Plant Manager: A Leader & result-oriented Plant Manager with total 25 years work

experience in Production /Process improvement & Quality assurance. Experience in managing large scale chemical plants and projects, with cross-functional & multi-cultural teams at different geographical locations. Certified BLACK BELT-Six Sigma. Professional Experience

Plant Manager: 2021 – till date

MSPL, Bhavnagar

• Working as Plant Manager & Heading the plant including operations, process managements, maintenance management, stores and inventory management.

• Interacting with outside agencies/ Contractors for work related management, short term and long-term projects jobs.

• Equipment handling- Spray Dryers, Reactors, Filter Presses, Melters, Bag Filters, Screw Conveyors, Coal fired Hot gas generator (CFHAG) & ESP.

• MSPL is the largest manufacture for precipitated silica in India and 3rd Largest producer in the world having capacity of 2.95 L Mt/annum.it is ISO 9001:2015;ISO 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007,FDA certified and registered for REAch. Production Manager : 2017 – 2020

Grasim Ind Ltd, Nagda

• I was in charge of production unit and was directing overall production operations for VSF-regeneration & drying plant with a dedicated team of 16 engineers and 100 skilled and semiskilled workmen.

• Successful completion of projects

- Major overhauling of Production lines and adoption of new regeneration unit of capacities 30 TPD & 45 TPD.

- 2 TPD Pilot machine designed and commissioned.

• Conceptualization of Layouts, PFD, Heat & Mass Balance, PID, PDS and Cause Effect Diagrams.

• Modification and preparation of SOP’s

In charge –Specialty Product Manufacturing 2010 to 2017 Grasim Ind Ltd, Nagda

• Innovating and developing the specialty Product in Pilot plant to cater the customer needs.

Dy. Manager –Process vsf 2006 to 2010

Grasim Ind Ltd, Nagda

• Directing manpower and resources to meets the standards of process parameters.

Process Engineer/Asst. Manager 1995-2006

Grasim Ind Ltd, Nagda

• Supervision of process & product operation for continual improvement.

Skills Highlights

• Plant Manager

• Hazardous material handling

• Shop floor management

• DCS, PLC, SAP, Kaizen, 5S,

Batch & Continuous Process.

• Major Equipment Exposure:

Heat Exchangers (Shell &

Tubes, PHEs), evaporators-

MSFE, Scrubbers, Flash

distillation, Reactors, Batch

Process, Drum Dryers,

Spray Dryers, CFHAG,

Pressure Vessels, Tank

Farm, Screw Conveyors,

Filter Presses, Bag Filters,

ESP, Conveyors, Sand Filters,

Bagging and packing system,

Jumbo Packing, Bailing

Press,

• Mass & Energy Balance

• Quality Assurance

Education

• B. Tech- Chemical

Engineering- H.B.T.I.

(1995)

• MS- industrial Production

& Management (2004- off

campus)-BITS- Pilani

Certificates:

• Six Sigma –Black Belt (Henry

Harvin)

• Internal auditor for

technical standards

Manish Gupta

+91-706*******

ad1te1@r.postjobfree.com

B. Tech- Chemical (HBTI- 1995)

https:// www.linkedin.com/in/manish-kumar-gupta-16b4704b Projects & Achievements:

• Reduction in steam consumption ratio by 6 %. Total saving 39 Lacs/annum.

• Conceive and Development of specialty fibre products based on customer requirements and value proposition.

• Reduction in water consumption by 30% using 3R methodology.

• Improvement in recovery of carbon di sulphide through condensation (20 %), a great boost to environment aspect.

• Successfully Setup and startup of specialty product line at China unit.

• Reduction in Mix-up Wastage Fibre by Six Sigma approach (25%), total saving 16 L/Annum

• Setup and startup of 2 TPM pilot plant for development of specialty products.

• Process Mapping of the dope room plant and elimination of NVAs (total cycle time reduced by 25 % -45 min), reduction in manpower by 2 in no’s (33%).

• Improvement in salt recovery by optimization of carryovers. (improved by 2%) Management Training:

• Skilled development Programme launched by Mr. KM Birla (30 days spread over 18 months duration)

• Agile workshop conducted by BAIN group & completed the project with Bain Group. I was SIPOC to Bain Team.

• Two days program on Leadership Safety Workshop organized by corporate HR

• Two days training on ‘Improving Managerial Effectiveness’ by BHR

• Three days training on ‘Managing Others’ by Business HR Key Deliverables:

Production Management

Managing overall production operations with a view to ensure timely accomplishments of production targets within the time and cost parameters. Overseeing effective resource planning for optimizing man & machine utilization, reducing wastes for enhancing productivity and profitability. Devising & effectuating SOP s as per documents and records as well as training and upgrading skills of workers & engineers.

Ensuring economic production and supply to external supplier and meeting targets of VSF sale.

Process Modifications:

Overseeing process enhancement/ optimization initiatives with the view to increase efficiency of machinery by process modification and eventually reducing costs. Analysing problems and undertaking modifications, processes and change of Machines to enhance productivity and reduce product rejections/ rework. Standardizing planning system, attaining continuous improvement of systems as well as formulating/ implementing modifications for better production & plant working conditions.

Process Control:

Monitoring production processes, identifying any defects/deviations & taking corrective action. Monitor processes & identify deviations towards ensuring that the same will consistently produce products meeting pre-determined specifications and quality attributes.

Energy Conservation:

Monitoring implementation of energy conservation initiatives to ensure operations within budgeted parameters and minimize wastage. Conducting regular energy audits to ensure adherence to pre-set norms.

About working industry:

1. Madhu Silica Pvt Ltd. (MSPL) is the largest manufacturer of Precipitated Silica’s in India. The MFIL range of Spray and Flash dried Precipitated silica’s today find usage in end applications in various industries. The company today manufactures more than 50 different grades of silicas for various end applications. The company has 4 established plants capable of manufacturing 2,95,000.00 MT Precipitated Silica per annum, with recently completed expansion of 70,000 MT/annum capacity in Q1-2019.

• The Company today is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 22000:2005, FAMI-QS, FDA Certified, Registered for REACh & Certified by Eco Vadis.

2. Aditya Birla Group: a US $48 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500. Grasim Industries Limited- Flagship Company of AV Group is an ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified company. Grasim- Nagda is the leading manufacturer in man-made cellulosic fibre, sodium sulphate, carbon disulphide and sulphuric acid.

(MANISH KUMAR GUPTA)

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