Abhishek Banerjee

Electrical Engineering leader with 18+ years of progressive experience across manufacturing sectors including footwear, jute processing, conveyor-belt manufacturing, and switchgear production. Currently heads the Electrical Engineering function as Head – Electrical and Designated Safety Officer at Bata India's Batanagar manufacturing unit, with accountability for HT/LT electrical networks, plant maintenance, engineering projects, and utilities. Built a career trajectory from hands-on maintenance and inspection roles to departmental and plant-level electrical leadership, with a consistent focus on equipment reliability, statutory electrical safety compliance, and uninterrupted manufacturing operations.

Diploma-qualified in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, with hands-on exposure to switchgear inspection, industrial maintenance, and project execution.

Head – Electrical (Additional Charge: Designated Safety Officer) - Bata India Limited - Batanagar, Kolkata

(2019-08)

Heads the Electrical Engineering function for Bata India's Batanagar manufacturing unit, with accountability for HT/LT electrical networks, plant maintenance, engineering projects and utilities, while additionally serving as the unit's Designated Safety Officer.

• Direct end-to-end electrical engineering operations across HT/LT power distribution, plant maintenance, utilities and engineering projects for the Batanagar manufacturing unit.
• Serve as Designated Safety Officer, embedding statutory electrical and workplace safety compliance into daily plant operations.
• Lead preventive and breakdown maintenance programs for electrical infrastructure supporting continuous manufacturing operations.
• Plan and execute electrical and utility-related engineering projects for the plant.
• Partner with plant leadership on engineering priorities spanning electrical networking, maintenance and utilities.
• Sustained plant-wide electrical safety and statutory compliance standards as Designated Safety Officer over a 7-year (and ongoing) tenure.
• Built continuity across electrical maintenance, project execution and utilities functions, supporting uninterrupted manufacturing operations at the Batanagar unit.
• Progressed within Bata India's Engineering function to head the plant's Electrical Engineering vertical.

Manager – Maintenance - Baranagar Jute Industries Pvt. Ltd. - West Bengal

(2019-06 - 2019-07)

Held charge of plant maintenance at a jute manufacturing unit.

• Managed maintenance activities for plant machinery and utilities at the jute manufacturing unit.

Manager – Electrical Department (Chief Electrical Department) - Caledonian Jute and Industries Pvt. Ltd. - West Bengal

(2017-12 - 2019-05)

Headed the Electrical Department at a jute manufacturing unit, holding charge as chief of the electrical function.

• Led the Electrical Department for the jute manufacturing facility, overseeing electrical maintenance and operations as department chief.
• Managed electrical systems supporting continuous jute processing and manufacturing operations.
• Supervised electrical maintenance activities to support plant uptime.

Assistant Engineer – Maintenance Department - Hooghly Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (Unit: Hukumchand Jute Mills) - West Bengal

(2012-09 - 2017-12)

Supported electrical and mechanical maintenance operations at a jute mill over a five-year tenure – the longest assignment of his early career.

• Executed maintenance activities across plant electrical and mechanical systems at the Hukumchand Jute Mills unit.
• Supported breakdown and preventive maintenance to minimize production disruption in a continuous-process jute mill environment.
• Built progressive maintenance engineering experience over a five-year assignment.

Inspection Engineer - Switch Gear and Structural India Pvt. Ltd. - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

(2012-01 - 2012-09)

Conducted technical inspection of switchgear and structural products in a manufacturing environment.

• Performed quality and technical inspection of switchgear and structural fabrication products prior to dispatch.
• Gained direct exposure to switchgear manufacturing and inspection standards.

Trainee – Maintenance Department - Phoenix Conveyor Belt India Pvt. Ltd. - Kalyani, West Bengal

(2009-06 - 2011-12)

Completed a structured maintenance training assignment within a conveyor-belt manufacturing plant.

• Trained in maintenance practices for plant machinery and utilities in a conveyor-belt manufacturing environment.
• Built foundational skills in industrial plant maintenance over a two-and-a-half-year training assignment.

Project Supervisor - Auto Tech Universal Pvt. Ltd. - Kolkata

(2008-11 - 2009-03)

Quality Engineer - Peerless Bio Tech Pvt. Ltd. - Chennai

(2008-09 - 2008-10)

Diploma - Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (AICTE) - Siliguri Government Polytechnic College (2005 - 2008)