Nihar Ranjan Sarkar

An achievement-oriented professional acknowledged for strengthening companies to lead in highly competitive markets targeting project management / production planning & control / operations management / new product development & new market opportunity & quality improvement by process optimization and technical services from customers’ feedback / business excellence (TPM methodology) assignments with an organization of high repute.

Senior Technical Advisor - Origami Cellulo Private limited - Nagpur, MS. INDIA

(2025-10)

• Planning, organizing, directing, and running the plant with optimum day-to-day performances with respect to plan.
• Quality and process developments with respect to cost control and customer requirements.
• New product development in all soft and hard tissue grades (white and brown and other colours).
• Alternate chemicals and sources development for quality and cost effectiveness.
• Taking responsibility for the entire plant for the performance and productivity improvement.

President (Technical) - Magnum Ventures Limited - Sahibabad, UP. INDIA

(2024-02 - 2025-10)

• Planning, organizing, directing, and running optimum day-to-day operations of PLANT
• Coordinating cross-functionally with technical / manufacturing for resolving production / processing issues.
• Initiatives for new product development and new markets with improved machine utilization and cost-effectiveness.
• Taking responsibility for both machines: project rebuild for capacity enhancement by 20%; new quality development & improvement; and process and equipment optimizations in cost-effective ways.
• Taking responsibility for the entire plant regarding the performance and productivity improvement.

Manufacturing Head (Unit 3) / Deputy Head of Project (MULTI Paper) / HOP & Executive Director (UNIT 2) - Bashundhara Paper Mill - BANGLADESH

(2018-02 - 2024-01)

• Planning, organizing, directing, and running optimum day-to-day operations of Bashundhara Paper Plant Unit 2 and Multi.
• Reviewing & processing schedules & production orders to make decisions pertaining to inventory, manpower, work procedures & allocation, considering budget & time constraints.
• Administering input of all raw materials, chemical inventory availability and constraints, repair and maintenance cost reviews, total product costing, and sales.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with technical / administrative staff / manufacturing for resolving production / operation problems.
• Formulating a training matrix & imparting training to all employees
• Initiatives for new product development and new markets.
• Details the project rebuild of 2 different machines (capacity enhancement by 30%, new product portfolio, and quality improvement) and ROI analysis with the finance team; marketing review and materials procurement with SCD team; and consultation and designing conformations with the Philippines team, erection, and commissioning.
• Formulated & executed production plans to optimize deployment of resources and attained efficient production levels within time & cost parameters
• Managed end-to-end techno-managerial activities including production planning & control, material management, quality assurance, technical services to customers, maintenance & safety & customer complaints
• Piloted & guided the maintenance team for Preventive & Breakdown Maintenance Programs (failure rates, costs, bottleneck equipment availability) and Spare Parts Management
• Reduced 15% man-hours by optimizing & benchmarking the process line, increasing production per hour, and minimizing wastage & losses in the processes.
• Reduced power consumption by 20% with process optimization and effective equipment installation with layout changing.
• Reduced maintenance cost by 12% by machine modifications, guidance, OEM parts selection of level 1 maintenance, and root cause failure analysis (started)
• Developed New Cost-Effective Paper grades (Different ranges of Coated Duplex, ART Card, Liner, High-strength Kraft, Media, Release Base, Printing Grades, OGR, Tipping base, Security Papers, Thermal Papers, Coating base paper of C1S and C2S, etc.).

Senior Manager – Paper, PROJECTS (Process Head), HOD (R&D) - ITC Limited, PSPD - TRIBENI, West Bengal

(2010-11 - 2018-01)

• Rebuilt Paper Machine 3 with WALMSLEY (UK) & Allimand (FRANCE) and stabilized as per guarantee in quality and performances and made 12% of RONA change of those machines.
• Increased OEE from 48% to 79% for a paper machine with an average machine speed increase to 400 MPM from 350 MPM for specialty grades.
• Implemented and achieved many rewards and recognition in Plant as best of best rewards for Kazan, OPL, and POKAYOKE for machine productivity improvements.
• New products developed, such as Cigarette Grades (80CU, 20CU, 30CU, 40CU FB, PWT for Filtrona machines, and Booklet for Cigarette Pouch); Shuttering for Laminates; Different Colours/Shades of Decors (LPL and HPL); Barriers, Carbon Tissue, Overlay, Medical Inserts, and Oil and Grease Repellent; Mosquito Repellent; Bible-28; Release Base, Kraft Insulating, Kraft Interleaving, Flameproof, White, and different colours for Parchment Impregnation products; and many more.
• Worked with and took responsibility for the process project head, DMT leader, Steering Committee members, and Early Management Pillar (TPM) champions.
• Achieved DMT Level 1 & JH Level 2 for all teams of the highest volume and contributing machine (65%).
• Took and performed responsibility for all grades, details, costing, analyzing, and planning.
• As a process owner, took responsibility for a completely new machine rebuild by VOITH for a Décor Machine, completing it as per the guarantee.
• Taking responsibility for R&D In Charge and Project Head (Process) for last 3 years.

General Manager (Plant Head) - AFIL Paper Mill (AKIJ GROUP) - Munshiganj, BANGLADESH

(2009-08 - 2010-11)

• A 2nd-hand paper machine taken from PDL, FRANCE, erected, commissioned, upgraded, and established as per commitment.
• With optimization of process control and system waste, paper yield improved from 65% to 78%, an