Pravin Yadav

Mechanical Engineering professional with 25+ years of experience in Mechanical Maintenance, Engineering, Utilities, Reliability Improvement, and CAPEX Project Execution in Chemical and Specialty Chemical manufacturing industries. Expertise in Preventive, Predictive, Breakdown and Corrective Maintenance, Shutdown Planning & Execution, Equipment Reliability, Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Continuous Process Plant Maintenance, and Maintenance Cost Optimization. Extensive experience in maintenance of Reactors, Pumps, Compressors, Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Fluid Heaters, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Material Handling Systems, Utilities and Process Equipment.

Strong exposure to SAP-PM, TPM, HAZOP, MOC, GMP, EHS, PESO, IBR and Factory statutory compliance. A proven leader with extensive experience in managing maintenance teams, improving plant availability, reducing downtime, enhancing MTBF, and ensuring safe and reliable plant operations.

Project Head - Retainer ship (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation & Structural Construction) at Laxmi Organics Industries Ltd (2026-05 – Present)

Responsible for project execution, fabrication, erection, commissioning.

• Monitoring fabrication, dispatch, erection, installation, testing, and commissioning activities for structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation works
• Conducting vendor audits, fabrication yard inspections, quality reviews, and progress monitoring meetings
• Identifying project risks, bottlenecks, and corrective actions to maintain project schedules
• Supporting pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and project handover activities

Head – Engineering & Projects at BALAJI Formalin Pvt. Ltd. (2025-06 – 2026-03)

Lead Mechanical Maintenance, Utilities and Engineering activities for continuous chemical process plant.

• Manage preventive, predictive, corrective and breakdown maintenance
• Improve equipment reliability through preventive maintenance and RCFA
• Execute shutdown planning and maintenance schedules
• Manage Boilers, Thermic Fluid Heaters, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Air Compressors, Pumps, Reactors, Heat Exchangers and utility systems
• Lead multidisciplinary maintenance teams and contractors
• Ensure statutory compliance, GMP, HAZOP, MOC and EHS requirements

Chief Manager – Maintenance Engineering at Deepak Nitrite Ltd. (2022-07 – 2025-04)

Headed Mechanical Maintenance for continuous process plant operations.

• Reduced plant downtime through preventive and predictive maintenance
• Executed annual shutdowns within schedule and budget
• Improved MTBF and equipment availability through reliability initiatives
• Performed RCFA for recurring equipment failures
• Managed maintenance planning, spare inventory, contracts and budgets
• Coordinated with Production, E&I and Projects for uninterrupted operations
• Ensure statutory compliance, GMP, HAZOP, MOC and EHS requirements

Lead Executive – Utility Engineering at Deepak Nitrite Ltd. (1996-12 – 2008-07)

Assistant General Manager – Maintenance at Savita Polymers Ltd. (2008-08 – 2019-08)

Managed Mechanical Maintenance of production and utility equipment.

• Planned preventive maintenance schedules
• Led reliability improvement projects
• Reduced breakdown frequency through predictive maintenance
• Managed annual maintenance budgets and spare optimization

Head – Engineering & Projects at DRT Anthea Aromatics Pvt. Ltd. (2019-09 – 2021-06)

Managed Mechanical Maintenance of production and utility equipment.

• Planned preventive maintenance schedules
• Led reliability improvement projects
• Reduced breakdown frequency through predictive maintenance
• Managed annual maintenance budgets and spare optimization

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

PG Diploma in Management (Operations)