Fitter – Maintenance (API Plant)
Department
Engineering / Maintenance
Reporting To
Maintenance Supervisor / Maintenance Manager
Location: Turbhe
Qualification
ITI – Fitter (Mandatory)
NCVT/SCVT Certified preferred
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Preferred)
Experience
2–5 years of experience in a Pharmaceutical API, Chemical, or Process Industry.
Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing facilities is preferred.
Job Purpose
To carry out preventive, breakdown, and corrective maintenance of plant equipment and utilities to ensure uninterrupted production while complying with cGMP, safety, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Equipment Maintenance
Perform preventive and breakdown maintenance of production equipment.
Repair and maintain reactors, centrifuges, dryers, micronizers, sifters, blenders, pumps, agitators, valves, pipelines, and mechanical seals.
Replace worn-out machine components such as bearings, bushes, couplings, and gaskets.
Carry out alignment of pumps, motors, and rotating equipment.
Utility Maintenance
Maintain utility equipment such as:
Air Compressors
Vacuum Pumps
Cooling Towers
Chilling Plants
Boilers
Thermic Fluid Heaters
HVAC equipment
Water distribution systems
Preventive Maintenance
Execute preventive maintenance schedules as per SOPs.
Record maintenance activities in equipment logbooks.
Assist in equipment qualification and commissioning activities.
Troubleshooting
Diagnose mechanical faults and rectify them quickly.
Minimize equipment downtime.
Coordinate with production for maintenance planning.