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PRADEEP J. JHA
Contact: +97431181819, +97455843228, +91-7506006254
E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]
An accomplished & knowledgeable professional aiming for senior level assignments as Plant & Equipment Manager / Workshop Manager with an organization of high repute; preferably in Construction industry
Location Preference: UAE / Qatar / Canada
SKILLS SET PROFILE SUMMARY
Hydraulic Engineering
Customer Management
Mechanical Engineering
Construction Equipment
Resource Optimization
Erection & Commissioning
Troubleshooting
Inventory Management
Spare Parts Management
Team Management
A competent professional with 17 years of experience in Plant & Equipment Management and Maintenance
Expertise in planning & implementing preventive, predictive & breakdown maintenance schedules for improving overall reliability and safety of plant equipment & machinery
Develop annual budget for the Division in conjunction with other Division and manage work within approve budget
Demonstrated abilities in troubleshooting critical problems encountered during running the plants
Instrumental in managing workshop with responsibilities pertaining to effective servicing and repairs
Pivotal in coordinating in plant operations for the set up standards with accountability for strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives
Well versed with quality tools like JIT, KAIZEN, TPM, MOST, 5S and SAP
Hands-on experience in carrying out routine scheduled maintenance work and responding to equipment faults
An effective communicator with good analytical, leadership, interpersonal, planning and problem solving skills
Produce reports of the status of Equipment in the workshop and cost incurred for repair and Maintenance
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Managing overall operations & maintenance activities with a view to enhance operational efficiency of operations and eliminating obsolescence
• Handing maintenance of Hydraulics & Pneumatic equipment like Hydraulic Pumps, Hydraulic Valves, Coupling & Gearboxes
• Responsible for planning, scheduling and assuring completion of work within an assigned maintenance area
• Increasing machine up time & equipment reliability by implementing maintenance schedules and carrying out periodic checks; maintaining requisite documents
• Conceptualizing and effectuating predictive & preventive maintenance schedules for various mechanical / hydraulic equipment
• Minimizing potential accident by understanding and observing safe work practice in all activities
• Planning & managing operations of an organization to ensure and enhancing performance, productivity & profitability
• Developing & streamlining systems with proven ability to enhance operational effectiveness and meet operational goals within the cost, time & quality parameters
Profile Forte:
Engineering & Maintenance Services
• Managing engineering services on the site, ensuring all reactive & proactive maintenance is undertaken in a systematic, safe, professional, timely and cost effective manner
• Extending support to the Site Engineers as required to maintain the agreed engineering standards & process efficiencies
• Managing overall site map showing buildings, facilities, machinery and utilities to ensure that it is up to date at all times
• Developing & implementing a comprehensive and robust preventative maintenance system that provides optimal operational capability and maximizes machine uptime
• Keeping up to date knowledge and advising on all major issues affecting plant operations
• Accountable for maintaining oversight of the site engineering resources in conjunction with the General Manager to ensure the appropriate levels of effectiveness versus cost
• Actively involved in ensuring that all business owned vehicles are safe, maintained and appropriately registered & warranted
Project Management & Planning
• Supervising plant project works and ensuring budget expectations are met in conjunction with the General Manager
• Exposure in providing effective management of all major CAPEX projects and R&M projects from project conceptualization to post implementation review
• Shouldering the responsibility of providing detailed specifications to suppliers for quoting of plant machinery & other services associated with CAPEX projects
• Responsible for assuring that development work, project cost estimates, option analysis & design activities take place on a timely basis to enable efficient and effective project execution
• Actively involved in managing project costs with the General Manager as against CAPEX payback values and assumptions
• Proven success in ensuring that projects are planned & implemented with responsibilities and timeframes, thereby creating and maintaining communication and control of the project through all stages of the project cycle.
