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COVER LETTER

Mr Milap Panchal
Ahmedabad-Gujarat. India.
[Link]@[Link], Contact No: +91 7405480326. D.O.B: 06/07/81, Married, Indian – Hindu.

Seeking Opportunity for Greenfield, Brownfield & Whitefield Plants & Projects
Senior Management Professional offering over 18+ years of strong, decisive making with proven abilities to handle
Projects planning – Civil + Utility + MEP, Installation & commissioning, Indirect Purchase & Plant & Utility Maintenance.
Expertise to executing projects from concept to production ramp up. Conversant with lean techniques like 5S, TPM,
TQM and Du-Pont Safety standards. Well conversant with ISO-IATF standards. Able to do multi-tasking with strong time
& team management.
Total 06 Greenfield Plants of Auto OEM / Auto Ancillary Industries executed.

KEY SKILLS
Facility & Project Planning / Execution / Installation & Commissioning / I.O.T. – 4.0 / Audit
• Complete MEP Project + Utility + Automation Projects design review and [Link] and execution activities
involving finalisation of technical specifications, procurement, scheduling, erection, testing and resource planning.
• Project planning & execution for Injection moulding shop with its auxiliary’s equipment including robotics.
• Projects planning & execution for automatic ball valve assembly & leak testing.
• Working out various requirements & coordinating project operations for ensuring timely & in budget completion.
• Facilitating the technical specifications of bought out items as well as examining vendor drawing and document.
Documenting all project related documents and audit.
• Installation and commissioning of the various Plant & Utility equipment – MEP, Piping, Fire Hydrant, Fire Pump room,
STP, ETP, DG, Transformer, HT/LT panel, Paint Storage room, Boiler, ZLD, RO, DM water plant, Chiller, VRF, AHU,
Cooling tower, Air compressor, BMS, CCTV, PAS & ELV, CNC machines, Conveyors, Robotics, IMM as well as
conducting tests & inspections to ensure operational effectiveness of plant & utilities.

Maintenance - Facility / Plant - Utility & Machineries / TPM / Training / Audit / Energy Saving
• Executing maintenance check sheet & planning for various equipment of Plant & Utility to increase machine up time
& equipment reliability like PM, CBM, TBM & Thermography.
 Plant & Facility Asset management through SAP-PM module.
• Implementing maintenance schedules and carrying out periodic checks to ensure performance of various equipment
And maintaining requisite documents for the same.
• Identifying areas of obstruction / breakdowns and taking steps to rectify the equipment through application of
Troubleshooting tools. Carrying out work of equipment modifications & repairs to improve equipment efficiency by
fault -finding. Plant maintenance related KPI monitoring and its compliance
• Conversant with SAP-PM module and ISO-IATF audit documentation. Lead TPM, Du-Pont Safety standards
philosophy.
• Having experience of maintenance, breakdown handling & reduction of Assembly Shop, Clean room, CNC & NC
machines, IMM, Automation, Robotics, Drives, PLC, machines with Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Conveyors, EOL
machines, MEP, Piping, Fire Hydrant, Fire Pump room, STP, ETP, DG, Transformer, HT/LT panel, Paint Storage room,
Boiler, ZLD, RO, DM water plant, Chiller, VRF, AHU, Cooling tower, Air compressor, BMS, CCTV, PAS & ELV.
 Identification of Energy saving opportunities, energy audits, analysis of data, conduction of tests, cost benefit
analysis, implementation.

