Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities 1) Boiler Operations & Optimization
- Own daytoday operation of utility boilers (e.g., subcritical/supercritical PC, AFBC/CFBC), coal & secondary fuel systems, sootblowing, and combustion tuning to meet load demands and maintain SH/RH steam temperature within limits.
- Monitor and optimize boiler efficiency, auxiliary power consumption, vacuum/pressure profiles, excess air/O, flue gas temperatures, and stack emissions.
- Drive heat rate and SPC (specific coal consumption) improvements via datadriven actions.
2) Mechanical Maintenance & Reliability
- Plan and execute preventive, predictive, and conditionbased maintenance of boiler pressure parts, fans (FD/ID/PA), APH, ESP, coal mills/feeders, fuel handling, ash handling (pneumatic/hydraulic), and soot blowers.
- Lead fault diagnostics and root cause analysis (RCA) for tube leaks, erosion/corrosion, clinker/choking, vibration, imbalance, and bearing/gear failures.
- Implement RCM/FMEA, spares strategy, inventory minmax, and CMMS/SAP PM discipline (notifications, work orders, history).
- Oversee cold/warm/hot startups and shutdowns, boiler lightup, purging, and layup procedures.
3) Outage/Shutdown Management
- Prepare AOH/COH scope, method statements, resources, and schedules (PERT/Gantt) for boiler and auxiliaries.
- Manage contractors, permittowork (PTW), LOTO compliance, quality checkpoints, and postoutage performance testing.
- Ensure NDT (UT, MT, PT, RT) and metallurgical inspections, thickness mapping, and weld repairs per codes.
4) Safety, Environment & Compliance
- Enforce PTW, LOTO, confined space, hot work, working at height, and scaffolding standards.
- Comply with IBR (Indian Boiler Regulations)/Indian Boilers Act (or local equivalent), Factory Act, and internal SOPs.
- Maintain Boiler Operation Engineer (BOE) license compliance where required.
- Ensure adherence to ISO 45001 (safety), ISO 14001 (environment), ISO 50001 (energy) and statutory emission/water norms; coordinate with CEMS/stack monitoring.
- Lead incident reporting, nearmiss capture, and corrective/preventive actions.
5) Performance, Documentation & Stakeholder Management
- Track and publish KPI dashboards: availability, PLFimpacting downtime, MTBF/MTTR, tube leak rates, heat rate, auxiliary consumption.
- Ensure accurate logbooks, shift reports, condition monitoring (vibration, thermography, oil), and updated P&IDs/Asbuilt.
- Coordinate with Operations, Electrical, I&C, CHP, AHP, Water Chemistry, EHS, and Procurement for seamless plant performance.
- Support audits (internal/external/regulatory) and customer or management reviews.
6) Continuous Improvement & People Development
- Lead Kaizen/Lean projects (e.g., APH sealing improvement, sootblow optimization, mill availability).
- Introduce predictive analytics (trend alarms, soft sensors) with DCS/PI historian data.
- Mentor shift engineers and technicians; deliver toolbox talks and skill matrixbased training.
Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience
- B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
- 710 years of relevant experience in thermal power plant boiler operations & mechanical maintenance (utility scale).
- Boiler Operation Engineer (BOE) Certificate preferred/mandatory as per state regulations.
- NDT Level II exposure desirable; Green Belt/Lean/TPM is a plus.
