Functional head Boiler

Job Purpose / Job Context / Scope of Role

• Accountable for managing Multi‑Fuel Fired (Solid Fuel) Steam Generation Plant , Hot Water Generation, Agro‑waste (Ingesta) Handling, Steam Distribution, Condensate Recovery, Fuel Handling System, and Water Treatment Plant (RO/Softener etc.), while monitoring advancing developments to support all manufacturing units.
• Execution of Greenfield & Brownfield Projects to create infrastructure/facility for Solid Fuel Fired Steam Generation (Boiler) systems including fuel handling, steam distribution, condensate‑flash vapor recovery systems, etc.
• Oversees development and execution of strategic and annual investment plans (OpEx and CapEx), ensuring efficient boiler operation across fuel, electricity, and manpower control.
• Implements Good Maintenance Practices/Programs for benchmark efficiency targets.
• Safeguards safety and legal compliance across installations in all manufacturing units.
• Develops people within boiler functions, ensuring resource planning, succession planning, and talent development.
• Ensures equipment is properly designed, selected, and installed based on life‑cycle philosophy; leads operations, preventive maintenance, projects, and process upgradation.
• Provides technical leadership in engineering practices, identifies and implements new technologies for energy efficiency, and drives engineering excellence practices.
• Responsible for upkeep of plant assets and ensuring uptime of production equipment as per annual budgets.
• Leads a boiler team of executives, operators, and technicians.
• Initiates, designs, and develops capital expenditures to achieve annual energy cost reduction targets.
• Establishes systems for condition monitoring, predictive & preventive maintenance, troubleshooting failures, and failure analysis.
• Achieves plant safety targets ( ZERO accidents ) across all units in India.

Must‑Have Strengths

• Inspiring leadership and interpersonal skills to lead multi‑location operations.
• High standards of process discipline and adherence to control systems with performance monitoring on daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis.
• Ability to maintain and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Professional Experience / Qualifications

• Engineering Graduate with 18–20 years of experience in Multi‑Fuel Fired Boilers, Steam Distribution, Agro‑waste Drying systems, including steam‑consumption industries such as Sugar, Fertilizer, and Chemical Process industries.
• Last 4–5 years in a corporate leadership role supporting multi‑unit operations.
• BE/B.Tech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a reputed institution; BOE qualification preferred.
• Hands‑on experience in boiler engineering, budget management, failure analysis, troubleshooting, personnel management, and development.

Major KPIs

• Headcount optimization with lean structure and strong talent.
• Boiler efficiency control.
• Steam cost control.
• Efficient operation of water treatment plants (Softener & RO).
• Asset reliability and green asset management.