SCM - Procurement / Purchase / Indirect Purchase / Capital Purchase / Services / Opex / Spares
 Have practical experience in Maintenance, Project & Operation so know and understand what’s require with correct
specs, make suitable comparisons & do prices negotiation, take standard warranty, Developed new Vendor for
competitive rates & quality.
 Analyse and compare proposals. Negotiate to obtain the best performance at the best price all while ensuring the
quality and consistency of products and services. Do Online-biding option SAP-ARIBA.
 Follow-up with suppliers to ensure that delivery deadlines & specifications are meet, and the price agreed upon is
applied. Act as the principal point of contact for internal enquirers and suppliers.
 Handling Purchase for Project MEP and Civil work, Capital SPM machinery Purchase, HR and Admin related services
contracts, Spare procurement, Negotiation, benchmark with old prices, RM direct PO, Inter plant PO and whole
process from Material code creation to PR and PO. Well Conversant with SAP-MM module.
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Current Organization
(1) FINOLEX INDUSTRIES LTD. PUNE. from Jan’20 to till now.
Manager- Greenfield/Brownfield Projects- Technical Services.
 Machineries Project + Robotics projects & Automation related project design review and [Link] and
execution activities involving finalisation of technical specifications, procurement, scheduling, erection,
testing and resource planning.
 Plastic product new plant related calculation which include raw material + Injection moulding machines &
Extrusion and its peripherals equipment planning + utility equipment planning + RFQ + Installation
commissioning and project execution till product ramp up.
 Provide necessary inputs for technical details related to products for Mobile application + creating product
website.
 Implemented Ball Valve Automation Project - Auto Assembly & air leak testing.
 Design to implement pick & place robotics application at Injection moulding.
 Design & Implement I.O.T 4.0 for Pipe extrusion & Injection moulding shop.
 Analyse and compare proposals. Negotiate to obtain the best performance at the best price all while ensuring
the quality and consistency.
Previous Organizations
(1) READY ROTI INDIA [Link]. BHIWADI. from Dec’19 to Jan'20.
Manager-Brownfield Projects & Maintenance.
 Lead for Brownfield Project for MEP.
 Project start up to set up Fire hydrant network in plant.
Own Start-up for Solar products Sell. VADODARA from Aug’19 to Dec’19.
 Procure Make & Sell of Solar powered LED lighting products.
(2) POLYPLASTICS INDUSTRIES (I) PVT. LTD. DASLANA from Jun-19 to Aug'19.
Manager- Greenfield Projects & Maintenance.
 MEP Project design review and [Link] and execution activities involving finalisation of technical
specifications, procurement, scheduling, erection, testing and resource planning.
(3) VARROC ENGINEERING LTD. PUNE. from Nov-16 to May'19.
Manager-Greenfield/Brownfield Projects & Indirect Purchase.
 Handle Projects related MEP from design review and [Link] and execution activities involving
finalisation of technical specifications, procurement, scheduling, erection, testing and resource planning.
 Handle Projects plant Utilities MEP, Piping, Fire Hydrant, Fire Pump room, STP, ETP, DG, Transformer, HT/LT
panel, Paint Storage room, Boiler, ZLD, RO, DM water plant, Chiller, VRF, AHU, Cooling tower, Air
compressor, BMS, CCTV, PAS & ELV maintenance.
 Analyse and compare proposals. Negotiate to obtain the best performance at the best price all while ensuring
the quality and consistency. Handling Purchase for Project MEP and Civil work, Capital – Machinery Purchase,
Vendor development, Negotiation, benchmark with old prices., online bidding Ariba, RM direct PO, Inter plant
PO and whole process from Material code creation to PR and [Link] and maintain long-lasting,
advantageous business relationships with suppliers.
 Prepares project scope and general specifications, assists with bid packages and bid, develops and monitors
project schedules and budgets.
Significant Achievements:
 Total 03 Greenfield project finished in desire timeline, with overall spend of 150Cr.
 Involve in Govt. Liasioning to production ramp up for all 03 plants.
 Successfully established Maintenance dept. and team at Chakan Two Projects.

(4) TATA MOTORS LTD.-SANAND from Nov-09 to Nov-16.

