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About this role
An Assistant General Manager (AGM) – Mechanical Maintenance for a power plant (such as a thermal, AFBC, or CFBC plant) is a senior-level leadership role responsible for overseeing all mechanical assets, maximizing plant reliability, and minimizing downtime.
Job Overview
• Position Title: AGM / DGM – Mechanical Maintenance
• Industry: Power Generation (Thermal / AFBC / CFBC / Captive Power Plants)
• Reporting To: General Manager (GM) / Plant Head
• Experience Required: Typically 10 to 15+ years in thermal/power plant mechanical maintenance
Key Roles & Responsibilities
1. Maintenance Management & Strategy
• Boiler, Turbine & Generator (BTG): Lead maintenance for high-pressure boilers (AFBC/CFBC), steam turbines, condensers, and auxiliary systems.
• Balance of Plant (BOP): Oversee rotating and static equipment including ID/FD/PA fans, cooling tower fans, air compressors, pumps, gearboxes, coal handling plants (CHP), and ash handling plants (AHP).
• Maintenance Types: Drive preventive, predictive, condition-based (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis), and breakdown maintenance programs.
• Data & KPI Tracking: Monitor key performance indicators such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), plant availability, and reliability benchmarks.
2. Shutdown & Overhaul Planning
• Plan and execute major annual overhauls, statutory boiler inspections, and emergency shutdowns with zero-accident and zero-forced-outage goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional requirements with operations, electrical, instrumentation, and stores departments.
3. Team Le
Required skills
• Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.E. / B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering. • Technical Knowledge: Deep hands-on and managerial experience with thermal power plant machinery, metallurgy, alignment, balancing, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems. • Software: Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and root-cause analysis (RCA) tools. • Soft Skills: Strong leadership, cross-functional coordination, crisis management, and vendor negotiation capabilities. View active regional openings and related specs via platforms like Jobitus Power Plant Listings or local industrial boards.
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10 L–12 Lper year
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Sign in Create candidate account ← Back to all jobsExperience10–15 yrs
Work modeOn-site
LocationRAIGARH
QualificationITI — FITTER, ITI — WELDER, B.Tech — mechanical
TAT15 days
Openings1