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SUMEET SANJAY MAHALE

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SUMEET SANJAY MAHALE

Summary

Instrumentation & Automation Engineer with 10 years at Sunfresh Agro Industries, specializing in PLC programming, process automation, and GMP/ISO compliance. Skilled in boosting production efficiency, leading cross-functional teams, and executing dairy processing projects with continuous improvement focus.

Overview

11
years of professional experience

Work History

Sunfresh Agro Industries Prabhat Dairy (Lactalis India)

Assistant Manager Maintenance
03.2023 - Current

Job overview

Company Overview: A leading dairy processing industry specializing in milk-based products such as ghee, butter, cheese, paneer, and flavored milk, and operating 25 TPD, 30 TPD, and 40 TPD milk powder plants, along with integrated ETP, WTP, and refrigeration systems.

Professional Summary
Instrumentation & Control Engineer with 10 years of progressive experience in erection, installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and maintenance of instrumentation and automation systems within the dairy, powder plant, and utility sectors. Skilled in project execution, process optimization, and automation upgradation to enhance production quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Proven leadership in managing cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety norms.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements

  • Team Leadership: Leading a team of 4 instrumentation engineers and 2 technicians, ensuring smooth plant operation and effective problem-solving.
  • Process Improvement: Analyzed current equipment performance, identified inefficiencies, and implemented automation and instrumentation upgrades to improve production quality and minimize costs.
  • Project Execution: Reviewed P&ID diagrams, datasheets, and automation documentation for process and utility equipment, ensuring accuracy and compliance during execution phases.
  • Instrumentation Expertise: Skilled in installation, calibration, and maintenance of a wide range of instruments including sensors, transmitters, flow meters, steam valves, and control systems, with complete documentation and record maintenance.
  • Critical Spares Management: Developed and maintained inventory of critical instrumentation spares to minimize downtime and ensure uninterrupted operations.
  • Automation Development: Designed and implemented logic control strategies (PLC/SCADA) for production and utility plants, improving efficiency and reducing manual errors.
  • Training & Development: Conducted hands-on training sessions for operators and technical staff on instrumentation handling, software usage, and troubleshooting techniques.
  • Compliance & Safety: Ensured all instrumentation and control activities complied with GMP, HACCP, and ISO standards for food safety and quality assurance.
  • Project Highlights: Successfully commissioned multiple projects including milk powder plants (25 TPD, 30 TPD, 40 TPD), flavored milk plants, and paneer processing lines.

Kute Son’s Fresh Dairy Pvt. Ltd.

PLC Programmer /Instrumentation Engineer
02.2020 - 03.2023

Job overview

  • Company Overview: It is a Dairy processing industries (Milk product) like Ghee and Butter processing, Powder plant, Milk processing and Paneer, shrikhand processing plant.
  • Responsibility all utility section like Boiler, ETP, Refrigeration section and maintenance.
  • Knowledge of configuring and fault diagnosis of PLC, SCADA, HMI Profibus communication, Analyzer and control loops.
  • Installation, calibration and loop checking of the field instruments (Anderson Nigle, Endress Hauser, Honeywell, Yokagawa, Denfoss, ABB, AB, Siemens, Delta, Fuzi, Selec).
  • Maintenance and calibrations of the control valves (Pneumatics, Steam Control Water Control valve, NRV).
  • Designing, Implementing and commissioning of new control loops as per requirement.
  • Managing maintenance schedules and budgets.
  • It is a Dairy processing industries (Milk product) like Ghee and Butter processing, Powder plant, Milk processing and Paneer, shrikhand processing plant.

