Maintenance Executive

Location: Tal-Khalapur; Mumbai, India

**Interested in a career that matters?**

**Maintenance Executive (ETP / WWTP)**

**Interested in a career that matters?**

Are you motivated by keeping critical environmental and water-treatment systems running reliably while helping a manufacturing site operate safely and sustainably?

As a Maintenance Executive supporting ETP/WWTP and water-treatment operations, you will play an important role in ensuring reliable plant performance, environmental compliance, efficient water management, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with operations, engineering, quality, EHS and external partners to maintain high standards of safety, compliance and operational excellence.

**The Role & Your Impact**

In this role, you will take ownership of the reliable operation, maintenance and performance of wastewater, sewage and water-treatment systems. You will combine hands-on technical expertise with environmental compliance, equipment reliability, contractor coordination and continuous improvement.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• **Ensure environmental compliance** with MPCB, CPCB and other applicable requirements by coordinating statutory inspections, environmental monitoring, reporting, record keeping and regulatory submissions.
• **Ensure safe and reliable operation and maintenance of WWTP, STP and WTP systems**, including MF, UF, softeners, RO systems, water-storage tanks, pumps, pipelines and associated equipment.
• **Drive equipment reliability** through preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance of pumps, motors, blowers, agitators, valves, filters, instrumentation and pipelines, including root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• **Manage environmental operations and waste management**, including compliant handling, storage, documentation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste through authorized agencies.
• **Lead contractors and day-to-day operational execution** by allocating work, monitoring performance and ensuring safe work practices and high operating standards.
• **Monitor and improve plant performance** through water-quality monitoring, chemical-consumption control, environmental KPIs, process optimization, water conservation and technology improvements.

**What You’ll Need to Be Successful**

We are looking for someone with the technical foundation and practical experience to take ownership of environmental and water-treatment operations from day one.

• Bachelor’s degree in **Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering**.
• **8–12 years of relevant experience** in environmental management and water-treatment plant operations and maintenance within a process or manufacturing environment, such as chemical, pharmaceutical, food or FMCG.
• Hands-on experience in **WWTP, STP and WTP operations and maintenance**.
• Strong technical understanding of **RO, UF, MF and softener systems**, along with pumps, motors, valves, pipelines, dosing systems, and water-storage and distribution systems.
• Working knowledge of **MPCB/CPCB environmental requirements**, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, and environmental monitoring and reporting.
• Experience with **preventive and breakdown maintenance, root cause analysis and equipment reliability**.
• Ability to prepare and maintain SOPs, maintenance documentation and statutory records, and to support regulatory and internal/external audits.
• Professional working proficiency in **English**.
• Strong ownership, analytical problem-solving and prioritization skills, with a safety- and compliance-focused mindset.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to coordinate contractors, vendors and operational stakeholders.

**Additional Skills & Interests We Value**

It would be an advantage if you also bring:

• Experience using **SAP PM or another CMMS** for maintenance planning and documentation.
• Exposure to **ISO 14001** Environmental Management Systems and audits such as ISO, GMP or FSSC.
• Experience supporting **CAPEX projects, automation or equipment-upgrade initiatives**.
• Interest or practical experience in **water conservation, sustainability and process optimization**.
• Experience managing OEMs, laboratories, calibration agencies, environmental consultants or regulatory stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of **Hindi and/or Marathi** for effective shop-floor communication.

**What We Offer**

You will have an opportunity to work in a technically diverse environment where environmental performance, equipment reliability, safety and sustainability come together.

The role provides a broad interface across Production, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, Projects, Supply Chain and Procurement, as well as external regulators, contractors, OEMs, laboratories and environmental partners. You will have opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement, water conservation, automation, equipment upgrades and sustainability initiatives.

**Ways of Working / Working Conditions**

This position is based at the **Patalganga MIDC site, near Panvel, Navi Mumbai**.

This is a **site-based operational role** supporting critical environmental and water-treatment infrastructure in a process/manufacturing environment.

The position requires close coordination with Production, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, Projects, Supply Chain and Procurement teams, as well as O&M contractors, vendors, laboratories and regulatory authorities.

**Transport is available from Kharghar Station and Panvel Station.**

**Our purpose guides the way**

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

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