Bhaskar Santra

Seasoned through 17+ years of rich and dynamic experience in Operation & Maintenance, Project Management, Project Execution, Site Engineering, Commissioning.

Steel Industries - Steel Melting Shop, Continuous Caster Machine (Billet, Slab, Ingot), Sintering Furnace, Reheating Furnace, Vacuum Degassing.

Material Handling

Systems

Power Transmission - 132KV, 33KV, 11KV Transmission line (Tower, Mono pole)

Power Distribution - 33KV, 11KV, 6.6KV through Underground, Busduct, cable trench.

Substation - 132/33KV, 132/11KV, 33/6.6KV, 11/6.6KV

Ferrite Industries - Powder processing, Press Shop, Sintering Furnace, Finishing machines - Linier Grinding lines, AL sorting machines, Shrink Wrapping & Skin Packaging Machines.

Cryogenic Industries - Oxygen and Nitrogen ASU 200 TPD unit, Cylinder Filling Station - Helium, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Carbon dioxide, Mixture gases - ACM, LASAL, Heliox, Deuterium-Nitrogen, Hydrogen-Nitrogen.

Utility Plants - Compressors, Pumps, Cooling Tower, DM Plant, ETP, STP and WTP Plant, Fire Safety systems, EOT Crane, Gantry Crane, Hoisting, Forklifts

Had experience in

Maintenance of HT-LT Switchgear, Transformers, Disconnectors, Relay Panels, DG sets, LT Panels, UPS, Plant Lighting, Motors.

Calibration and Repairing of Instruments. Programming of PLC & Drives.

Servicing of Compressors, Pumps, Gearbox & Fans.

Had understanding and implementation of Lean Six Sigma, 5S, TPM, Kaizen, MTTF, MTBF, FMEA to improve the process.

Mentoring a team of enthusiastic opportunists for bringing change through Continuous Improvement, Critical Thinking, Stategic Thinking, Risk Management, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Self motivated, hard working & consistent with a high degree of flexibility, creativity, resourcefulness, commitment & optimism.

Technical Manager | Aug 2023 – Present | 

• Takes lead for planning, scheduling, organizing, execution of project with team management including designing, procurement, site management ensuring task, time and cost management
• Overseeing development and deployment of new technology, ensuring quality & manage technical risk
• Managing employee, motivating with solving issues in innovative way. Building strong team by delegating tasks, approachable and ensuring productivity
• Liaise with clients, management & team members by sharing knowledge and guidance
• Budget Management (planning, capital expenditures and other Engineering expenses).
• Presenting progress report to higher management & Stakeholder with kickoff meeting with client
• Coordinating with Ministry of Health, Land, Water & Environment for approvals for project

Plant Head | Jun 2022 – Aug 2023 |

• Leads in daily operation including creating production goals, planning, scheduling, organizing, monitoring, communication, leadership, problem solving, develop workflow policies, process optimization and Project Management
• Maintaining equipment and managing facilities. Empower maintenance team for zero breakdown with schedule preventive, proactive and corrective maintenance by implementing FMEA, RCA, 5S, MTTF, MTBF, Kaizen, PDCA, TPM
• Understanding market trends, strategic development, variation analysis, customer service and satisfaction, analyze process improvement opportunity and cost savings.
• Adhering to health and safety regulations, updating risk assessment and reporting Hazards. Ensuring environment compliance of site activities, develop, execute and track plant policies and procedures that align company goals.
• Manage annual capital and operational budget and perform financial analysis and control. Managing budget and controlling plant expenses to ensure financial health.
• Recruiting, hiring, and training new staff members and mentoring staff. Leading and motivating team of people and handle staffing issues

Operation Activities:

• Coordination timely placement of Helium ISO from port to facility
• Operation of Helium Transfill network, containers, tube trailer, customer bulk sites
• Loss evaluation and provides best practice to reduce loss, optimize product loss to meet customer demands

