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Moulding Maintenance Executive

Job title: Moulding Maintenance Executive
Location: Chennai
Specialisation: Automotive
Salary: INR 400,000 - 600,000 (Annual)
Reference: PR/110691
Job published: August 24, 2026 14:01
Work Arrangement: Onsite

The Moulding Maintenance Executive role is responsible for maintaining injection moulding machines and supporting equipment to minimise downtime and sustain efficient manufacturing operations. The position combines preventive and breakdown maintenance, technical fault diagnosis, equipment calibration, and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on injection moulding machines

  • Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults in moulding machines

  • Carry out breakdown maintenance promptly to minimise machine downtime

  • Maintain and service auxiliary equipment, including mould temperature controllers, chillers, dryers, and robots

  • Ensure machine alignment, platen parallelism, and clamping force settings remain within established standards

  • Calibrate and inspect servo motors, heaters, sensors, and hydraulic valves

  • Maintain accurate maintenance checklists, logbooks, and downtime records

  • Participate in continuous improvement, Kaizen, TPM, 5S, and energy-saving activities

  • Assist with the installation and commissioning of new moulding machines

Requirements

  • Diploma qualification

  • 4 to 8 years of relevant experience

  • Knowledge of preventive and breakdown maintenance for injection moulding machines and auxiliary equipment

  • Ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults in moulding equipment

About the company

A Japanese company in the automotive components manufacturing industry with operations in India. The organisation develops and manufactures automotive components and systems, supported by local manufacturing and engineering capabilities.