HoD Electrical and Instrumentation
1 Nos.
156037
Full Time
10.0 Year(s) To 15.0 Year(s)
5.20 LPA TO 6.00 LPA
Top Management, Corporate Planning / Consulting
Electricals/Electronics - Manufacturing
Job Description:
ob Title: Head of Department (HoD) – Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I)
Reports To: Plant Head / Vice President (Operations)
Department: Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation
Job Location: Plant Site
Department: Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation
Job Location: Plant Site
Position Purpose
The HoD – E&I is strategically responsible for the asset management, reliability, and maintenance of all plant electrical distribution systems, instrumentation networks, and automation platforms. The core objective is achieving maximum plant availability, optimal energy efficiency, and zero safety incidents while leading a high-performing engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Operations
- Direct all daily maintenance, troubleshooting, and engineering functions for Electrical and Instrumentation networks.
- Formulate annual OPEX and CAPEX budgets for the E&I department and track monthly expenditures.
- Manage statutory compliance and liaise with external bodies (such as the Chief Electrical Inspectorate/CEIG, State Electricity Boards, and Pollution Control Boards).
- Electrical Infrastructure & Power Management
- Oversee High Voltage (HV/HT) sub-stations, transformers, switchgears, numerical protection relays, captive power plant sync, and LT distribution networks.
- Drive energy conservation initiatives, optimize power factors, and conduct power quality audits.
- Instrumentation, Control & Automation
- Ensure the integrity and maximum availability of Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLCs, SCADA networks, and emergency shutdown systems.
- Manage the calibration, maintenance, and upgrade of all field instruments, control valves, and continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS).
- Asset Reliability & Safety Management
- Implement robust Predictive (PdM), Preventive (PM), and Condition-Based Maintenance programs using CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP-PM).
- Enforce absolute compliance with Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) protocols, arc flash safety measures, and plant earthing grids.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for any critical equipment breakdown or tripping to establish long-term engineering solutions.
- Inventory & Vendor Contracts
- Optimize inventory levels for critical insurance spares and general E&I consumables.
- Evaluate, onboard, and manage specialized OEM vendors and annual maintenance contracts (AMCs).
Candidate Profile & Qualifications
- Education: B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical Engineering / Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from a recognized institution.
- Experience: 15 to 20+ years of heavy manufacturing or process industry experience (e.g., Steel, Cement, Power, Chemical, or Oil & Gas), with a minimum of 5 years leading an independent E&I department.
- Technical Licenses: Possession of a valid Electrical Supervisor Certificate of Competency (Class A / Chartered Engineer) is highly preferred.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Plant Availability: Combined electrical and instrumentation uptime (%)
- Safety: Zero reportable electrical accidents or arc-flash injuries
- Budget Adherence: Department variance against agreed annual OPEX/CAPEX (%)
- MTBF & MTTR: Continuous improvement in Mean Time Between Failures and reduction in Mean Time to Repair
Would you like to customize this for a specific industry—such as an Integrated Steel Plant, Cement Plant, or Chemical Process Industry—or add specific salary/grade details?
Key Skills :
- Electrical & Instrumentation (e&i) Provides Strategic Leadership And Technical Governance Over The Plant's Complete Electrical Distribution
- Instrumentation Networks
- And Automation Infrastructure. Reporting Directly To The Plant Head
- This Senior Leadership Role Is Accountable For Maximizing Plant Availability And Equipment Reliability Through Robust Preventive
- Predictive
- And Condition-based Maintenance Programs While Enforcing A Zero-compromise Electrical Safety Culture. The Ideal Candidate Will Manage Annual Opex/capex Budgets
Company Profile
It deals with Powre and steel industry like Spong ---amp; Iron,Wirerod Mill,Ferro Alloys,Bellets etc.
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