Manager-Maintenance & FPIG. (TCF)
 Effecting preventive maintenance schedules of various machineries and instruments to increase machine
uptime and equipment reliability and maintaining the documents for the same.
 Lead TCF- Maintenance team for 03 years, and responsible for TCF - Maintenance.
 Proactively identifying areas of obstruction/breakdowns and taking steps to rectify the equipment through
Application of troubleshooting tools like MFMEA, CAPA, PM matrix, Fault tree Analysis.
 Investigate & fault analysis of critical machine breakdowns & reduce downtimes.
 Maintain DWM for Maintenance & Dept. KPI.
 Identify electricity consumption reduction initiatives at the Site and prepare detailed costs analysis reports
ROI for each energy consumption opportunity. Execute the same within timeline.
 Making Dept Budget and present it to top management, plant for Inventory control and spares planning.
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Significant Achievements:
 ISO-50001-Energy Management System-Internal auditor certified internal auditor by Bureau VERITAS.
 Reduce TCF shop VCC from 480 rs/car to 340 rs/car.
 Reduce Power consumption to 67 Kwh/car to 35 Kwh/car.
 Maintain Uptime of TCF shop of 99 %.
TATA MOTORS LTD-JAMSHEDPUR From May-08 to Oct-09.
Manager-Projects Planning Group.
 Facility set-up for manufacturing TATA’s new launch WORLDTRUCK.
 Planning for chassis-frame & trim line shop from lay-out to structural & from machineries selection then after
purchase indent & then P.O. processing.
 After receiving the equipment doing its Mounting structural work & installation & commissioning & then doing
Its maintenance schedule & spares management.
 Especially individually setup installation & commissioning of NORFI- exhaust extraction system, VINAR-double
chain & double slat conveyor (with benchmarking of both conveyors (internal merging), ATS-CONVEYORS
INVERSION & EMS LOOP, DEMAG-EOT's & KBK, FLUDYINE-Diesel dispensers, BOSCH-YOKOTA-impulse tools,
JOST-BOPTS & MOPTS, VOLTAS forklifts, Diesel feeling project from diesel shed to assembly line, also setup
for main diesel tank in diesel shed. Windshield GLAS GLAZING ROBOT(Make-Fanuc), Rapid doors, FIFO-racks.
 Diesel pipeline from diesel shed to assembly line, also setup for main diesel tank in diesel shed.
 Implements a wide variety of engineering solutions to increase equipment availability, increase net operating
Rate reduce operation losses and achieve standard and acceptable production rates.

(5) ASHOK LEYLAND LTD- ALWAR from March-07 to May-08.

Deputy Manager-Maintenance
 Manages the plant’s operations, maintenance, projects, including spare parts, inventory, budget, and
compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
Significant Achievements:
 Management represents me as a PEM (Plant Engagement Manager) which responsible for GEMBA.
 Execution of small group activity from workers also encourages them for system improvements.
 Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) calculation for all machine & making target & crate baseline for that.
 Making & analysis of MTBF & MTTR charts for all m/c for getting zero down time concept in practice.
 Implements Breakdown & material shortage indication system (foremen indication system) in each shop
For reducing b/d time. Design & develop this system also procure vendor for that & implement in practical
In limited time duration & reduces downtimes.
(6) VIDEOCON INDUSTRIES LTD-BHARUCH. from July-06 to Feb-07.
Maintenance Engineer.
 Hand on Working Knowledge of Automation & Controls systems & programming and maintenance-
PLC : Allen-Bradley microligix-1200.
Drives : Allen-Bradley powerflex-4, 40, 70.
Robots : KUKA-S34 & S24.
(7) BATLIBOI LTD-SURAT from March-05 to June-06.
Engineer
 Introduced and developed an approach to maintenance incorporating principles of TPM and then created
plans, programs, and strategies for equipment improvement.
 3D model generation on advanced mechanical software like ProE-2001 and AutoCAD-2000.
 By keeping the capacity & limitations of machines in account to decide the part can be made in-house or to
make it by sub-contract and decide operations sequence (Cutting, Bending, Rolling, Piercing, Drilling,
Grinding, machining on lathe and milling m/c). CNC Programming especially on Turret Punch Machine.
(8) PHARMALAB ENGINEERING (INDIA) PVT. LTD-SANTEJ from June-03 to Feb-05.
Engineer
 Dealing with I.S.O. norms in industry.
 Operating & Maintenance manual documentation.
 Also involving of programming and maintenance of NC & CNC machines.
Educational Qualification:
1) Certified Internal Auditor for ISO-50001 EnMS- 2011 by Bureau VERITAS.
2) B.E. in MECHATRONICS with (67.24%) In class-distinction: Year 2003 from Shri [Link] College of Engineering,
GUJARAT, INDIA (Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University)
3) HSC science from G.S.E.B with 60.15 % IN YEAR OF 1999.
4) SSC from G.S.E.B with 76.29 % IN YEAR OF 1997.