ARUN KUMAR, PMP®

Operation & QHSE Leader

BE (Mechanical), Delhi College of Engineering

E: adg2u0@r.postjobfree.com

M: +60-19-217-****

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A highly motivated, ambitious, results driven professional with excellent plant operation skills and a strong track record of delivering in both the domestic and international arena. Having proven experience and strength in people leadership & strategic direction. Blending these strategic strengths with commercial knowledge to deliver against customer needs. Having 13+ yrs exp in plant engineering operations, quality, HSE system management and project management in manufacturing & service environment.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Lean Six Sigma GB, Minitab

ISO9001,ISO45001,API Q1/2

FMEA, Bow tie RA

Continuous improvement

Project management (PMP)

Internal Audit

Capex Management

Lean Manufacturing

Plant maintenance, process safety

MTTR, MTBF

OEE, Reliability, utilities

Cost Management

TQM, Kaizan, 5S

Root Cause Analysis

Hazard Studies, HIRA

Strategy development

Engineering operations

Change Management

Organizational Skills

Energy management

Visual factory (Smartsheet, tableau)

7 QC tools

Problem solving techniques

Statistical Process Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Baker Hughes Inc. (Formerly GE Oil & Gas)

Operations & QHSE Leader – South East Asia Region

Mar, 2014 - Present

Baker Hughes is an energy technology company. With operations in over 120 countries, it design, manufacture & service transformative technologies in energy sector.

Reporting to APAC Operations Leader, I am responsible for managing the SEA region manufacturing & service engineering operations along with QHSE function.

Successful recertification of Manufacturing plants for ISO9001:2015 in Malaysia

As part of Regional Crisis Management Team (CMT), prepared business continuity plan during COVID 19 outbreak

Lead the Quality & HSE of regional projects, Upgrades and Services projects portfolio

Manage operation and maintenance of plant utilities i.e DG set, Cooling tower, Air Compressor

Participate in regional strategy development and ensure KPIs are met.

Key contribution in organization Sustainability targets (CO2 reduction).

Ensuring effective use of energy and significant contribution in Carbon footprint reduction.

Manage operations of 2x Manufacturing units in Malaysia

Planning of plant engineering & maintenance budget

Drive reduction of Cost of Poor Quality

Maintaining the regional KPIs related to operations, QMS, LTI, HiPo, PHD etc

Ensured Compliance to GE Quality policy & technical standard requirements

Organized Quality & lean workshops for operations team

Played a key role in winning a Big contract for the region

Collaborate with internal teams to achieve org goals

Management of regulatory compliances as per Factory & machinery Act & pollution control bodies.

Capex planning & execution for the manufacturing units and Opex management

Preventive and breakdown maintenance of ETP, STP and plant infrastructure.

Management of plant contract manpower

Maintaining Integrated Management system (HSE & Quality)

Promoting Lean concepts, Kaizen, Poka-yoke, 5S and other quality processes to improve productivity, yields, cost, process variation and customer quality

Performing Value stream mapping to resolve business problems

Monitor the process capability of manufacturing processes

Lead the Regional safety committee

Implement and maintain the efficacy of BBS process

Drive interdependent safety culture & implement the learning from incidents

Conduct PHA, JSAs for high risk operations

Perform Risk assessment of all plant processes from process safety perspective

Life saving rules implementation and ensuring strict compliance

Investigate HiPo and serious incidents and propose effective CAPA

Interface and negotiate with regulatory bodies, clients and subcontractors

Conduct Management Review

Mentor and train the team

Projects & Achievements

Business problem of reduced cash flow resolved using Lean six sigma techniques resulted in $300K annual cash flow increase

Implemented escaping defect reduction process and achieved 16% reduction in post shipment defects

Implemented a regional digital platform gathering region QHSE data & simplified process

Achieved re-certification of the Region with API Q2 and ISO9001:2015 quality standards with Zero findings

Established in-house testing process resulted into 10% manufacturing cost reduction

Completed VSM Project – Resulted in reduction of 25% non-value added time

Implemented an efficient and lean inspection process which saved 15% cost.

Implemented MENAT inventory management process and save $500k on obs. inventory.

Qualified internal product into the customer operations resulted in $8Mn annual saving.

Installation, commissioning & start-up of approx. $10mn projects for Petronas FLNG1

Installation, commissioning & start-up of approx. $25mn INPEX (Aus) in S.Korea.

Akzonobel India Limited

Manager – Engineering & HSES

Jul, 2012 – Feb, 2014

Present in over 150 countries, AkzoNobel is a world’s leading paint & coatings manufacturing company since with renowned brands include Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon.

