Ravindra Argade
Vadodara,Gujarat
Summary
Results-driven Operation Manager / Production Leader with 14+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing and Greenfield project execution. Proven expertise in plant operations, commissioning, process optimization, and utility management. Strong track record in leading cross-functional teams, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring compliance with process safety (PSM), HAZOP, and ISO standards. Skilled in managing large-scale continuous and batch processes (MPP) including phenol, phosgene derivatives, cumene, Para cresol and specialty chemicals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
Farmson Basic Drugs Pvt. LTD.
Vadodara, Gujarat
02.2024 - Current
- Leading end-to-end plant operations, ensuring production targets, safety, and quality compliance.
- Managed greenfield project commissioning, including pre-commissioning, startup, and stabilization.
- Led process engineering activities, including review of P&IDs, plant layouts, and GADs, ensuring all corrections and modifications were implemented in line with process requirements.
- Led erection, coordination, and successful commissioning of Pyrolysis Cracking Furnace in collaboration with licensor Kinetic Technology (Italy).
- Led technical coordination with cross-functional project teams for plant erection activities, ensuring alignment with design specifications and project timelines.
- Led end-to-end pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up activities for static and rotating equipment, piping systems, utilities, and cracking furnace units.
- Successfully executed plant start-up with zero incidents, achieving an excellent safety record with no first aid cases or lost-time injuries (LTI).
- Led end-to-end recruitment and manpower planning, job description, screening, and selection of technical person for all position.
- Prepare all types operational SOP, ESD and approval by CQA, continuous training all personal before starting up plant.
- Implemented strategic operational initiatives to enhance plant efficiency, optimize resource utilization, and significantly reduce unplanned downtime.
Team lead
UPL limited.
Dahej, Gujarat
08.2022 - 02.2024
- Work with commissioning team and project team for handling all daily plant commissioning activities.
- Commissioning & start-up new greenfield project of phosgene and its derivatives.
- Led in continuous process MPP plant for production of hazardous chemical like Chloro-acetyl chloride, phenyl chloroformate and phenyl iso-cyanide product.
- Handling raw material like Phosgene, MCA, phenol, aniline, DMF, DMPU, Caustic lye as a key raw material & toluene, EDC as a solvent.
- Optimized process parameters leading to improved plant stability and throughput.
Deputy Manager
Atul Limited
Ankleshwar, Bharuch
04.2019 - 08.2022
- Handling sulphonation, sodiation, acidification, sulphite, fusion sections, kettle distillation, fractional distillation, decantation for manufacturing of crude cresol phenol, and sodium sulphate.
- Handling Foxboro DCS operating system with controlling interlock and ESD system, Handling glass lined CSTR and kettle distillation under vacuum by steam jet ejector system.
- Planning of monthly production and daily inventory, dispatch documentation.
- Planning of smooth shutdown and startup of plant by interacting with maintenance, instruments, and project team.
- Emergency response and risk management by safety training and mock drill.
- Manpower handling and training for skills development.
Executive Production
Deepak Phenolic Limited.
Dahej, Gujarat
03.2018 - 04.2019
- Participated in complete pre-commissioning, commissioning & startup of cumene plant.
- Equipment's handling like as guard bed, various kinds of pumps, distillation columns, vessels, alkylation reactor, trans alkylation reactor, filters, exchangers, air coolers (fin fan), flare system, LRVP, flash drum system, rundown tank, fire hydrant system etc.
- Handling moisture analyzer, oxygen analyzer, online GC analysis, and sampling.
- Emergency handling, shut-down/start-up, PSSR with maintenance/safety team, cold circulation, hot circulation, flare system lighting up.
- Knowledge of pre-commissioning activities like mechanical clearance, box up of loop, preparation of loop file, P&ID review etc.
- Water flushing and air blowing of pipelines, leak test of pipe lines, nitrogen purging of pipe lines according to procedure.
- Having experience in pre commissioning & commissioning activities. Having experience in loading of catalyst of reactors and guard bed.
Process Engineer
Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd.
Mahad, Raigad
06.2015 - 02.2018
- Separation of acetic acid and water using azeotropic distillation having ethyl acetate works entrainer.
- Handling absorption system with overflow circulating system.
- To monitor DCS YOKOGAWA (centum VP).
- Handling all plant running activities also distillation system under vacuum.
- Azeotropic distillation (minimum boiling azeotropes), WFE, ATFE, Furnace operation at 720 Celsius temperatures. C9 and producer gas as fuel.
- Handling of equipment such as kettle Reactors, Column, Furnaces, and Heat Exchanger during shutdown and trouble-shooting.
- To supervise from DCS control room and field for safe start up and shutdown of unit.
- Equipment's handling like vaporiser, absorption columns, LRVP, hot and cold loop, steam drum, various kinds of pumps, distillation columns, vessels, Reactors, filters, exchangers, air coolers (fin fan), dampers, cyclone separator, etc.
Production officer
Chloride Metal Limited
Pune, Maharashtra
11.2012 - 06.2015
- Handling chemical reaction, stripper, absorption, adsorption & distillation column for purification process.
- Monitoring parameter for soft operation & pure analysis.
- Manpower handling, daily sheet documentation & reporting.
- Process study, data collection, analysis, & optimization.
Education
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering - undefined
Pune University
03.2012
Diploma in chemical engineering - undefined
Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Polytechnic
04.2009
S.S.C. - undefined
Pune University
03.2003
Skills
- Plant Operations
- Adaptable/Motivational Leadership
- Self-Motivation
- Process Optimization
- Greenfield project Commissioning
- Production Planning
- Quality Control
- Team management
- Cracking furnace operation & BMS
- SAP System & ERP
- Plant shut-down start-up activities
- Vacuum Distillation Columns
- Process safety
- Troubleshooting
- Team Leadership
- Commissioning & start-up plant
- HAZOP
- PSM
- PSSR
- Risk Assessment
- Team Leadership & Manpower Management
- SOP Development & ISO Compliance
- Production Planning & Cost Optimization
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Personal Information
Title: Production Manager
Timeline
Production Manager
Farmson Basic Drugs Pvt. LTD.
02.2024 - Current
Team lead
UPL limited.
08.2022 - 02.2024
Deputy Manager
Atul Limited
04.2019 - 08.2022
Executive Production
Deepak Phenolic Limited.
03.2018 - 04.2019
Process Engineer
Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd.
06.2015 - 02.2018
Production officer
Chloride Metal Limited
11.2012 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering - undefined
Pune University
Diploma in chemical engineering - undefined
Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Polytechnic
S.S.C. - undefined
Pune University