Gaurang Amin

Having 28 years of experience in production and maintance, and 10 uear in Higher management. I like new challenges, initiatives for new change or developments. My colleagues says I am a trouble shooter with in short time.

Personally I am very cool and try to solve the issue to the point.

AUGUST 2019 TO PRESENT

KENSALT LTD. NAIROBI / MALINDI

(Kensalt ltd is one of the largest salt producer in Kenya.) (Solai Aqua – is engaged with RO filtered water - capacity 150,000 liters/day)

Designation : Plant Head ( Salt Plant, Vacuum salt plant and Ro plant )

Job description

•Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to meet our customers’ expectations

• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time dispatch.
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime and commit to plant safety procedures
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts.

Achievements

• Proven work experience as a Plant head, joined as a shift manager within six month promoted to the plant head position of the vacuum plant and RO water plant
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning and resource allocation)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise ( injunction, blow molding machine, vacuum salt plant, boiler, compressor, DG set, slurry pump, thickener, centrifuge, salt washing plant and heavy movers )
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills

2010 to JULY 2019

KENNAT INKS & CHEMICALS LTD. NAIROBI

(Kennat inks and chemicals ltd. deals with printing inks since 1999 in Kenya. major customer are Tetra Pak, crown inks, water based and solvent base inks seeking businesses.)

Designation : Factory Manager

Job description

 Operation and maintenance of plant & equipment:

I. Maintaining bulller and cox triple roll mill, dispensing unit of ink maker –Malaysia.

II. D.G set up FG Wilson and Parkins 60 kva and 110 kva – UK.

 Correspondence with local and overseas supplier East Africa, Europe.

 Inventory control and maintaining minimum stock level.

 Keeping an eye on daily production and quality control to fulfill customer requirement.

 Dealing with Govt. dept. - National Environment Management (NEMA),

Minister of labor and city council.

Achievements

 Assessed the production planning weaknesses, planned and set up mechanisms, which resulted in production increase from 20 tons /month to 30 tons /month.

 Increased sales from 100 million to 150 million per month, in 2011.

 As per market survey, installed new production line in 2016 and managed the running of plant up to today.

 Certificate of completion of fire, health and safety training 2017

2003 – 2010

VIRO LOCKS (K) LTD. NAIROBI.

Viro locks deals with locks since 1990 in Kenya. Viro Locks (K) Ltd is the sole distributor of VIRO, ORIV and CISA brand locks for the East African market.

Designation : Production Manager

Job Description

 Project Management (Hotels, Offices, Residential buildings).

 Correspondence with local and overseas supplier / customer ( E. Africa, Europe,Middle East, India )

 Taking care of assembly line of locks, and repair of automotive control cable for heavy earth movers.

Achievements

 Increase sales from 15 million to 20 million per month

 Assessed the assembly line weakness and put in place mechanisms, which resulted in production from 6000 pcs/month to 7200 pcs/month with same man power.

1996 – 2002

R.K. METAL ENGINEERING – V.U. NAGAR, GUJARAT, INDIA

Designation: Senior Engineer

R.K. METAL is engaged in manufacturing cast iron steel.

Job Description

 Working with team members to facilitate smooth operations

 Maintenance of pumps, filter, heat exchanger, Cooling tower, D.G. set and compressor.

 Evaluation of maintenance problems

 Preparation of preventive maintenance schedules, stock keeping for the spares.

1994 – 1996

ESSAR STEEL –SURAT, GUJARAT, INDIA.

Essarsteel, is one of the largest steel plants in INDIA.

Designation: Field Controller

Job Description

 Erection of pump house, filter house, heat exchanger, Cooling tower, installatio , D.G. set and compressor house

 Maintenance of pumps, filter, heat exchanger, Cooling tower, D.G. set and compressor.

 Preparation of preventive maintenance schedules, stock keeping for the spares.

1993 – 1994

JYOTI PUMP AND MOTOR (JMP ) – ANAND ,GUJARAT, INDIA.

JMP is engaged in manufacturing of single phase and three phase Electric Motor and C.F. Pumps.

Designation: Apprentice EngineerJob Description :

 Enhancing safe working practices

 Responding to safety issues

 Determining the tooling and gauges to manufacture various parts of machinery.

MAY 1993 – SEPT. 1993

RAMA INDUSTRY – AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA

RAMA IND. Is engaged in production of Rotor die-casting.

Designation: Trainee Engineer

Job description

 Daily production report

 Inspection of produce component

SEPTEMBER 1996 TO JANUARY 2001

BACHELOR DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

S.P. University, V.V. Nagar, Gujarat, India

ELECTIVE SUBJECT

 Computer aided manufacturing ( C.A.M. ) - Programming of turning and machining center.

 Production planning and control ( P.P.C. )

SEPTEMBER 1991 TO MARCH 1993

DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The Technical Education Board of Gujarat, India

HIGHER SECONDARY

 The secondary school education board in March 1990