Mechanical Engineer Employee Relations

Profile Summary

Superintendent, Plant with over 14 years of experience in Marine Maintenance Operations, Management & Commercial Affairs with ability to enhance operational effectiveness and meet operational goals within cost, time & quality parameters; currently associated with Bam International AbuDhabi LLC, UAE as Superintendent, Plant

Spearheaded end-to-end maintenance lifecycle of Marine vessels and charting-out all dry dock plans for management approval; led the dry dock repair works including dismantling and overhauling of all the machineries and systems attached to the floating equipment & steel renewal

Implemented various methodologies to analyses processes, recommend modifications to minimize escalations, realize operational efficiencies, control variability, costs & reduce cycle-time

Successfully implemented innovative policies for operational activities including maintenance, audits/inspections, inventory management, purchasing and so on

Exposure in QSHE regulations as per IMO, MARPOL, Flag State, Oil Majors, SIRE, Vetting, Company, ISGOTT, OCIMF, USCG, and Classification Bodies; ensured that the vessels was compliant with Flag State, Class and Port State regulations & requirements

Experience in enforcing sea/water rules, regulations and procedures; expertise at maintenance and dry docking of marine vessels and equipment including Tugboats, Floating Cranes, Barges and so on

Expertise in cost saving and energy saving techniques/measures and modifications to achieve substantial reduction in O&M Expenditures and work within the budget

Leading a team of 30 members for quality, maintenance & operations; maintaining effective employee relations with staff across all hierarchical levels by role enrichments, feedback sessions & disciplinary proceedings

Core Competencies

Operational Excellence

Environment Health & Safety

Contract Management

Maintenance Planning & Control

Industrial Relations, HR

Purchasing / Costing & Budgeting

Cost & Energy Saving

Plant Administration & Management

Team Building & Leadership

Career Timeline

Work Experience

Since Jul’18

Bam International AbuDhabi LLC, UAE as Superintendent, Plant

Key Result Areas:

Leading equipment planning, repairs at third party locations, dry docking and so on; Implementing preventive maintenance schedules for marine equipment, interacting with class societies & surveys

Maintaining equipment database with specifications and costs; Assisting on equipment mobilizations to ensure timely and correct availability of equipment

Introducing scope for planning and implementing technological changes to enhance efficiency; ensuring modifications in equipment, process flow, working practices, consumables for controlling & reducing conversion cost per unit

Driving Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) process by managing and directing supply chain scorecard for the region; monitoring regions performance by highlighting progress and areas to improve

Managing the portfolio of Heavy Equipment’s and vessels to 3rd party companies as well

Participating in investment and disinvestment proposals, tender and project teams for (marine) equipment selection and cost; Acting as a Plant representative on projects and undertake audits when required

Preparing and executing dockings and Statutory Surveys of barges and vessels to ensure safe and responsible deployment; Monitoring changes in ISPS code

Maintaining strict compliance with company & statutory standards, policies and procedures in respect of quality, health, safety and environment; participated in several ISO audits; Ensuring all pollutions norms for air, water and solid waste are met

Adhering to safety standards and ensuring an accident free environment by complying with EHS requirements

Led Operation, maintenance & crew management of:

o400 T Crane barge IB 429 & Jack up Barge IB 909

oTugs Rottum, Marken & Flevoland

oFlat top barges 615 T to 2500 T

o200 T & 180 T crawler crane

Highlights:

Prepared Vessels as per ADNOC requirements and successfully passed ADNOC inspection

Implemented ISM onboard Crane barge IB 429 & Jack up IB 909

Dealt with various 3rd party yards & negotiation and reduction in the final invoice

Budgeting, Preparation & execution of Special Survey and Dry docking for tugs Rottum & Marken

Previous Experience

Jun’07 – May’18: HUTA Marine Works Ltd., KSA

Growth Path:

Jun’07-Apr’08 Dredge Mechanical Engineer

May’08-Sep’12 Technical Support Engineer, Dredgers & support crafts

Oct’12 – May’18 Marine Workshop Engineer

Key Result Areas:

Ensured monitoring, recording of maintenance, servicing works is on schedule for vessels and charting-out all dry dock plans for management approval

Led the gamut of repair works including dismantling and overhauling of all the machineries and systems attached to the floating equipment & steel renewal

Managed the record and control of fuel, spares, lubrication consumption and equipment utilization of Tugboats, Other floating equipment

Prepared docking schedule/ repair's cost estimation and liaison with contractors for timely completion of repair works; conducted technical inspection of vessels & obtained quotation from the dry docks

Planned effective manpower deployment & works scheduling of qualified workforce; addressing training needs of staff to enhance skills

Highlights

Special survey, dry docking and repair works of Anchor boat HUTA 516

Repair of ocean tug HUTA 709 (5000 HP).

Special surveys, dry docking and repair of various tugboats (300hp to 8500hp) & barges

Commissioning of new built multicats HUTA 515, 517, 518 & 519

Planning, Installation and commissioning of fuel transfer pumps, pipelines and generators on board fuel barge Huta 1302

Major repair, assembly, commissioning and modification of Hydraulically Operated Jackup Barge Huta 1103, as its existing capacity of 200 tons was upgraded to 480 tons

major repair/assembly/commissioning of Hydraulically Operated Jack up Barge Huta1102

Reclassification after construction works of Ocean Tug HUTA 706(5600 Hp), which includes dry docking, steel renewal, repair of machinery as per requirement of marine classification society

Represented the company, when the vessels HUTA 706 & HUTA 704 are docked at Jeddah Shipyard

Organized the welder qualification program for qualifying welders by a classification society

Feb’06 – Apr’07: Archirodon Construction Overseas Co. S.A, UAE, as Dredge Mechanical Engineer

Key Result Areas:

Drafted reports like

oDaily, weekly and monthly production report of various dredgers.

oMonthly reports in terms of personal movement and status

oMonthly reports in terms of equipment status and movement

oMonthly report of equipment utilization and fuel consumption

oInvoices for debiting the client for chartered vessels.

oRepair cost for various repair works for submitting to the management

Soft Skill

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Tamil Nadu in 2005.

ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Awareness Training Course conducted by Bureau Veritas.

STCW 2010 course Validity up to 31 Aug 2024

Maritime Security Awareness validity up to 31 Aug 2024

Certifications

I Course on AutoCAD 2D

Project Planning and Management using Primavera

NIZAM BATCHA

Plant operations Maintenance Material Management

Proficient in running successful method-oriented repairs, Maintenance Planning, Scheduling, Negotiation, Material Management, Marine Classification Surveys and Dry-docking, vessels operations, inspections and taking initiatives for business excellence through process improvement

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Jun’07 – May’18

Feb'06 - Apr’07

Since Jul’18

Personal Details

Date of Birth : 14th January 1984

Languages known : English, Hindi, Malayalam and Arabic (Beginner)

Permanent Address : House No. 40, Manikara Street, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu-612001.

Driving License : Indian Light Vehicle License, Saudi Arabian & UAE Light Vehicle License

Passport No. : M9092791 (Date of Expiry: 25th August’25; Place of Issue: Jeddah)

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