HOD – Engineering & Projects - Gracure Pharma Limited - Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India
(2025-07)
- Report monthly engineering KPIs and quantified savings to senior leadership; build culture of safety and accountability.
- Lead the complete Engineering Services function covering Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Utilities, Civil Maintenance, Projects, and Contractor Management.
- Manage preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of utilities including boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, compressed air systems, transformers, DG sets, water systems, ETP/STP, and manufacturing equipment
- Drive plant reliability through SAP PM, TPM, RCA, condition monitoring, MTBF/MTTR improvement, and asset lifecycle management.
- Manage engineering budgets, maintenance contracts, spare inventory, AMC/SLA performance, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Execute energy conservation and sustainability projects including solar integration, condensate recovery, rainwater harvesting, utility optimization, and carbon footprint reduction.
- Coordinate with statutory authorities, contractors, suppliers, consultants, and cross-functional teams to achieve operational and project objectives.
- Lead regulatory audits and inspections ensuring compliance with GMP, EU, WHO, ISO, EHS, and engineering standards.
- Present engineering KPIs, CAPEX status, maintenance performance, utility consumption, and savings initiatives to senior management.
Engineering Manager - Granules India Limited - Hyderabad, India
(2023-12 - 2025-06)
- Managed operation & maintenance of 33 kV HT substation, transformers, breakers, DGs and LT distribution for pharma manufacturing.
- Led engineering operations and maintenance activities for electrical utilities, water systems, boilers, and manufacturing equipment, ensuring high equipment availability and regulatory compliance.
- Directed commissioning, installation, testing, and qualification of new equipment, electrical panels, and utility systems, ensuring compliance with project timelines and quality standards.
- Ensured reliable operation of critical utilities including boilers, compressed air systems, purified water systems, and process water systems through preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance programs.
- Developed and executed PM schedules, sanitization programs, compressed air revalidation, passivation activities, and utility validation protocols to maintain compliance and system reliability.
- Reviewed utility performance data, water system trends, engineering documentation, logbooks, and maintenance records in accordance with GMP and Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
- Led reliability improvement initiatives through downtime analysis, MTBF, MTTR, RCA, CAPA, Red Tag implementation, and condition-based maintenance practices.
- Supported energy optimization and utility efficiency projects, contributing to reduced operating costs and improved equipment performance.
- Coordinated cross-functional activities with Production, Quality, Validation, EHS, and Projects teams to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations and successful regulatory audits.
- Managed diesel inventory, AMC contracts and cross-functional coordination for uninterrupted operations.
Shift In-Charge - Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) - Uttar Pradesh, India
(2022-06 - 2023-12)
- Led shift operations for SPD plant and 32 packing machine lanes, ensuring target achievement and consistent output.
- Spearheaded engineering projects – installation, testing, commissioning and fabrication – minimizing downtime.
- Coordinated solar utility integration for plant-level energy optimization.
- Improved OEE by reducing breakdowns, speed losses and operational losses, driving productivity and cost savings.
- Planned predictive, preventive and shutdown maintenance with plant and external agencies; led operator training.
Circle Quality Engineer (Electrical) - Indus Towers Limited - Noida, India
(2018-06 - 2022-05)
- Executed solar power installations across multiple telecom tower sites, reducing grid dependency and diesel run-hours.
- Enforced electrical quality and safety standards for tower strengthening and maintenance across the circle.
- Performed tower AT acceptance tests, RFI readiness checks and O&M audits; led RCA for recurring field issues.
- Conducted risk assessments, implemented H&S controls and maintained quality KPIs.
Maintenance Engineer - Jindal Aluminium Limited - Bangalore, India
(2014-03 - 2018-05)
- Planned & executed mechanical / electrical maintenance; managed spares through SAP / ERP PM module.
- Commissioned DG systems, VCB / ACB breakers, HT/LT motors, transformers and compressors with structured PM.
- Commissioned AC / DC drives; overhauled 3-phase induction motors and troubleshot critical plant equipment.
- Worked on Siemens S7-200 / 300 / 400 / 1200 and Mitsubishi FX PLCs for hydraulic presses, pulling machines and cranes.
- Authored monthly MIS on OEE, MTBF and MTTR; drove improvement actions and cost-control initiatives.
