GURMANDEEP SINGH SOOTDHAR

ac90ei@r.postjobfree.com

+1-647-***-****

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS ENGINEER

Enterprising, hard-working and quality oriented manufacturing engineer with the ability to manage production operations and drive process improvement projects. Provided engineering support in FSSC 22000 certified bottling plant of alcoholic beverage pioneer Pernod Ricard India. Motivational management style with proven history of building and guiding high performance teams. Strives to reduce costs and improve product quality by implementing low cost automation solutions.

KEY SKILLS

Project management

Planning scheduling (GANTT chart)

Project budgeting

Vendor development

Stake-holder management

Preventive maintenance

Breakdown maintenance

Capitalization of CAPEX projects

Downtime reduction

Wastage control

OEE

TPM

Process automation

Good manufacturing practices

FSSC 22000 engineering compliances

Manpower management

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive- Engineering June 2015 – July 2019

Pernod Ricard India Private Limited, West Bengal

PLANT ENGINEERING

1.Attended machine breakdown calls.

2.Analyzed line downtime, mean time to repair and mean time before failure.

3.Ensured maximum uptime and line utilization.

4.Prepared and executed preventive maintenance schedule of process equipment and utilities.

5.Maintained machine history cards and breakdown CAPA’s.

6.Handled annual maintenance contracts and coordinated with OEM service engineers for maintenance support. Some OEM’s that I have worked with are ABB, VEGA, BARCODE INDIA, JUNGHENREICH, NOVEXX GmbH, GODREJ and SS Packaging.

7.Prepared SOP’s of machines & utility equipment.

8.Prepared maintenance and repair annual budgets (zero base budgeting) and planned the expenditure in phases with no over-spending.

9.Led for execution of smart solutions for process improvement across the Eastern India Zone of company (encompassing 5 factories).

10.Purchased, installed and commissioned new plant equipment.

11.Monitored inventory of critical spare parts.

12.Developed contractors and vendors for turnkey jobs related to civil, electrical, mechanical and instrumentation works.

13.Trained and managed maintenance team consisting of 6 members (1 maintenance engineer, 2 fitters, 1 electrician, 1 fabricator and 1 engineering trainee)

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

I) BLENDING AUTOMATION FOR RM DOSING AND UNLOADING:

1.Led end-to-end project planning, execution and capitalization.

2.Installed Coriolis mass flow meters and vortex flow meters and pneumatically operated SOV’s for measuring flow quantity.

3.Installed radar level transmitters for measuring dip level of spirit tanks which was converted to volume over 5000 points in PLC.

4.Installed PLC/SCADA infrastructure.

5.Executed piping modification as per P&I diagram.

6.Executed laying of cable network and termination in PLC and instrument end. (Cable length approx.~ 6.3 kilometers).

7.Executed instrument calibration.

8.Sent regular reporting of technical progress and expenditure to stake-holders.

II)SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:

1.Led end-to-end project planning, execution and capitalization.

2.Implemented of 2D barcode-based supply chain management system.

3.Set up barcode printing station comprising of barcode printer, scanner and rewinder.

4.Installed automatic conveyor consisting of barcode applicator and scanner.

5.Sent regular reporting of technical progress and expenditure to stake-holders.

III)CAPACITY EXPANSION:

1.Led end-to-end project planning and execution.

2.Erection and commissioning of bottling line of output 240 bottles per minute.

3.Erection, commissioning and gauging of 6 tanks of 255 KL capacity.

4.Piping and instrumentation layout and erection.

IV)SANITARY BLOCKS AT RKMV SCHOOL (CSR INITIATIVE):

1.Led end-to-end project planning and execution.

2.Supervised construction of 21 no sanitary blocks consisting of shower room and toilets for students residing in hostels.

3.Coordinated with civil and plumbing contractors and completed the project within stipulated timelines.

Manufacturing member, Team GENSONIC August 2013- July 2014

Society of Automotive Engineers

1.Manufactured 400-cc formula-type race car (chassis, braking system, powertrain, etc.) for national level competition organized by Society of Automotive Engineers, India.

2.Executed pipe cutting, bending, welding using jigs.

3.Dismantled petrol engineer of Honda VFR motorbike and mounted on frame of race-car.

4.Coordinated with SAE authorities for work-shop arrangement and provided requisitions for tools, fixtures and spare part inventory.

EDUCATION

Quality and Food Safety Awareness Training Program, 2016

Intertek

Graduation- Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, 2011-15

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (76.96%)

Senior Secondary, 2011

Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School (79.4%)

CERTIFICATIONS

•“Competent Leader” by Toastmasters International, California.

•National Cadet Corps ‘C’-Certificate.

•Professional in Product Design and Analysis by CADD Centre.

Contact this candidate