centers, lathes, drills, shavers, broaches, induction hardeners, etc.).

8. Minimum 4 years experience as Maintenance, Manufacturing or Reliability Engineer or equivalent work experience.

Additional Required Candidate Qualifications

Travel can be up to 5%

Preferred Qualifications/Education/Skills:

1. Experience working in a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) environment.

2. Hands-on experience as an industrial tradesman, service mechanic/engineer, maintenance engineer or controls engineer

3. Familiarity with problem solving and reliability tools such as DMAIC, Lean-Six Sigma, PFMEA, A3, 8D Corrective Action Plans, PDCA, etc.

4. Continuous improvement project experience.