Akash S. Dave

Since Aug'12 Working with TATA Chemicals Limited Mithapur (Gujarat) as an

Sr.Engineer-Maintenance.

It is an ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, 9001 and SA 8000 certified,

Product:-Iodized vacuum salt (TATA Salt), Bromine, hydrogen & Caustic chlorine, Na2Co3, Cement.

Equipment's handling: Lime kilns, Evaporators, Condenser, Pumps, Blowers, Fans, Process Piping, Cooling tower.

Ø Presently serving in TATA Chemicals Limited, Mithapur as an Sr.Engineer – Mechanical Maintenance in Soda Ash Plant.

Ø Managing mechanical manpower for the area & assigning specific responsibilities according to their experiences and skills.

Ø Maintain & Repair Mechanical equipment (Rotary equipment such as Pumps, Gearboxes and Valves, Steam tube Dryer,Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger). (Maintenance)

Ø Design and development of engineering components

Ø Managing inventory for the plant and arranging for spares through purchase dept.

Ø Managing data with SAP ( Enterprise resource planning)

Ø Imparting technical as well as behavioral training to subordinates.

Ø Arranging Shifts and maintaining operations inline with production dept.

Ø Give day to day technical support for breakdown diagnostics & repair, including risk and failure analysis.

Ø Improve & update the maintenance (preventive & predictive) program regularly.

Ø Identify, update & continuously improve equipment reliability.

Ø Identify, select & update the required spare part list.

Ø Controlling work performance & monitoring work quality and taking corrective action to solve any problem rapidly

Ø Designed and implemented special strategies related to maintenance procedures.

Ø Performed routine maintenance inspections of equipment to identify and respond to problems in a timely manner, thus preventing breakdowns.

Ø Provided solutions and fixed equipment malfunctioning, system faults and network errors – Used root-cause-failure techniques, corrective actions, modifications and performed replacements and/or new installation.

Ø Assigned personnel and technical support teams to sites requiring 24/7 maintenance.

Ø Worked with company's vendors and supervised subcontractors during various maintenance projects to ensure proper completion of work performed at customers' facilities.

Ø Utilized different reliability and testing strategies in plants to maintain and improve operation's profitability.

Ø Directed storage of equipment and assured safety measures were followed

Ø Implementation and execution of safety work procedures as per DU-PONT safety standard.

Ø Internal Auditor of ISO 9001:2015,ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018

Major Job carried out in Steam Tube dryer (Calciner)

Ø Steam Tube Dryer Tyre replacement

Ø Steam Tube Dryer Girth Gear replacement job.

Ø Steam Tube Dryer Steam Manifold Replacement job.

Ø 24” Dia Screw conveyor replacement & Alignment.

Ø Steam Tube Dryer Cold alignment & Tyre Grinding.

Ø Maintenance Steam Tube Dryer.