Yash Pawase
Safety-focused chemical engineer with strong experience in mechanical integrity, commissioning, process optimisation and industrial project execution
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Safety-focused chemical engineer with strong experience in mechanical integrity, commissioning, process optimisation and industrial project execution within chemical and food manufacturing environments. Demonstrated ability to lead safety by example, support continuous improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with safety, environmental and engineering standards. Experienced in cross-functional collaboration, hazard identification and delivering technically robust solutions aligned with organisational sustainability and safety culture.
Experience
Process Engineer - Freelance
(2024-03 - 2025-08)
Led end-to-end process design activities including development of PFDs, mass and energy balances, equipment sizing and control philosophies for food and pharmaceutical manufacturing projects, ensuring designs were practical, safe and operable.
- Provided technical assurance and peer review of process designs to ensure compliance with relevant standards, hygienic design principles, GMP requirements and operational safety best practice.
- Drove process improvement and energy optimisation initiatives, delivering measurable efficiency gains and supporting whole-life cost reduction and sustainability objectives.
- Worked collaboratively with commercial, operations, maintenance and construction teams, engaging directly with clients and site stakeholders to deliver safe, buildable solutions through design, installation and commissioning, including MOC governance and structured handover to operations.
Junior Technical Services Engineer - Shachi Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
(2022-07 - 2024-03)
Supported the delivery of process plant installation and commissioning activities for spray dryers, hot air systems, bag filters, cyclones and fluidised-bed dryers, ensuring safe, compliant and buildable designs on site.
- Planned and executed structured commissioning trials (water runs, no-load and feed trials), validating performance against design intent, process safety requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Developed erection philosophies, method statements and safe systems of work in line with engineering standards, CDM principles and site HSE requirements.
- Worked closely with construction, operations, maintenance and vendors to resolve site issues, improve plant reliability and support structured handover through O&M manuals, commissioning dossiers and safety documentation.
Process Project Intern - Attaquant Enterprises
(2021-07 - 2021-12)
Contributed to early-stage process studies by building calculation packs and validating operating assumptions to support robust design decisions.
- Supported site start-up activities for thermal processing equipment, focusing on stable operation, fault identification and continuous improvement during initial runs.
- Delivered experimental workstreams on liquid–liquid separation, identifying optimisation opportunities that reduced raw material consumption by 10% without impacting output quality.
- Partnered with project engineers and plant teams to collate test data, prepare technical notes and support readiness for operational handover.
Education
MSc - Advanced Chemical Engineering - University of Manchester (2025-09 - 2026-09)
Bachelor of Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Savitribai Phule Pune University (2017-08 - 2022-05)