Head Engineering & HSES functions with reporting to Works Manager. Key responsibilities including plant maintenance, Utility operations & maintenance, CAPEX control, HSE&S management

Top class performance - Gallup Leadership Engagement Survey Result – 4.13/5

Valuable contribution in OPEX & CAPEX management, waste reductions, cost control, P&L oversight and business plan development

Managed on site activities inclusive of contract administration, supply chain activities, and project coordination with internal customer, consultant & contractor

Being the high hazard manufacturing site, maintain the high safety standards. And received appreciation from Corporate HSE audit staff.

Maintained the Asset Integrity Guidelines (AIG) and ensured compliance

Maintenance of plant equipment such as ETP, STP, Air compressor, Electrical equipment & other utilities

Managed and audited Quality Management standards (ISO 9001, ISO14001).

Management of the Engg standards & equipment for site operations.

Steered the factory projects worth of CAPEX INR 20 cr. in capacity enhancement, EHS, facility.

Conducted corporate HSE audits across different manufacturing sites in India

Liaised with local authorities like Pollution Control Board; Weights & Measure department; Explosive department, Electrical department and Factory inspectorate to enable all requirements for the operations comply with legal requirements

Conducted HAZOP and PHA for various critical processes

Managed a team of 4 engineers and 16 maintenance crew

Managing the Hazardous waste disposal in compliance with local regulations

Conducted plant hygiene monitoring & took corrective actions on the findings

Developed policies, programs, and implemented procedures to strengthen HSES compliance and culture at site.

Incidents and complaints are reported and investigated as per the Group requirements.

Ensuring high team morale

Team competency management

Ensured HSE&S reporting is done in line with Corporate Audit Programs

Drove the STOP & CORRECT PROCESSES to ensure employee safety

Projects

Cycle time reduction project – 50% improvement in batch cycle time

On time completion of plant capacity expansion project

Sustainability Project – Installation of above ground fire hydrant line resulted in 50% reduction in ground water usage

Automated manufacturing process project completed on time

DMAIC - Power saving project resulted in saving in 30% electricity cost

Plant roof replacement project completed & achieved 15% electricity cost reduction and safety improvement.

General Electric

Field Project Engineer

Feb, 2008 – Jun, 2012

For more than 125 years, GE has delivered technically advanced equipment across aviation, power, healthcare and renewable sectors with a presence in more than 180 countries.

Reported to Sr. Resource Manager, I was part of Global Rotating Equipment team which was responsible for projects execution and maintenance outages.

Got performance and quality award from GE.

Planning of major Shutdown, Planning of spares, manpower and critical spares

Executed various projects involving GE Gas turbines, centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors, pumps

Reliability study of equipment and preparation of Maintenance plan

Tracking and monitoring MTTR, MTBF

Quality control and QA activities of overhauling projects at customer sites

Failure analysis by using various RCA techniques

Maintained 95% compliance of preventive & predictive maintenance

Indraprastha Gas Limited

Operation & Maintenance Engineer

Sep, 2007 – Jan, 2008

Incorporated in 1998, IGL is the sole city gas distribution company in Delhi catering to the needs of transport sector using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the domestic and commercial sectors using Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and R-LNG is being supplied to industrial establishments.

Reported to GM-operations, I was responsible for cluster operations management involving equipment availability/reliability and customer issues resolution.

Maintenance of reciprocating compressors & Diesel engines.

Doing the modification in the machine to improve the performance.

Make available the spares at all times by using SAP.

Ensure the reliability of Equipment will meet annual delivery plan commitments

Work with the Maintenance Execution Team in the development of schedule and played a keyrole in management of cluster costs

Projects

Improvement of gas engine exhaust system modification. 20% increase in equipment availability.

SAP implementation project. Improved and efficient material and maintenance management process

Professional qualification: PMP certified (ID:-2645117), Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, RCA leader, ISO9001:2015 lead auditor

Education: B.E Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering, 2007 (ranked in top engg colleges in India)

Hobbies: Reading, travelling, practice yoga

Languages: English, Hindi.

Trainings

CAP leadership skills training (GE Internal)

Project management Legal aspects training

Delivering Customer Impact (GE internal)

Human performance leadership training

HPL leadership training (GE internal)

Investigating HiPo & Serious incidents training

Influencing and Facilitation skills at GE

Customer centricity

Business Communication Skill Training (GE internal)

Problem solving techniques

Project management professional

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