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SAJEEV K.T

SAJEEV K.T

Senior Engineering Professional with Over 19 Years of Expertise in Rubber, Tyre, Spice, and Rice Processing Industries | Certified PMP – XLRI Jamshedpur

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven engineering leader with over 19 years of extensive experience in the Rubber, Tyre, Spice, and Rice Processing industries. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from XLRI Jamshedpur, with a strong background in plant maintenance, project management, energy management, and EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety). Adept at utility management and system implementation, consistently driving operational excellence and achieving strategic objectives.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

DGM- Engineering and Projects

Manjilas Food Tech
6 2023
  • Heading the Engineering Department for the entire Manjilas Group of Companies
  • Spearheaded business growth initiatives through capacity enhancement projects, productivity improvements, and innovative process development
  • Led cost-saving project proposals aimed at improving profitability
  • Developed systems for sustainability, focusing on reducing the carbon footprint
  • Successfully implemented the SAP system across all engineering operations
  • Fostered the growth and development of a robust talent pool for future leadership roles
  • Improved capabilities of key stakeholders in CMF operations, significantly reducing customer complaints in toll processing
  • Ensured statutory and commercial compliance across all business operations
  • Oversaw project execution, including installation and commissioning of new systems and machinery.

Head- Engineering and projects

OLAM Agro India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2012 - 05.2023
  • Managed projects total of 2 million in budget annually every year with the multiple capex projects
  • Responsible for the entire Capex projects for the engineering and Capex projects for the entire unit
  • Managed a variety of capital, productivity, operational effectiveness, and efficiency improvement project
  • Major projects completed in various industries; sterilizer unit installation and commissioning; universal and LTG grinding mills; blending units; color sorting machines; mechanized destemming and cleaning lines in spice industry
  • Implementation of the energy saving, process and quality improvement and process automation projects in spice plants.

Sr.Officer Mechanical

MRF Tyres Limited
06.2007 - 11.2012
  • Planning and effecting predictive & preventive mechanical maintenance schedules for various Equipment to increase machine up time & equipment reliability
  • Proactively identifying areas of obstruction / breakdowns and predictive mechanical maintenance of all type of machines including Internal mixers, mixing mills, Diesel generators, Cooling towers, Compressors, Power packs, etc.; taking steps to rectify the Equipment through application of troubleshooting tools
  • Designing plant layout, making drawing, approving them and carrying out inspection tests for determining the effectiveness of the plant/equipment
  • Installation and commissioning of the Heavy machineries as well as conducting tests & inspections to ensure operational effectiveness of mechanical machineries, etc
  • Mechanical equipment indigenous development and spare management
  • Developed reliable and technically competent vendors to stabilize cost effective inflow of spares
  • Facilitating in managing project activities of internal & external Opex projects right from the conceptualization stage to the execution
  • Managing a team of workmen and guiding them to address and resolve performance bottlenecks along with imparting in house training and resolving IR issues
  • Establishing project review, monitoring and status reporting procedures to accurately report progress of the project to the stakeholders and end user clients
  • Installation and commissioning of fully automated internal mixing plant, carbon conveying system, PID controlled cooling and lubrication system, installation of the large power packs and pneumatic control devices, operation and maintenance of captive power plants up to 3.2 MW and cooling towers in tyre industry.

Plant Supervisor

West Cost Rubbers (India) Private Limited
  • Entrusted with overall responsibility for operation and maintenance of mechanical systems / Equipment’s in the entire plant
  • Implemented predictive, planned and preventive maintenance practices to maximize operational availability of Equipment’s
  • Periodically conducted condition monitoring of the machines and assessed maintenance needs for advance action to avoid major breakdowns
  • Systematically carried out failure analysis to establish root cause and applied befitting rectification procedures to work out breakdown solutions
  • Studied break down pattern of machines and drawn up requirements of spares to ensure reasonable inventory of critical spares to avoid costly rush purchases
  • Successfully executed erection and commissioning of mechanical systems / Equipment’s with complete testing before inducting the same in main operational stream
  • Assisted Management Representative for the implementation of ISO 9001: 2000 Internal Auditing
  • Managed a team of technicians and staff and constantly motivated them to realize their highest potential.

Education

Post-Graduation in Human Resource Management -

Annamalai University

Graduation in Mechanical Engineering - undefined

Institution of Engineers, Kolkata

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -

Government Polytechnic College
Perithalmanna
08.1997 - 05.2000

Skills

  • Plant Maintenance

  • Project management

  • Energy Management

  • EHS

  • Utility Management

  • System Implementation

Accomplishments

  • Indigenous development of spares and machineries and reverse engineering of machines and spare parts alpine mill universe mill, self-cleaning magnets, chilly ring cut machines
  • Special Performance Award from Olam Argo India Pvt Ltd-2014,2018. Excellence Project Execution award 2016 and 2017
  • Development of in-house mechanized de-stemming facility In Olam Argo India Pvt LTD.
  • Chaired a safety committee as EHS coordinator for 3 years and was awarded as the best safety committee in the state in 2020 by the factories and boiler department, Kerala state.
  • Received best Kaizen award for the implementation of Demand based compressor operation with VFD from MRF Ltd – 2012. Executive committee member of the plant won the first TPM excellency Award first time in the tire industry.

Language Proficiency

Malayalam, English, Hindi & Tamil

References

Will be furnished upon request.

Additional Qualifications

  • Certified Project management professional from. XLRI, Jamshedpur
  • Chartered Engineer Certification.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/27/1982
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Head- Engineering and projects

OLAM Agro India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2012 - 05.2023

Sr.Officer Mechanical

MRF Tyres Limited
06.2007 - 11.2012

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -

Government Polytechnic College
08.1997 - 05.2000

DGM- Engineering and Projects

Manjilas Food Tech
6 2023

Plant Supervisor

West Cost Rubbers (India) Private Limited

Post-Graduation in Human Resource Management -

Annamalai University

Graduation in Mechanical Engineering - undefined

Institution of Engineers, Kolkata

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