Head – EHS at ALKYL AMINES CHEMICALS LTD. (2021-01 – Present)
- Ensure 100% compliance with applicable central and state EHS regulations – Factories Act, EPA, Water/Air Acts, Hazardous Waste Rules
- Dealing with statutory authorities like MPCB, CPCB, MOEFCC, DISH, PESO
- Maintain all EHS-related documentation, licenses, and statutory records per audit and legal requirements
- Implement and maintain an effective Environment, Health & Safety Management System (IMS) aligned with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, ISO 50001 standards
- Implement and maintain Responsible Care code for sites
- Monitoring ICC KPIs and upload on portal
- Conduct EHS audits and support Corporate EHS audits and EHS guidelines compliance assessments
- Audit Readiness & Certification Lead - internal/external EHS & ESG audits including ISO, RC, customer audits, and social compliance audits (GRI, ECOVADIS). Ensure zero NCs and continual improvement
- Monitoring EHS Budgets Capex, Opex
- Conduct risk assessments, safety inspections and job safety analysis across the facility
- Zero Accident & Zero Non-Compliance Goal Achieve year-on-year improvement in LTI, TRIR, and environment KPIs by driving continuous safety audits and proactive employee engagement
- Lead to conduct HIRA, Environmental aspect impact of manufacturing sites
- Co-ordinate HAZOP, MOC, PSSR compliance
- Investigate incidents and near misses using root cause analysis (RCA) tools and drive CAPA implementation
- Ensure 100% adherence to Permit to Work (PTW), PPE compliance
- Fire system inspection and monitoring regularly
- Conduct mock drills, emergency response training, and first aid programs in line with site risk profile
- Oversee industrial hygiene programs, noise monitoring, and employee health surveillance in coordination with OHC
- Lead ERT (Emergency Response Team) and Safety Committee activities as per statutory norms
- Ensure Industrial Hygiene survey compliance. OHC related compliance
- Drive initiatives for water, air, and waste management in compliance with MPCB norms
- Monitor and manage hazardous waste, ETP/STP, stack emissions, and fugitive VOCs to meet MPCB/CPCB norms; oversee online monitoring (OCEMS) systems
- Supervise hazardous and non-hazardous waste handling, ETP/STP operations, air emission monitoring, and noise control per MPCB norms
- Monitor and report RO, MEE (ZLD) ETP/STP performance and stack emissions
- Champion BBS programs, safety campaigns, and leadership walkthroughs to enhance safety culture across shop floor and contractors
- Conduct EHS on boarding, behavioral safety training, toolbox talks, and refresher programs for employees and contract workforce
- Champion site-wide EHS campaigns (e.g., National Safety Week, Environment Day) to build a proactive safety culture
- Act as a change agent for continuous improvement through visual management, 5-S, and employee engagement
- Conduct regular EHS/ESG training for employees and contract workforce
- Conduct Tool box talk
- Conduct periodic EHS induction, emergency response, fire safety, and behavioural safety training for all levels of staff and contractors
- Organize safety promotional activities like, National safety week celebration, World environment days, Road safety week
- Develop and implement ESG roadmap aligned with GRI, BRSR, and SDG frameworks; publish sustainability data on waste reduction, energy intensity, carbon footprint, and water usage
- Drive sustainability projects including water conservation, energy efficiency, waste minimization. Scope-1, Scope-2, Scope-3 emission mapping
- ESG / GRI goal monitoring
Manager – EHS/ WWTP at CLARIANT CHEMICALS (INDIA) LTD. (2017-05 – 2020-12)
Managed EHS for a MAH chemical manufacturing unit and WWTP/environmental performance. Supported statutory compliance, risk management, safety audits, emergency preparedness, contractor safety and environmental controls. Led/managed wastewater treatment and EHS improvement activities in a high-hazard chemical manufacturing environment.
Manager – HSE at SOLVAY, GBU NOVECARE (2011-06 – 2017-04)
Working with APAC HSE team for implement HSE practice. Managed HSE for a MAH unit handling Ethylene Oxide and Petroleum Class A products.
- Implemented Solvay Care Management System (SCMS), Life Saving Rules and Zero Tolerance initiatives; drove safety culture and risk reduction
- Worked on ETP/WWTP upgradation with APAC team and supported project HSE for R&D center upgradation, plant expansion and warehouse construction
- Presented site best practices at Solvay AP HSE meets in 2015, 2016 and 2017 @ China
Production Engineer/EHS Officer at AMINES &PLASTICIZERS LTD. (2006-12 – 2011-06)
Managed production operations involving Ethylene Oxide and Mono Methyl Amine using PLC systems; handled EO, MMA and Ammonia. Built hands-on process and chemical safety knowledge supporting later EHS leadership responsibilities.
Panel Officer / Shift In-charge at ASHOK ALCO-CHEM LTD. (2002-05 – 2006-12)
PLC operation and shift management for Acetaldehyde and Acetic Acid manufacturing operations involving oxidation processes.
Production Supervisor at FILTRA CATALYST & CHEMICALS LTD (1999-03 – 2002-05)
Supervised production operations for Ortho Cresol manufacturing through phenol methylation in a fixed-bed reactor.
