Jagdish Gupta
Ankleshwar
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at UPL Limited, driving operational excellence and achieving Maxium cost reduction . Expert in process optimization and fostering collaboration, I excel in high-pressure environments, leveraging strong communication skills to enhance team performance and ensure compliance with safety standards.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Group Plant Head
UPL Limited
Jhagadia,Bharuch
04.2022 - Current
- Lead, plan, develop, and implement strategy for resource optimization, operational efficiency, and new development to meet organizational objectives within defined timelines and budgets.
- Handling and ensuring smooth operation activity at the unit level.
- Provide leadership and direct all operations by developing adequate review systems and procedures to ensure efficient operations and new on-site project developments.
- Meet monthly and yearly production targets, managing the approved budgets.
- Build a robust safety culture, and ensure a safe workplace, targeting zero harm, zero accidents, and zero incidents.
- Effective management and optimum utilization of resources, e.g., manpower, machines, energy, raw materials, utility vehicles, etc.
- Implement and comply with IMS, and build customer-centric processes and reviews.
- Ensure to fulfill all the compliance requirements, and liaise with the government. Authorities, Pollution Control Board, Factory Inspector, etc.
- Networking with influencers and stakeholders to build a positive image for the organization.
Plant Head
UPL Limited
Jhagadia,Bharuch
12.2017 - 04.2022
- Achieved breakthrough improvement in TEP yield from 83% to 95%.
- Executed cost reduction project, decreasing expenses by 10% in TEP.
- Developed operational strategies that enhanced productivity and efficiency across the plant.
- Monitored daily operations to ensure adherence to safety standards and operational protocols.
Manager-CS2 Plant
UPL Limited
Jhagadia,Bharuch
05.2012 - 11.2017
- The organization selected me for a new and high-tech plan (Green Field Project-CS2 Plant); Akzonobel special training was provided abroad—in Germany—for setting up the new plant.
- Led cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives, enhancing operational efficiency by 20%.
- Developed and monitored KPIs to track performance and drive continuous improvement across departments.
Assistant Manager
UPL Limited
Jagadia,Bharuch
01.2008 - 05.2012
- Facilitated team meetings to align performance goals and enhance collaboration.
- Developed and implemented training programs to boost employee skills and engagement.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations to identify areas for improvement and growth.
- Trained staff on new technologies and tools to improve productivity and workflow.
- Supervised daily operations including scheduling shifts, assigning duties.
Senior Officer (Technical Service)
Coromandel Fertilizers Ltd
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Worked as project engineer to setup multiple products in single plant
- Plant revamping and commissioning (Incinerator, MEE and ETP) Products (Process Improvement)
- Chlorpyrifos
- Hexaconazole
- Temephos, Turbophos
- Chloropyrophos
- Glufocinate
Education
B.Tech - Chemical Engineering
Skills
- Operational management
- System integration
- Process automation and optimization
- Cost reduction strategies
- 5S methodology
- Kaizen principles
- Pokayoke techniques
- Time and motion analysis
- Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
- Total quality management (TQM)
- Greenfield and brownfield projects
- Leadership skills
- Communication proficiency
- Interpersonal effectiveness
- Collaboration techniques
- Consensus building strategies
- High-pressure adaptability
Accomplishments
- Process Safety Improvement for hazardous waste reactions (Grignard reaction, DEMP, DECP etc.)
- ESG initiative (Reduction in carbon footprint), waste utilization as resource, waste heat recovery, waste water recycling, waste valorization Reduction in Water intensity and energy intensity.
- Customer Satisfaction by better quality in product, Improved plant reliability and sustainability by re-structuring the operational team
- Handling large team (more than 500)
- New improvement initiative and operational excellence through MAXPRO, MAXPRO PLUS and DNA.
- Safety- Leading incident investigation team (Safety Cultural Transformation) at Unit
- Mancozeb Plant commissioning & stabilization (125TPD)
- CS2 Plant commissioning & stabilization (145TPD)
- TEP Plant commissioning and stabilization (33TPD)
- Moral - BI coach for unit level
- Productivity improvement
- Mancozeb capacity achieved from 125 to 150 TPD
- TEP capacity improves from 33 TPD to 45 TPD.
- Yield improves from 84 to 94 %
- Cost reduced of many products up to 100 rs/kg.
Experience In Operational Stage
- Continuously monitor & control process variables to meet production plan/specifications & operate the plant safely, reliably & cost effectively.
- To evaluate the ideas / suggestions came from various feedbacks like Kaizen improvement in other units / meetings & plan for implementation.
- Develop multi skilled & performance-oriented work force for operational flexibility.
- To analyses past accidents / near miss cases & plan for implementation of Corrective actions.
- Controlling the activities during the plant emergencies, start-up and shut down by co-ordination of field and panel officers.
- Ensuring Standard Operating Procedures being followed the routine operation of all major equipment’s.
- Maintaining SAP activity.
- Ensuring optimum utilization of resources to maximize asset productivity, minimize input costs and maximize through put.
- Lead concerned section heads in day-to-day functioning and enabling them to concentrate on plant troubleshooting, improvement in systems & procedures and other developmental activities.
- Participate in planning and scheduling of operations, start-up and shutdown of units and co-ordinate all maintenance, process engineering, inspection, and safety related work for the assigned units.
Health Safety Environment
- Carry out safety observation for routine maintenance and operation activities to promote safety culture.
- Total compliance of Permit to Work system through SAP and its application for various types of permits as cold work, hot work & confined space.
- Well versed with of Process Safety Management and its tools such as Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Emergency Response and Control Procedure (ERCP)
- Pre/Post Start up Safety Review (PSSR).
References
References available upon request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Cooking
- Gardening
- Travelling
Experience In Project Stage
- Review of Project documents.
- Review of P&IDs, Isometric drawings, GA drawings.
- Reviewing/ suggesting for piping modification (through SERs).
- Review of Underground systems and above ground piping and inter connectivity.
- Preparation of operation manuals, standard operating procedures, startup procedures.
- Emergency procedures and their subsequent revision after plant commissioning.
- Reviewing HAZOP and HAZAN study.
Personal Qualifications
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering
Timeline
Group Plant Head
UPL Limited
04.2022 - Current
Plant Head
UPL Limited
12.2017 - 04.2022
Manager-CS2 Plant
UPL Limited
05.2012 - 11.2017
Assistant Manager
UPL Limited
01.2008 - 05.2012
Senior Officer (Technical Service)
Coromandel Fertilizers Ltd
01.2006 - 01.2008