P.BALAKUMAR.

Plant Maintenance Utility Maintenance Projects

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A dedicated & result-driven professional, targeting assignments in Plant Maintenance, Utility Maintenance & Projects

Industry Preference: Automotive/ Manufacturing

Location Preference: PAN India.

Profile Summary

A highly talented Maintenance and Project Manager with B-Tech Mechanical Engineering handling Mechanical, Electrical, Instrument and Civil having nearly 32 years’ experience in the maintenance operations.

The competency matrix includes:

Equipment Maintenance Projects Capex Preparation & Implementation

Furnace Operations Project Management Resource Optimization

General Engineering Ceramic Fibre Production Equipment Installation

Utilities Management TPM implementation Training & Development

Cost Reduction Statutory Compliance Team Management

Handled utility equipments like Boilers, Thermic Fluid heaters, VAHP, Screw chillers, Multiple effect evaporators, Diesel Generators, Compressors, Cooling towers, Heat exchangers, Solar power systems, Centrifugal pumps, Gear Pumps, High pressure reciprocating pumps, Dust collectors,Hot air generator,Vaccum pumps,Solar power system.

A keen learner with a flair for adopting emerging trends and addressing industry requirements to achieve organisational objectives.

Handled batching equipments like Wet mill,Dry mill,Paddle driers,Elevators,Screw conveyors,Screw feeders,Reactors,Agitators, Kilns, etc.,

Organizational Experience

Indocool Composites Private Limited., as Manager – Maintenance and Projects- from Aug – 18

Products: FRP products like Front Cover, Rear Covers, Top and Bottom covers for Wind mills

Customers: Vestas, Siemens Gameza, Daimler and BPCL

Role:

New Project Implementation

Budget preparation

Preparation of Gantt Chart

Plant Layout preparation

Finalisation of equipment specification

Selection of vendors

Getting offers

Making comparison, Negotiation and Finalisation of supplier

Ensure project is getting implemented as per schedule and taking corrective action in case of deviations.

Following up for Receipt of equipments and spares

Interacting with GM / MD for getting budget fund approval for releasing purchase order

Coordinating with accounts regarding finance requirements for project implementation

Ulramarine and Pigments., Ranipet, – Maintenance Manager July - 2010 to Aug -20 18

Products: Surfactants and Pigments - AOS, LABSA, SLS,Speciality Surfactants and Pigments,

Customers: Soap, Shampoo and Paint Industries

Role:

Smooth functioning of all equipments in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Civil and Safety.

Maintenance Policies and Procedures, production improvement plans and implementation.

Handling of Capex Projects, Small projects

Maintenance cost control and budgeting,

Increasing machine up-time.

Spares and inventory management.

Project activities like setting up of new systems or modifications in the existing systems.

Accountable for trouble free running of equipments like Boiler, VAHP, Compressors, Thermic fluid heaters, Screw Chillers, Belt and Chain elevators, Pumps, Twin lobe blowers, Screw blowers, Fans, Dust collectors, Heat Exchangers, Cooling towers, Mixer, Screw conveyors,Pouch packing machines, Heat sealing machines, Pneumatic shearing machines, Friction press,Compressors, RO plants, Ribbon blenders, Paddle driers, Scrubber, Kilns, Solar power systems, Wind mills,

Accountable for maintenance of storage vessels of HSD,H2SO4,AOS,SLS,SLES,LABSA(Capacity ranging from 30 KL to 250 KL).

Accountable for maintain of 450kg LPG Quanta system.

»Accountable for ISO 9000, ISO 14000, 5S, TPM, OSHAS and Responsible Care (RC) activities.

»Compliance with legal/ regulatory requirements as well as internal norms and procedures.

»Liaising with government departments for approvals, inspections etc.

Major Accomplishments:

Introduced multideck conveyor saving 8070 sqft of floor space.

Saved two mandays per day by introducing suitable conveyor system.

Reduced fuel consumption by introducing a air circulation blower.

Increased Steam Fuel ratio in Boiler from 12 to 14 by suitable modifying feed water system.

Increased quality of pigments by introducing LPG firing system from Coke fired system.

Increased fuel efficiency of DG from 2.8 units/lit to 3.7 units/lit.

Murugappa Morgan Thermal Ceramics Limited., Ranipet as Deputy Manager - Maintenence Nov -1987 to June - 2010

Products: Ceramic Fiber, Ceramic Board, Ceramic fiber paper, Shapes.

Customers: Reliance, Tata, MRL, Hindalco, Nalco, Foundries,

Role:

Equipment Maintenance, projects, production improvement plans and implementation.

Maintenance cost control and budgeting,

ISpares and inventory management.

Design of SPMs and implementation.

Project activities like setting up of new systems or modifications in the existing systems.

Trouble free running of equipments like Belt and Chain elevators, Pumps, Twin lobe blowers, Fans, Dust collectors, Heat Exchangers, Cooling towers, Mixer, Screw conveyors, Compressors, 1250 KVA Generators

Accountable for maintenance of Hydrogen Storage System having 60 cylinders of 7m each.

ISO 9000, ISO 14000, 5S, TPM activities.

Compliance with legal/ regulatory requirements as well as internal norms and procedures.

Liaising with PCB & government departments for approvals, inspections etc.

Ensure availability of critical spares of plant and machineries to reduce machine break-down hours due to spares.

Major Accomplishments:1

Reduced diesel consumption from 900 lit /day to 600 lit /day in Oven

Indigenisation of production consumables. Imported cost of spinning wheel - Rs.26000/, Indigeneous cost - Rs.7500/No ( Permonth consumption of wheel is 10 wheels)

Developed fibre crushing machine with inputs from foreign coloborators.

Spinner barring life increased from 100hrs to 750hrs.

India Meters Limited., Chennai as Engineer - Technician apprentice Nov'86 – Nov'87

Products: Energy metersCustomers: BHEL, TNEB,

Role:

Responsible for routine inspection and Maintenance of equipments - Compressors, Hobbing Machnes, Plastic Injection Machines, Milling Machine, Shaper, Surface grinding Machine, etc,,

IT Skills

MS Office Word, Excel & PowerPoint

Academic Details

2008 B- Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technoloy, Vellore with 74.2%

1986 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Central Polytechnic Adyar, Chennai - 113 with 75.4%

Personal Details

Date of Birth 24th May 1967

Languages Known English& Tamil

Current Address No.16, Sarpana Street, Walajapet - 632513 Vellore District

Permanent Address No.16, Sarpana Street, Walajapet - 632513 Vellore District

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