Sandeep Potdar

• Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.
• Managed a team of technicians, providing guidance and support for skill development and performance improvement.
• Increased overall equipment efficiency by conducting thorough assessments of machinery conditions and implementing necessary improvements.
• Scheduled regular inspections of equipment and facilities to manage wear and tear.
• Documented inventory of spare parts to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
• Collaborated with other department managers to coordinate maintenance activities around production schedules, minimizing operational interruptions.
• Reduced downtime by efficiently overseeing the maintenance team and prioritizing tasks according to urgency.
• Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
• Forecasted and reviewed maintenance budgets to establish cost-effective measures.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors for cost-effective procurement of parts and services, maintaining strong working relationships.
• Promoted a culture of continuous improvement within the maintenance team by encouraging open communication, problem-solving initiatives, and employee engagement activities.
• Conducted root cause analysis of recurring issues, devising long-term solutions that minimized future disruptions.
• Streamlined work order processes for quicker response times, resulting in increased productivity and reduced costs.
• Improved equipment reliability by implementing a preventive maintenance program and managing repair schedules.
• Created and submitted detailed reports to highlight maintenance activities and equipment performance.
• Supervised employee performance, preventive maintenance, and safety.
• Trained maintenance technicians to apply proper techniques and best practices and comply with safety protocols.
• Evaluated and recommended new technologies for potential integration into the facility''s maintenance operations, ensuring continued growth and adaptability in the face of industry advancements.
• Implemented energy-efficient solutions to reduce operating costs and environmental impact.
• Executed cost-saving and energy-saving techniques, measures, and modifications to achieve a substantial reduction in O&M expenditures, and work within the budget.
• Have experience in operational and maintenance experience of textile machines like Benninger, Osthofseng make mercerizer, washing, PTR, etc. And finishing machines like Monforts make stenter, sanforizer, etc.
• Handled operational and maintenance activities of Thies make dyeing machines.

Utility Operational and Maintenance Management:

• handled plant utility operational and maintenance activities of a solid fuel boiler with a capacity of 8 TPH and an oil-fired boiler with a capacity of 10 TPH.
• Handled operational and maintenance activities of a 30 lac kcal/hr thermopack, cooling tower, chiller with a capacity of 1.5 lac kcal/hr, Thermax make ETP plant, Atlas Copco make compressor, and Luwa make humidification plant.

• Supervised a team of technicians, providing guidance on complex repair tasks and fostering professional development opportunities.
• Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
• Monitored employee work tasks while installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment for projects.
• Reduced downtime by quickly diagnosing and repairing issues with machinery, electrical systems, and facility infrastructure.
• Kept track of equipment, inventories, and system upgrades in order to prepare and present detailed reports to upper management.
• Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
• Conducted regular performance evaluations of maintenance staff to identify strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities for growth within the organization.
• Mentored junior technicians through hands-on training, fostering a culture of teamwork and knowledge sharing within the maintenance department.
• Implemented energy-saving initiatives by identifying areas for improvement in equipment operation and facility management practices.
• Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
• Organized ongoing maintenance schedules to boost system performance.
• Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
• Supervised team of installers and mechanics to complete work on time and to company standards.
• I have operational and maintenance experience with Goller-made bleaching machines, Monforts-made mercerizers, washing, singeing, finishing, and also Thies-made dyeing machines.

Utility operational and maintenance management:

• Have operation and maintenance experience. Thermax makes a 10 TPH boiler, a 15 lac kcal/hr thermopack, an ETP plant, and 1.5 lac kcal cooling tower chillers.
• I also have operation and maintenance experience with Atlas Copco compressors and Luwa humidification plants.