Health, Safety & Quality
• Ensuring safe work practices, policies and procedures relating to work
• Raising the issue to person concerned or management in case of any lapses in systems & procedures, unsafe or poor work practices, or abuses of plant/machinery
• Providing recommendations for safety, systems or quality improvements through the use of the “U Fix-it” System
Continued Improvement/KPI Leadership
• Functioning as central contact point for Engineering U Fix It forms; allocated the forms to the relevant engineering staff and proactively managing close outs of all engineering UFI’s as per timelines in the business objectives
• Introducing any process design and improvements to ensure key processes are lean & effective
• Conducting root cause analysis to identify the true causes of issues and my team works diligently to implement solutions in a timely manner to prevent reoccurrence
People Management & Leadership
• Undertaking activities related to recruitment, development, training, motivation and retention of assigned staff conforming to budgetary objectives and personnel policies
• Ensuring that performance management or disciplinary issues are addressed and referring to HR and/or Senior Management, where necessary
• Looking after performance and development of all staff within the department
• Carrying out training in accordance with Tumu training procedures and is correctly documented in training records
• Accountable for managing the engineering apprenticeship scheme
Management Reporting
• Accountable for reporting of management information that conveys concise & accurate information to assist decision making across their areas of responsibility
• Conducting uptime/downtime analysis across the various machine centre reflecting a drive for maximization of uptime
• Actively involved in maintaining effective, relevant KPI’s and these are reported in agreed timeframes
Supplier/Contractor Relationship Management
• Developing & maintaining effective relationships with operational contractors and suppliers
• Proven excellence in ensuring that operational contractors & suppliers are appropriately inducted to enable them to access the site in accordance with business requirements
• Assuring that current preferred supplier agreements are in place with all major suppliers which detail agreed pricing (labour & materials) and terms of trade
Administrative Functions
• Instrumental in assuring that all relevant administrative functions are carried as per company procedure
• Spearheading the responsibility of ensuring that all purchase order and invoicing procedures are followed consistently
WORK EXPERIENCE
Feb’2010 - Till Date: Dutch Foundation WLL (ISO900-ISO14000), Qatar as Plant & Equipment Manager
Role:
• Managing HSE facility in workshop for electrical power & distribution, storage of gas and toxic materials as per NAKHILAT guideline and specification
• Undertaking activities related to:
o Maintenance of hydraulic & mechanical breakdown of heavy equipment machinery
o Effective utilisation of available resources
o Fabrication of storage tank, repair of heavy structure and machinery parts for Raslaffan Project (QP standard) as per design and specification
o Heavy Lifting machinery and instrument calibration to avoid any accident related to the work
• Carrying out third party inspection of welding job through Ultrasonic Test
• Responsible for planning for TO & TO work, erection of heavy equipment machinery and minimum spear parts requirement to ensure smooth flow of operation
• Developing local vender and imparting training to achieve our quality limit
• Collaborating with machine manufacture for timely arrangement of spare parts and technical support for equipment
• Managing documentation of operation activity for proper analysis of maintenance cost and auditing
• Looking after certification of all equipment on timely basis as per local rule & regulation and all machine related construction activity
• Liaising with site and other department for smooth flow of operation
• Administering activities like evaluation of maintenance cost
• Imparting training to the welder & fabricator as per ASME -WPS (BS-EN288) standard
Jul’2006 – Dec’2009: Middle East Foundation Groups-LLC, Dubai-UAE as Mechanical Engineer
Role:
• Undertook service & maintenance of all kind of machine including hydraulic base machinery
• Shouldered the responsibility of:
o Planning & scheduling repair of machinery as per site record
o Managing minimum inventory for spare parts control to avoid major breakdown of machinery
o Handling preventative and predictive maintenance for all equipment
• Assured timely allocation of machinery as per site requirement and modification of machinery as per project requirement
• Handled trouble shutdown of all hydraulic machinery
• Accountable for repair and maintenance of machinery as per hydraulic circuit
• Managed documentation for maintenance & certification of plant and machinery
• Conducted analysis of repair cost for maintenance of machinery
Aug’2004 – Jul’2006: Specialized Pilling Techniques-LLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE as Hydraulic Engineer
Role:
• Handled repair & maintenance work on heavy duty mobile plant equipment and hydraulic & electric systems
• Prepared maintenance log and planning schedules of machineries
• Accountable for designing & repairing hydraulic and pneumatic system as per requirement
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Jul’2001 – Jun’2004: Killick Nixon Ltd., Mumbai – India as Production & Service Engineer
Highlights:
• Steered efforts in coordinating with planning department for next batch of production and maintaining schedule for production, design jig & fixture as per requirement
• Served as In-charge of a team consists of 3-4 persons and responsible for pre stressing work consist two sets of hydraulic pumps & jacks it’s capacity up to 350MT
• Played a key role in explaining working of hydraulic system & working process to client & consultants and converting all design data into parameter as per requirement
Jul’2000 – Dec’2000: Crompton Greaves Ltd. (Large Machine Division), Mumbai –India as Trainee
Highlights:
• Essayed a stellar role in checking varnish viscosity & record; recording TIG brazing & bending in SPP format and ensuring Rupatam-14 brazing rods available
• Played a key role in ensuring that SR rotor copper was ordered for next rotor
• Holds the distinction of working with Six Sigma Implementation Group
• Significantly handled maintenance of Hydraulic & Pneumatic System
EDUCATION
• B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from University of Mumbai in 2001
PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
• Training on Hydraulic Engineering and Assembly of Rig Machine from KLEMM, Germany in 2008
• Workshop Training for Excavator & Wheel Loader by CATERPILLER in 2009
• Workshop Training in Hydraulic base Heavy Equipment Machinery by Putzmeister - Germany in 2010
• Workshop Training on Cummins Engine by Jaidah Group in 2010
• Training for Vibrating Equipment by International Construction Equipment (ICE) Netherlands in 2015
• CMMS Training by Projacs in May 2016
• SAP-PM Certification from SAP - India
IT SKILLS
• Well versed with SAP (PM), Primavera V6, CMMS, MS Office and Internet Applications
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 22nd January 1979
Present Address: 5th Floor, QIB Building, Al Saad, Doha Qatar – 23535
Permanent Address: Pradeep Jha, Room No. 103, Blacksmith Iris Building, Plot F-51, Sector 12, Kharghar, New Mumbai - 410210
Language Known: English, Hindi, Marathi, Maithili & Arabic (Basic)
Passport No.: Z2486547 (Expiry Date: 15/01/2024)
