Head – Maintenance & Technical

Roquette

unknownPosted Jun 27, 2026
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About the role

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference?

Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.

Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

To meet our challenges we are looking for a Head Maintenance and Technical within the Manufacturing team to be based at our Gokak unit.

Purpose

The purpose of Head Maintenance and Technical is to ensure KPI's for reliability maintenance operations for Mechanical, E&I, Engineering Stores is achieved as per defined standards.

Their Mission: Positions in manufacturing are at the crossroads of all the functions of our company with the wonderful challenge of delivering the best of nature. Ready to challenge your strong leadership in an innovative environment?

Key Contacts :

Manufacturing Excellence Team Management teams - operations Internal customers – Operations, Workshops, Ware houses, Utility, HSE Close coordination with Supply Chain Industrial Purchase, Finance, Stores , HR Process Safety , FS External – KSEB, KSEI, Dy Director of Boilers, Technical service providers etc.

Your experience and talents will make the difference to:

Lead the team of Managers / resources in Plant maintenance team – Mechanical, E&I, Engineering Stores & Civil

Plan and improve the maintenance efficiency by work order flow management – CMMS

Run reliability improvement program with continuous focus and working on key maintenance KPI’s like MTTR / MTBF / Emergency rate

Oversee technical maintenance requirement of non-manufacturing areas as per the requirement of support functions

Over seeing planned maintenance of all plant and machinery to ensure reliable operation with optimum cost

Ensure availability of Electricity, steam and other Utility service for un interrupted plant production activity’s as per plan

Coach and train the team members w.r.t to best maintenance practices, HSE

Project governance – Prepare the Plant improvement / compliance / repair project and execute the same with in time line & budget

Oversee maintenance excellence program for the plant as per the global excellence program, monitor and review critical KPI’s

Plan and drive energy management program in line with annual production plan and support key stakeholders in sourcing optimised energy procurement

Drive energy conservation program for the plant and optimise total energy consumption and cost

Spearhead the continuous improvement program and support manufacturing excellence program for implement the program as per master plan

Support HSE function to adhere and comply to global safety standards & environment guidelines

Budgeting, control of maintenance expenses

Inventory management

Coordinate with external suppliers for cost optimisation programs like indenisation & alternate options exploring

What we will love about you :

Committed to the success of the project and of all team members. Understanding basic financial concepts to manage money as part of a project have been given. Listening to workers, superiors and customers and acknowledge them. Focuses on quality and organizational objective Good problem-solving skills and a creative approach for new ideas

And also …

Strategic Orientation - has greater understanding of the organization’s strategic context and the ability to align with and contribute to it.

Team Leadership - empowers and strengthens the team, delegating authority with the intent of enabling the team to work effectively without direct management.

Results orientation - introduces improvements, allowing higher goals to be set. Key focus on Energy conservation / cost control.

Desired Experience: 15 to 18+ years from similar industries in mechanical operations.

Academics: Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering preferred

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together!

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com

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