When your refinery, petrochemical plant, or process facility goes into planned shutdown, every hour counts. Metro Manpower deploys qualified shutdown crews — welders, fitters, NDT technicians, supervisors, and safety personnel — from our 20,000+ relationship-built database. Across India. In days, not weeks.
Plant shutdowns and turnarounds are among the most time-critical, cost-sensitive operations in heavy industry. When a refinery, petrochemical plant, or power station goes offline for planned maintenance, every additional hour of downtime directly impacts the bottom line. A single day of unplanned extension on a major refinery turnaround can cost crores in lost production. The difference between a shutdown that finishes on schedule and one that overruns often comes down to one factor: the quality and availability of manpower.
Metro Manpower has been supplying shutdown and turnaround manpower across India for over 19 years. We provide complete shutdown crews — from planning and supervision to hands-on execution — covering mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, welding, NDT, and HSE disciplines. Whether it’s a 30-day refinery turnaround in Gujarat, a petrochemical unit shutdown in Maharashtra, or a power plant outage in Tamil Nadu — our teams have delivered across India’s most demanding industrial sites.
What sets Metro apart in the shutdown manpower space is our relationship-built candidate network. Our 20,000+ database of heavy industry professionals isn’t scraped from job portals or aggregated from generic platforms. These are engineers, technicians, and tradespeople we’ve personally worked with — many across multiple shutdowns, multiple sites, over multiple years. When a refinery needs 100+ crew members mobilized in under two weeks, our candidates answer the call because they trust Metro. That trust translates directly into faster mobilization, lower no-show rates, and better on-site performance from day one.
Our refinery shutdown manpower has supported turnarounds across India’s largest processing complexes — from CDU and FCC overhauls to full-plant maintenance events. Our petrochemical shutdown manpower covers ethylene crackers, polymer units, and chemical reactor maintenance. We also deploy shutdown crews for oil & gas facilities, fertilizer plants, power stations, and chemical processing units. From small-scale equipment shutdowns requiring 10–20 specialists to full-plant turnarounds demanding 500+ crew members, Metro Manpower has the deployment capability and the candidate depth to staff your shutdown — on time, on budget, and with zero compromise on safety or quality.
Need a full crew mobilized in under 2 weeks? Tell us your scope — we’ll deliver the first shortlist in 48 hours.
Every shutdown demands a different mix of disciplines. We supply qualified professionals across the full scope of turnaround execution — from planning to punch-list closure.
End-to-end turnaround planning, critical path scheduling, and resource allocation for complex shutdowns.
On-ground coordination between disciplines, contractors, and client operations during turnarounds.
Oversight of mechanical works — heat exchangers, vessels, rotating equipment, and piping systems.
Piping erection, hydrotesting, and spool management supervision across shutdown scopes.
Quality control, weld procedure qualification, and documentation for shutdown deliverables.
Precision pipe fitting, alignment, and assembly across carbon steel, alloy, and stainless systems.
Certified welders across all processes — ASME Section IX qualified for critical joints.
Heavy lift rigging, crane operation, and load management for shutdown equipment handling.
Boiler tube replacement, pressure vessel repair, and refractory work during outages.
Calibration, loop checking, and instrument maintenance for DCS/PLC-controlled plants.
HT/LT switchgear, motor maintenance, and cable termination for plant electrical systems.
UT, RT, MT, PT, and VT inspection across welds, vessels, and piping — ASNT certified.
Weld quality verification, WPS/PQR compliance, and welder qualification management.
On-site safety management, toolbox talks, permit-to-work systems, and incident prevention.
Confined space monitoring, fire watch duty, and hot-work safety supervision.
Catalyst loading/unloading, screening, and vessel entry operations for petrochemical units.
Every professional we deploy for shutdown projects holds the certifications and safety clearances required for your site. We pre-verify all credentials before mobilization.
We don't just claim speed — we've proven it across India's most demanding shutdown schedules.
200+ engineers and technicians deployed within 12 days for a major refinery's planned turnaround. Disciplines: mechanical, piping, welding, NDT, and safety supervision. Shutdown completed on schedule with zero LTI.
Complete shutdown crew of 150+ professionals for a petrochemical unit's catalyst change and vessel inspection cycle. 48-hour CV turnaround on initial requirement. Full team mobilized in under 10 days.
75+ boiler and turbine maintenance specialists deployed for a thermal power plant's annual overhaul. Crew included ASME-qualified welders, rotating equipment specialists, and safety officers. Project completed 2 days ahead of schedule.
Delivering skilled manpower wherever industry operates — with rapid pan-India deployment across key industrial corridors and project hubs.
Active manpower coordination across industrial, engineering, and energy-linked demand centers.
Built for industrial hiring — from shutdown staffing to long-term deployments. Sector expertise, speed, and relationship-led execution.
Our relationship-built database means candidates respond fast — because they know and trust Metro. No cold-calling strangers from job portals.
Our candidates have worked multiple shutdowns across multiple sites. They know the pace, the safety protocols, and the pressure. No learning curve.
From our very first project in 2007 — deploying 100+ candidates for Instrumentation Limited — shutdown manpower has been at the heart of Metro’s business.
We study your company, site environment, and work culture to ensure technical and cultural fit.
We map exact roles, disciplines, experience levels, certifications, and deployment timeline.
We screen our 20,000+ database and present qualified, pre-vetted candidates within 48 hours.
We manage offers, documentation, and logistics for smooth, hassle-free mobilization to your site.
Post-deployment, we monitor performance, resolve issues, and maintain the relationship for future projects.
ASNT, CSWIP, PCN certified inspectors deployed to your site within days.
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Skilled O&M crews for continuous plant operations and routine maintenance.
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Experienced supervisors ensuring quality, safety, and schedule adherence on-site.
Learn MoreWe typically deliver the first batch of screened CVs within 48 hours of receiving your requirement. Full crew mobilization — depending on scale — happens within 7–14 days. For urgent requirements, we’ve deployed 50+ engineers in under 10 days.
We supply shutdown and turnaround manpower for refineries, petrochemical plants, oil & gas facilities, fertilizer plants, power stations, chemical processing units, and steel plants across India.
Our professionals carry certifications relevant to their discipline — ASNT NDT Level II/III, CSWIP welding inspection, API 510/570/653, NEBOSH, IOSH, ASME Section IX welder qualifications, and site-specific safety clearances. All credentials are pre-verified before mobilization.
Yes. Our 20,000+ candidate database and 19 years of shutdown recruitment experience enable us to scale deployments from 10 specialists to 500+ crew members for full-plant turnarounds. We’ve supported refinery-scale turnarounds across Western, Southern, and Eastern India.
A ‘shutdown’ refers to stopping plant operations for maintenance or inspection. A ‘turnaround’ is a comprehensive, planned shutdown that includes preventive maintenance, equipment upgrades, and regulatory inspections — typically lasting 2–6 weeks. Metro provides manpower for both.
Yes. We have offshore-experienced professionals who hold BOSIET, HUET, and H2S Alive certifications. We’ve supported platform maintenance, marine construction, and offshore inspection projects.
Three things set us apart: (1) our candidate network is relationship-built over 19 years, not scraped from portals — which means faster response and lower attrition; (2) we specialize exclusively in heavy industry, so every recruiter understands your site; and (3) we’ve been doing this since 2007, with 100+ projects delivered.
Tell us your project timeline, crew size, and disciplines. We’ll mobilize the right team — fast.