Puneet Upadhyay

An accomplished professional offering over 17 years of experience in handling plant projects and maintenance – from Greenfield stage, brownfield to full operations. Skilled in installation, commissioning, and upkeep of key equipment systems. Strong in team management, timely project execution, and improving plant performance through effective planning and maintenance.

• 4 weeks summer training from Diesel Locomotive Workshop in 2006 on Best maintenance Practices.
• Summer training from NTPC, Industrial Area.
• Maintenance of Kiln, Coolers & Pyro processing by FLS Smith
• Industrial Hydraulic
• Manage self for Behaviour improvement
• Maintenance of VRM
• AutoCAD & 2D- 3D
• Confined Space | Road Safety | Work at Height | Machine Guarding | Scaffolding | Electrical Safety | LOTOTO | Material Lifting by Mobile Crane

• Project Planning & Execution
• Erection & Commissioning
• Resource Planning & Optimization
• Quality Assurance & Maintenance
• Procurement
• Preventive Maintenance
• Inventory Management
• Safety Management
• Cost optimization
• Technical Support
• SAP Implementation
• Site Coordination
• Team Management

• Utilising SAP plant maintenance module for formulating reports & creating an indent for requirement of spare parts and other major equipment for plant operations
• Developing and leading the implementation of various resource optimization strategies for ensuring greater O.E.E. (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
• Conducting inspections regularly for ensuring the completion of the projects as per the quality standards
• Managing various functions such as equipment/ technology selection, procurement, installation coordination, pre-commissioning /commissioning, plant commissioning and hand over
• Collaborating with consultants for maintaining the coordination with resource planning, scheduling, review & billing and observing the progress and fortifying timely execution & completion of the project within assigned budgeted cost
• Partaking in project review meetings for tracing the progress of the project
• Determining critical activities for the project and resolve them at the earliest within TAT for avoiding possible bottlenecks and delay in execution
• Engaged in managing budgets, plans, indentation & mobilization of materials & manpower according to the requirement
• Assigning responsibilities to project team members according to their capabilities & observing their performance
• Leading the team and motivating them to increase their productivity and efficiency
• Determining areas for improvement to understand & fulfil the training needs of the team

• Acknowledged by senior management for successfully managing the completion of additional fuel system installation Project and Purging of limestone system for Coal Mill.
• Initiated successful development and implementation of hot air generator mechanism as well as the cost reduction in Raw mill operation activities related to improve the efficiency of systems along with design selection & quality control activities
• Successful in reducing maintenance shutdown rate as well as saving maintenance costs through effective weekly maintenance of Coal Mill.
• Escalated Overall Operating Efficiency (OEE) by 98% through measures such as false air reduction, power saving through change of sealing.

• Fly Ash System Project
• Commissioning of Limestone Transfer Circuit
• Erection & Commissioning of N2 Generator
• Additional fuel firing system (AFR System) HFO & Carbon Black feeding

• Erection & commissioning of:
• Pyro processing unit (Kiln, Cooler, ESP, Deep Pan Conveyor, Preheater & Bag House)
• Reverse Air Bag House
• Pulse Jet Filters
• Process Fan
• Coal Mill Bag House -Thermax
• Coal Mill Fan Flakt Wood
• Coal Firing System - L&T
• Root Blower - TMVT, Ahmadabad
• F.K. Pump Claudiuspeter Germany
• Chain Conveyor Besta & Meyer
• Belt Conveyor
• Rotary Air Lock
• DE dusting Bag Filter L&T
• Screw Conveyor Hyquip
• Shut-off & Louver Damper
• Maintenance of 500 TPD Rotary Kiln, Grate Cooler, P/H Cyclone and C.F. Silo

I like to Play Badminton, Cricket