Vivek Tijare

Operations Management professional with industrial experience in petrochemical manufacturing and UK retail operations. Skilled in coordinating production, maintenance and cross-functional activities; supporting plant revamp projects, operational reporting, workflow improvement, risk management and environmental compliance. MSc-qualified in Operations Management & Business Analytics, with practical knowledge of SAP MM, Excel, Power BI, DCS operations and stakeholder coordination.

Online Operations Assistant at Sainsbury's (2024-10 – 2025-03)

• Supported day-to-day online operations and order-fulfilment activities in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Followed operational procedures to support accuracy, service quality and timely completion of tasks.
• Worked collaboratively with colleagues to maintain smooth workflows and customer-service standards.

Senior Executive at Supreme Petrochemicals Pvt Ltd (2022-10 – 2023-12)

• Coordinated operational activities across production and maintenance teams within a petrochemical manufacturing environment.
• Supported plant revamp, debottlenecking and production-enhancement activities, contributing to a reported 50% increase in production rate.
• Conducted interlock checks and participated in the commissioning and startup of a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant.
• Supported moisture-separator calculations in accordance with GPSA standards.
• Contributed to process-efficiency improvements while supporting environmental compliance, emissions monitoring, waste reduction and resource optimisation.
• Spearheaded recycling and reuse initiatives that reduced pollution loads by 9% and enhanced recovery processes.
• Assisted with industrial waste-stream and emissions treatment activities involving ETP/STP and air-pollution-control systems.
• Collaborated with technical, production, maintenance and operational stakeholders to support safe and efficient manufacturing operations.

Graduate Executive Trainee at Supreme Petrochemicals Pvt Ltd (2021-10 – 2022-09)

• Operated a Yokogawa Distributed Control System (DCS) panel to monitor and control chemical-plant operations, achieving reported operational efficiency of over 95%.
• Applied troubleshooting techniques that reduced conveying-system downtime by 20 seconds.
• Contributed to 3+ plant design and commissioning projects, supporting process optimisation and compliance requirements.
• Supported procurement coordination and maintenance-planning activities using SAP MM.
• Worked with the work-permit system and supported safety-protocol adherence exceeding 92%.
• Led HAZOP and HIRA activities for 3 projects, contributing to a reported 23% reduction in identified risks.
• Conducted field-work risk analysis that contributed to a reported 30% reduction in accident rate.
• Participated in project execution, operational reporting, safety-compliance tracking and cross-functional coordination.

Chemical Process Intern at Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) (2021-03 – 2021-04)

• Observed large-scale ammonia-production operations using CNG and gained exposure to industrial production-planning systems.
• Gained practical exposure to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 management-system requirements.
• Applied knowledge of hazardous-material handling, MSDS, risk assessment and industrial safety protocols.
• Supported environmental compliance activities and learned operational practices for process-manufacturing environments.

MSc in Operations Management & Business Analytics – University of Salford, United Kingdom (2024 – 2025)

B.Tech in Chemical Engineering – Dr.

Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological

University, Lonere, India (2017 – 2021)

HSC – Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science, Wardha, India (2015 – 2017)

SSC – Sushil Himmat Singhka Vidyalaya, Wardha, India (2015)