Puneet Upadhyay
Section Head, Mechanical
Varanasi
Summary
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.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4008
4008
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SET Leader (Mechanical & Piping)
Aditya Birla Group (Hindalco Industries Limited)
04.2024 - Current
- Responsible for Capex Project handling. Here, 20 projects are ongoing, of which 5 major projects are exceeding 50 crore.e than 50 Cr. Which are Deep Cone Washer Installation, Indirect Slurry Heater (ISH), Red Mud Conveyor, Caustic Tank, RO, ZLD, Critical Drinking water Project
- Responbile for more than 20 projects at a time like Water Sprinkler in Hospital, Filter Press, STP Upgradation, ESP upgradation, Guard Pond, etc.
- Mentored junior staff members, helping them develop leadership skills and advance their careers within the organization.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve company-wide goals, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Overcame challenging deadlines and resource limitations by reallocating personnel and focusing on priority tasks.
Asst. Manager – Mechanical
Aditya Birla Group (UltraTech Cement) Dalla Cement Works
09.2021 - 03.2024
- Responsible for Capex Project handling. Here 02 projects are going on, which are OLBC belt conveyor of length 3 KM, rated capacity 1000MT & Crusher Project.
- Assignments Handled: Since September-2021
Senior Engineer – Mechanical
Aditya Birla Group (UltraTech Cement)
03.2018 - 09.2021
- Responsible for handling the mechanical maintenance of Cement Mill and Slag Mill Section and Fly ash loading and unloading sections and its related equipment’s like separator, blowers, bulkers and tankers etc.
- Determined equipment failure root cause and implemented solutions.
- Led cross-functional team for successful completion of multiple large-scale projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
Engineer – Mechanical
Aditya Birla Group (Ultratech Cement)
06.2014 - 03.2018
- Maintenance of the rotary kiln, preheater, CF silo, grate cooler, coal mill, and ESP.
- Gained expertise in Kiln, cooler ESP, DBC, erection & commissioning and maintenance including change of kiln shell, up gradation of ESP & hydraulic system like cylinder replacement, oil seal replacement. all auxiliary equipment like fans, bucket elevator, belt conveyor & blowers
- Utilising SAP plant maintenance module for formulating reports
- Engaged in managing budgets, plans, indentation & mobilization of materials & manpower
Engineer 1-Mechanical Maintenance
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (Jaypee Cement)
08.2008 - 06.2014
- Erection commissioning & maintenance of VRM, Bag House, Rotary Equipment, Jet Pulse Bag Filter & Bag House
- Maintenance of VRM such as Raw & Coal Mill
- Fabrication of Structures, Duct, Cone and Cyclones
Education
B.Tech. - Mechanical Engineering
Shree Institute of Science & Technology
Bhopal, India12th- Hindu Inter College Zamania Ghazipur, UP Board
Ghazipur, India 04.2001 - 01.2002
10th -
Hindu Inter College Zamania Ghazipur, UP Board
Skills
Relationship building
Team building
Motivating teams
Influencing others
Continuous improvements
Strategic planning
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Won 1st prize in Badminton Competition in UTCL.
Training
- 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
CORE COMPETENCIES
- 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
KEY RESULT AREAS
- 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
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 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.
MAJOR PROJECTS
- Fly Ash System Project
- Commissioning of Limestone Transfer Circuit
- Erection & Commissioning of N2 Generator
- Additional fuel firing system (AFR System) HFO & Carbon Black feeding
TECHNICAL PURVIEW
- 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
Playing, Watching Reality shows, Event organizing
I like to Play Badminton, Cricket
Timeline
SET Leader (Mechanical & Piping)
Aditya Birla Group (Hindalco Industries Limited)
04.2024 - Current
Asst. Manager – Mechanical
Aditya Birla Group (UltraTech Cement) Dalla Cement Works
09.2021 - 03.2024
Senior Engineer – Mechanical
Aditya Birla Group (UltraTech Cement)
03.2018 - 09.2021
Engineer – Mechanical
Aditya Birla Group (Ultratech Cement)
06.2014 - 03.2018
Engineer 1-Mechanical Maintenance
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (Jaypee Cement)
08.2008 - 06.2014
12th- Hindu Inter College Zamania Ghazipur, UP Board
04.2001 - 01.2002
B.Tech. - Mechanical Engineering
Shree Institute of Science & Technology
10th -
Hindu Inter College Zamania Ghazipur, UP Board