Asst.Engineer(Maintance)

Maintenance work at Sri Chakra Cements Ltd is never really finished. I work as an assistant engineer for the maintenance department here. Our office is located at 6-3-668/10/66 in Durganagar Colony, which is in the Punjagutta area of Hyderabad. If you know Hyderabad, you know how busy Punjagutta gets. It’s always moving and full of traffic. The cement business is dusty, so my clothes usually have a bit of grey on them by the end of the shift. We spend our time making sure the machines don’t break down because if they stop, the whole place stops. I’m constantly checking belts, motors, and gears. It is more about listening to the sounds of the equipment than just looking at gauges. Durganagar Colony is a good place to be based. There are plenty of tea shops nearby where we talk about the day’s problems. My job isn't about sitting behind a computer all day; I’m usually out where the noise is. We deal with whatever comes up, whether it’s a small leak or a major part replacement. It takes a lot of patience to keep an old plant running smoothly. Sometimes we are here late into the night. It’s just the nature of maintenance work. You can’t leave things halfway done. Hyderabad is a great city, but work is work, no matter where you are. I keep my tools ready and my boots on, just in case something goes wrong.