Repute Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

PLC Programmer /Instrumentation Engineer
04.2017 - 02.2020

Job overview

  • Company Overview: It is a food processing industries like a Dairy Processing Plant, Cheese Processing Plant, Beverage and Pulp Processing Plant Clean in Place (CIP) System and Heat Exchanger plant.
  • Commissioning Pasteurizer, Aseptic Sterilizer Single Tank Three Tank and 4 Tank Single circuit and Double circuit up to Six circuits CIP Systems.
  • PLC Used: Allen Bradley-Compact Logic has been designed RsLogix 5000 and HMI and SCADA designed in Factory Talk View machine and site edition Studio, Schneider- Control Logic has been designed in So Machine and HMI designed in Vijeo Designer, Delta- Control Logic has been designed in ISP Soft and WPL and HMI designed in DOP Soft, Siemens- Simatic Manager, WinCC, TIA Portal, Wonderware, ABB- Automation Builder, Panel Builder.
  • COMMISSIONING AND SYSTEM HANDOVER TO CUSTOMER.
  • It is a food processing industries like a Dairy Processing Plant, Cheese Processing Plant, Beverage and Pulp Processing Plant Clean in Place (CIP) System and Heat Exchanger plant.
  • Gatti Ice-cream Cape Town (South Africa)
  • MILMA Milk Plant (Palakkad, Kannur and Kozhikode, Kerala)
  • AMUL Milk Plant (Gujrat and Nagpur)
  • Dairy Classic Ice-cream (Bengaluru)
  • AR Dairy (Dindigul, Tamilnadu)
  • National Ice-cream (Kathmandu, Nepal)
  • JKMPCL (Srinagar, Jammu-Kashmir)
  • Dairy-India Ice-cream (Cuttack)
  • Amul Treat Ice-cream (Gadchiroli, Maharashtra)
  • Daily Fresh Beverages (Namakkal, Tamilnadu)
  • Rajeshwari Dairy(Hyderabad)

DNA Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Trainee Engineer
11.2014 - 12.2016

Job overview

  • Making College projects for Diploma and BE Level.
  • PCB Design, Mounting, Troubleshooting.
  • Testing and Demonstration Project to students.

Education

Shatabdi Engineering and Research
Sinnar, Nashik

Bachelor of Engineering from Electronics and Telecommunication
06.2016

University Overview

GPA: 62.80%

Guru Gobind Singh Polytechnic
Nashik

Diploma from Electronics and Telecommunication
07.2010

University Overview

GPA: 65.15%

KTHM College
Nashik

MCVC HSC from Electronics Technology
06.2007

University Overview

GPA: 67.33%

Skills

  • Installation & commissioning of instrumentation and control systems
  • PLC, SCADA, DCS & HMI programming
  • Process automation & optimization
  • Preventive & predictive maintenance
  • Field instruments: flow, level, pressure, temperature
  • Control panel design, wiring & testing
  • Industrial networking & communication protocols
  • Energy efficiency & management
  • Automation project execution & management
  • Shutdown planning & execution
  • Cross-functional team leadership & coordination
  • Budgeting, cost control & resource planning
  • Compliance: GMP, ISO, HACCP standards
  • Root cause analysis & continuous improvement
  • Documentation: SOPs, maintenance logs & reports

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies and Interests
  • Reading Books
  • Internet Surfing
  • Solving Sudoku
  • Listening to music

Projects

Projects

Automatic Stock Management System, CEAT TYRE LTD. Satpur, Nashik, 07/01/15, 03/01/16 Automatic Order Placement, 01/01/14, 03/01/14 Tollbooth Automation, 07/01/09, 03/01/10

Languages

Languages
  • Marathi
  • Hindi
  • English

Personal Information

Personal Information
  • Date of Birth: 07/06/89
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married

Affiliations

Affiliations
  • Ensured zero downtime in critical dairy automation systems through proactive maintenance.
  • Delivered SCADA integration projects successfully within tight deadlines.
  • Supported the achievement of plant safety and 5S targets in instrumentation and automation

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • 1st Prize, Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune Maths Competition (97/100)
  • 2nd Prize, COGNIZA 14 Project Competition
  • Participant, TECH BRAMHA 2014 & ROBO ZEST Robo Racing

Languages

Marathi
First Language
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Assistant Manager Maintenance
Sunfresh Agro Industries Prabhat Dairy (Lactalis India)
03.2023 - Current
PLC Programmer /Instrumentation Engineer
Kute Son’s Fresh Dairy Pvt. Ltd.
02.2020 - 03.2023
PLC Programmer /Instrumentation Engineer
Repute Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
04.2017 - 02.2020
Trainee Engineer
DNA Technology Pvt. Ltd.
11.2014 - 12.2016
Shatabdi Engineering and Research
Bachelor of Engineering from Electronics and Telecommunication
Guru Gobind Singh Polytechnic
Diploma from Electronics and Telecommunication
KTHM College
MCVC HSC from Electronics Technology
SUMEET SANJAY MAHALE