General Manager / Vice President - Operations - ERW Pipe Plant

Job Description

Job Description
• Exposure in handling the design, erection & commissioning of New Projects, Shed Structure, E.O.T. Cranes, D.G. Sets, Boilers, Compressors, Tube Mills, Galvanizing Plants, Slitting Line, Gear Boxes, Tool Room Machinery, Water & Air Pollution Control Plants, and allied machinery required for G.I and Black Pipe Plants to 12 Capacity.
• Extensive experience in maintenance/ operations of a wide spectrum of equipment and components.
• production of Slitting Lines and 4 Tube Mills to 3 & 3 to 12, Rounds and Sections as per IS, BS, and ASTM specifications. Pipe Mills, End Facers, Hydrotester, Cut to Length Machines and Threading Machine, Production, maintenance of Hot Dip Pipe Galvanising Line to 6 Capacity, Roofing sheet making machines, etc.
• Carried out the maintenance of Tube Mill, Slitting Line, and Spares.
• Handled Roller Changing and Roller Re-profiling activities.
• A strategic planner with expertise in planning, managing, and executing projects, developing technical resources for greater value addition and increased margins.
• Experienced in handling projects for improving the efficiency of automation & control using available resources and by searching/ installing suitable instruments as per requirement.
• Undertaken effective liaising with various Government Departments, Institutions such as I.S.I, I.S.O, A.P.I Financial Institutions, Electrical Boards, Water & Air Pollution Control Boards, etc.
• Well conversant with Systematic Planning & Implementation of all required activities.
• Handled the maintenance of Automatic Steel Tube Plants, S.S. Tube Mills, Slitting Line, Allied Machines and Equipment, Air Compressor, Heat Exchangers, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Equipment.
• Gained exposure in handling the design, erection & commissioning of New Projects, Shed Structure, E.O.T. Cranes, D.G. Sets, Boilers, Compressors, Tube Mills, Galvanizing Plants, Slitting Line, Gear Boxes, Tool Room Machinery, Water & Air Pollution Control Plants and allied machinery required for G.I and Black Pipe Plants to 12 Capacity.
• An effective communicator & leader with strong analytical, logical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Designed & developed drawings of machine components, foundations as per the machine heights and layout of machines as per the requirements.
• Managed a diverse range of tasks such as spare maintenance, coordination with stores, planning department and QC, preparation of MIS, and cost control.
• Modified the original design to make the material flow easier.
Production Planning & Control
• Setting up production targets and achieving the same within time & cost parameters.
• Managing the production line for achieving the production targets.
• Optimizing man & machine utilization to achieve preset production targets.
• Developing new process concepts for production optimization, yield improvement, and developing guidelines for the sequencing of manufacturing activities on the shop floor (SOP).
• Imparting continuous on-the-job training to the workforce for enhancing their productivity & operational efficiencies through knowledge enhancement/skill building.
Process Improvement/ Cost Reductions
• Leading Value Analysis/ Value Engineering & other continuous improvement initiatives in processes.
• Conceptualizing and implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource/ capacity utilization.
• Implementing systems for enhancing efficiency and reducing operational costs
Key Expertise
• Selected good quality and suitable equipment for the tube plant and allied machinery & necessary modifications if required for the existing plants.
• Co-coordinated with different vendors at various International & National Vendors Like F.Homberg (Germany), Alfa Metals(Germany), Manfred Olk (Germany), ITL Limited (India), etc.
• Managed works activities (Tube Mill, GI & all related machinery).
• I solely took the initiative to manufacture a complete Tube Mill (4 to 12) at Jindal Industries Limited, Hisar, and right from the Design Stage guided the Complete Project to The Production Stage. Every Single Entity of the Tube Mill was Manufactured In-House without any help from Outside.
• Presided over numerous Joint Campus Interviews Organized by State Government as well as Regional Engineering Colleges.
Project Management Production Operations Pipe Coating & Pipe Manufacturing Quality Control / Quality Assurance Process Enhancement Material Management Installation, Erection & Commissioning of Plant & Equipment Cross Functional Coordination Resource Management Team Leader/ Player

Keyskills :
leadershipquality assurancemaintenance operationsvendor managementplant maintenanceprocess improvementcost reductionproduction planning control