Upesh Parmar
Junior Officer – Production
About
An enterprising and results-driven professional seeking to leverage technical expertise in Chemical Engineering and operational experience within a progressive industrial environment to achieve both personal and organizational milestones.
Experience
Junior Officer – Production - M/s. Oriental Aromatics Ltd. - Plot No. 3, GIDC Industrial Area, Nandesari, Vadodara, Gujarat – 391340
(2025-04)
- Efficiently coordinate and manage shift manpower to streamline daily chemical production operations.
- Operate and monitor Glass and Stainless Steel (SS) batch reactors ensuring optimal control of operational parameters.
- Execute critical downstream process operations including Simple Distillation, Vacuum Distillation, and Agitated Nutsche Filter Dryer (ANFD) processing.
- Ensure rigorous compliance with safe operational practices and directly report process logs and milestones to the Supervisor.
- Plant Operations & Monitoring: Oversighting the daily startup, operation, and shutdown sequences of the ETP, MEE, and related Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems.
- Chemical Dosing & Lab Testing: Calculating and managing the dosing of chemicals (coagulants, flocculants, and neutralizing acids/bases) in effluent tanks. Testing critical parameters like pH, BOD, COD, and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS).
- System Troubleshooting: Actively identifying bottlenecks, cleaning scaled MEE evaporator tubes, checking clogged filtration membranes, and repairing pump foot valves.
- Sludge & Salt Management: Ensuring the heavy solid chemical residue generated from the MEE (like from Agitated Thin Film Dryers - ATFD) is correctly bagged, stored, and safely transported to government-authorized waste facilities.
- Compliance & Documentation: Maintaining meticulous shift logs, operational metrics, and environmental data for pollution control board audits (such as the GPCB in Gujarat or CPCB across India).
Plant Operator - M/s. Diamines and Chemicals Ltd. - Plot No. 13, PCC Area, Petrochemicals, Near GACL, Opp. GSFC, Polymer Unit, Vadodara, Gujarat - 391346
(2022-12 - 2025-04)
- Supervised on-floor contract manpower and executed plant charging and production tasks according to the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Handled operation of specialized glass and stainless steel reactors for polymer/chemical manufacturing lines.
- Carried out standard and high-vacuum distillation processes alongside raw material filtration and drying activities via ANFD.
- Maintained seamless operational reports and process metrics for supervisor evaluation.
PLC Operator - M/s. Shiva Performance Materials Pvt. Ltd. - Plot No. 447 to 460 & 502, ECP Canal Road, Village Karakhadi, Taluka Padra, Dist. Vadodara - 391450, Gujarat
(2021-03 - 2022-12)
- Controlled, monitored, and modified critical process variables including pressure, flow, and temperature through the automated PLC control interface.
- Managed manpower requirements on the floor to maintain consistent operational workflow.
- Coordinated reactor workflows (SS & Glass) and oversaw distillation lines and post-reaction ANFD operations securely.
Plant Operator - Ami Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. - Block No. 82/B, ECP Road, At. & Po. Karakhadi, Ta. Padra, Dist. Baroda, Gujarat - 391450
(2018-08 - 2021-02)
- Operated industrial chemical batch reactors (Glass and Stainless Steel) under safety protocols.
- Managed manpower and basic shop floor distribution under shift supervision.
- Successfully performed unit processes including simple and vacuum distillation setups.
Education
Diploma in Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering - National Institute of Technical and Management Studies (2018)
ITI (AOCP) - AOCP - Vijaypura Industrial Training Institute (2015)
SSC - Balkuver Vidyamandir (2013)
