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Niranjan Suralikerimath

Niranjan Suralikerimath

Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

Seasoned EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) specialist with a diverse background spanning the Oil & Gas, FMCG, Steel, and Bio Pharmaceutical sectors. Proficient in the strategic oversight of safety operations, asset management, and personnel coordination. Adept at crafting comprehensive strategies to drive transformative change within organizations, enhancing risk management, and fostering alignment among leadership regarding both short and long-term plans and resource allocation.

Overview

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Work History

EHS-Site Head

Merck Group India
  • Develop and oversee the implementation of EHS, sustainability policies, procedures, and initiatives across Production, supply chain and shares business services
  • Led a team of 5 EHS professionals, providing guidance, training, and support in safety procedures and regulations
  • Design and ensure the business operations adhere to both national and local Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) regulations and laws involves evaluating workplace environments in both manufacturing and research and development (R&D)
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate EHS into product development and manufacturing processes, reducing environmental impact, and improving product safety
  • Culture Building the Safety capabilities by active EHS Engagement and programs
  • EHS regulatory management EHS compliance audits, conduct Project risk reviews for the new investments
  • EHS KPI review with leadership team, Safe logistic audits, process risk assessment, Behavior based safety training, Industrial Hygiene program implementation
  • Management representative for ISO standards (QMS, EMS &OHS) Risk assessments, Hazop studies, PHA for the processes, PSSR, CAPA, ALARA & RCA.

EHS Leader

Sartorius Pvt Ltd
  • Created a safe work ambience across the Organization and upholding commitment to safe working environment and work practices by conducting monthly safety meetings, daily shop floor and campus patrolling to establish proactive initiatives mainly near miss drives, cross functional audits, and inspections, Engaging in the TPM activity to work with cross functional team to ensure machine safety by understanding the Danger prediction, simulations, and machine mapping techniques
  • Developed permit to work system for non-routine works by contractors and Sartorius employees covering work permit types like electrical, fire impairment and excavation permit
  • Ensuing overall plant safety compliance with local HSE related regulatory requirements
  • Studied and implemented a acceptable occupational health required working standards across the site mainly work place monitoring of noise, lux level, ergonomics etc., Supporting line management in managing corrective and preventive health safety incidents
  • Establishing of ISO certifications OHSMS, EMS, and standardizations
  • Conducting safety committee meetings, mock drills and ensuring the compliance of recommendations.

Officer EHS

Wilmar-SRSL
  • Hazard identification and corrective action program establishment with the internal safety team/committees and enrolling employee’s support
  • Ensuing the compliance with local HSE related regulatory requirements
  • Liaison with statutory authorities viz.., Pollution control board, Department of factories, Department of fire etc., Conducting safety committee meetings, mock drills and ensuring the compliance of recommendations
  • Established “On the job” talks to employee for educating them with hazards associated with their job & steered preventive measures to overcome the hazards
  • Internal HSE auditing includes environmental & safety manages system audit, safety performance audit and an environmental compliance audit
  • Coordinate safety campaigns, promotional activities.

EHS-Associate

HPCL-Bioprocess Division
04.2023 - 01.2023
  • Ensuring the EHS needs and requirements of bioprocess division by interacting with the scientists/production team for new project to capture safety URS and develop a safety standard by HAZOP with specifications and documentation for new projects
  • Conducted HAZOP, PHA studies for 2G-Ethanol including Fermentation plant at the design stage and implemented the recommendations
  • (For E.g
  • Pre-treatment, Fermentation etc.,) To associate with suppliers for risk assessments including process safety assessments, pre-installation/pre-commissioning, and post installation/ post commissioning project stages
  • HSE-Data management, Record keeping and implementation of internal safety committee targets and outcomes.

Education

Post Diploma - Industrial Safety

Rajiv Gandhi Institute For Steel Technology
Ballari
08.2019

Master of Technology - Chemical Engineering

Manipal Institute Of Technology
01.2013

Bachelor of Engineering - Biotechnology

Visvesvaraya Technological University
Manipal
01.2011

Skills

  • Handling of Dangerous Goods
  • Risk management
  • ISO 14K & 45K Lead Auditor
  • Waste Management
  • Sustainability
  • Legal Compliance
  • Injury Prevention
  • Process Improvement
  • Safety Training
  • Emergency Response Plans
  • Hazardous Waste Management
  • Hazard Identification
  • Safety Program Development
  • Accident Investigation
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Risk Assessments

Accomplishments

  • Achieving Zero Landfilling + Zero liquid discharge Status.
  • Leading EDISON Project
  • Peenya expansion project – Brown filed project.
  • Digitalization of safety operations across India sites
  • Ergonomic assessment and implementation – 15 Projects
  • ‘DSS+’ Engagement for safety excellence
  • Application Centre – Brown field Project
  • ETP Upgradation project at Mumbai & Vizag Refinery
  • Published International Journal on Renewable Energy.
  • DuPont Cultural Transformation
  • Bioprocess & Renewable energy pilot lab – Green field Project

Certification

  • Lean six sigma green belt certified
  • Certified Expert in Carbon Footprint by CII Godrej Green Business Centre CII Godrej Green Business Centre
  • TPM facilitator Confederation of Indian Industry
  • ISO 45001:2018 & 14001:2015 Lead Auditor
  • Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
  • Advanced First Aid & CPR
  • Tubing and Gas Bank management course

Project Management

  • Peenya site expansion EHS compliance & LEED certification lead (2023)
  • Sustainability – Program Leader for India (2022)
  • Application Centre project EHS lead – Brown field (2021)
  • Bioprocess & Renewable energy project EHS lead – Green filed (2017)

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Kannada
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

EHS-Associate

HPCL-Bioprocess Division
04.2023 - 01.2023

EHS-Site Head

Merck Group India

EHS Leader

Sartorius Pvt Ltd

Officer EHS

Wilmar-SRSL

Post Diploma - Industrial Safety

Rajiv Gandhi Institute For Steel Technology

Master of Technology - Chemical Engineering

Manipal Institute Of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering - Biotechnology

Visvesvaraya Technological University

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