Implementation of AMC of installed machineries and Remote Monitoring system

Sep 2015 – Jun 2022 Air Liquide India Holding Pvt. Ltd. | Manager

Manager | Jun 2020 – Jun 2022

• Leads a project team with individual responsibilities from planning, initiation, designing calculation, budgeting, and specification with defined scope, providing resources to the site team for successful completion of projects.
• Coordinating with Design team for FEED, Basic and Detail drawing at every stage of project. Coordinating Site personal for site execution and the difficulties. Rising IR, IIR of site MEP, HVAC work for consultant approval
• Review the shop drawing construction details, product data, material samples, inspection plans, method statements, delivery schedules to confirm compliance with the requirements of the project
• Developing project plan, procurement, execution, monitor & control the progress of the project, ensuring the job completion in timeline. Identifying critical risk and plan to overcome the same.
• Create standard specifications for design, material quality & standards, layout for centers and offices
• Preparing presentation and documents for periodic project review meeting.
• Budget Management (planning, capital expenditures and other Engineering expenses).
• Coordinate with site team for project work to be carried out in compliance of HSE standard & regulatories.
• Manages and provides day to day leadership to various technical, professional, and/or administrative personnel engaged in specified project activities

Deputy Manager - Projects | Sep 2015 – Jun 2020

• Monitoring of work as per specification, local & international standard codes. Overseeing one or more smaller to large sized projects. Generation of CAPEX for project.
• Creation of Project progress reports, had kickoff meetings with clients
• Coordinating with vendors & contractors for supply of materials & service and follow up for payments.
• Worked directly with the other department. Handle Clients & customers to meet their needs.
• Takes responsibilities to support customers for documentation for licensing for the facilities to statutory bodies.

Lead responsible for Operation | June 2017 - Jun 2022

• Data collection, creation and reporting of MIS report. Creation of annual maintenance plan and OPEX.
• Reporting of P&L data, production cost, production deviation. Coordination with Sales & Distribution for daily operation activity.
• Improved the operation by increasing the productivity by implementation of 5S, PERT & TPM, RCA.
• Teams to lead improve spare parts availability, flexibility of parts and budget allocations.
• Coordinating with HR and Compliance Department for documentation & application with followup for Compliance and renewal of Licenses and Regulatory of Plant Facilities with Govt. agencies
• Creation and maintenance of SOPs, review and updates technical documents

Aug 2011 - Sep 2015 Sarralle Equipment India Pvt. Ltd. | Site Incharge

Highlights

• Site planning, execution, scheduling, coordination, manpower handling, vendor & contactors handling
• Responsible for construction project is completed in time and within budget.
• Rising Impulse Response during site execution. Preparation of plant layout & as built drawing
• Installation, Testing & Commissioning -
• 132/33/11KV, 33/6.6KV, 11/6.6KV Switchyard, upto 120 MVA Transformers, 132KV Transmission & 33, 11KV Distribution lines, Motors, PLC, Drives and Soft-starter, Relay Setting, UPS, CB, CT, CVT, Isolator, RTCC, APFC, AMF, DG sets upto 1250 KVA.
• Electric Arc Furnace, Ladle Furnace, Vacuum Degasser, Ladle Preheater and Dryer, Material Handling Systems (Conveying system), Air pollution Control Unit (ESP, Bag House), Pump House, EOT, Hoisting and Gantry crane
• Installation of hydraulic, pneumatic, gasline. Servicing of Hydraulic Pumps and Cylinders, Compressors, Utility Pumps
• Installation, configuration & testing of instrumentation, PLC & SCADA.

Jun2008 - July 2011 TDK | Assistant Engineer

Highlights

Installation, commissioning and maintenance of rotary kiln furnace, sintered furnace, compressor, cooling tower, hydraulic system & press upto 200 Ton.

Testing and maintenance of HT-LT switchgear, transformers, 1250 KVA generators, UPS, motors, PLC and drives, Gantry & Hoisting crane, ETP, WTP plant with the implementation of 5S, Kaizen and TPM.

Support in MIS report to the Reporting Manager. Dealing with information updation, purchase requisition, stock overview & Stock maintenance.

Assistant Engineer

Automation and Control

Full-timeOct 2007 to Jun 2008

Maintenance of Induction Furnace, Continuous Casting Machine (Billet Casting), 80 Ton Cranes, Utility machines. Preventive and Predictive Maintenance of machines, reducing downtimes, maintaining spare.

Assistant Technician

Technomedia Pvt. Ltd.

Full-timeAug 2007 to Sep 2007 (2 months)

Supervision of FM Transmission, Radio Signal

2015 Bachelor in Technology (Electrical Engineering) from Karnataka State Open University

2006 Diploma in Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) from The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers