Assistant Manager - Preprocessing, Blending & Shredding

Role & responsibilities

1. Operations -

• 1) Leads the entire section during the shift.
• 2) Ensures safe start-up, steady running and shutdown of shredding & blending line;
• 3) Deploys operators and contract workers;
• 4) Supervises PCB identification, visual sorting, dismantling where needed (heatsinks, large copper, batteries, CRTs, etc.), and correct feeding of lines;
• 5) Verifies proper segregation of different PCB & e-waste categories;
• 6) Coordinates with mechanical & E&I supervisors for breakdowns;
• 7) Ensures log sheets, production and downtime data are updated;
• 8) Enforces PPE, lock-out and safe-work practices.

2. Electrical -

• 1) Responsible for reliability of all electrical and instrumentation systems in the section during the shift.
• 2) Ensures healthy status of HT/LT distribution, MCCs, DBs, lighting and earthing;
• 3) Monitors and troubleshoots VFDs for shredders, conveyors and blowers;
• 4) Ensures field instruments (weigh-bridges, belt scales, metal detectors, temperature / vibration / speed sensors, level switches) are working;
• 5) supports control-room in maintaining interlocks and safety circuits;
• 6) Performs routine checks on dust-collector fans and explosion-protection devices;
• 7) Supports commissioning, loop checks and change-management of PLC logic.

3.Mechanical -

• 1) Owns mechanical health and availability of all pre-processing equipment in the shift.
• 2) Leads fitters / technicians and contractor teams;
• 3) Attends breakdowns and restores equipment safely;
• 4) Ensures proper alignment, tensioning and tracking of belts;
• 5) Oversees rotor / knife inspection & change in shredders;
• 6) Ensures spillage control, guards and chutes are intact;
• 7) Implements preventive maintenance as per plan;
• 8) Supports OEMs during commissioning, modifications and major overhauls;
• 9) Maintains consumption data for wear parts, lubricants and spares.

Preferred candidate profile

1. Operations -

• 1) Authorised e-waste dismantlers, refurbishers and recyclers 2) Dry-waste Material Recovery Facilities and scrap-sorting facilities
• 3) Foundry / secondary metal units handling large volumes of scrap
• 4) Co-processing or solid-waste shredding facilities.

2. Electricals

• 1) E-waste recyclers with mechanised lines
• 2) Muncipal Solid Waste, dry-waste, Material Recovery Facilities with conveyors & shredders
• 3) Cement / steel / mining plants with large material-handling & dust-collection systems
• 4) Any continuous plant with high density of small motors and VFDs.

3.Mechanical

• 1) Solid-waste shredding plants
• 2) Scrap-processing yards with balers and shredders
• 3) Cement, steel, mining plants with similar equipment
• 4) Any Indian e-waste dismantling unit that has started mechanisation.