Saroj Sahu Email & Phone Number

Surat, Gj, In

Surat, Gujarat, India

Surat, Gujarat, India

With a steadfast commitment to optimizing organizational operations, my role as AVP at GARDEN SILK MILLS PRIVATE LIMITED encompasses strategic HR leadership and industrial relations. Collaborating with heads of departments, we have successfully streamlined plant operations, reducing disruptions and enhancing production efficiency.My expertise in liaising with government authorities ensures statutory compliance and smooth plant functioning. The upskilling initiatives led by our team have notably improved workforce capabilities, contributing to the overall operational excellence of our manufacturing unit.

Dhamra Port

Implemented various technological interventions, trained staff & adopted cost saving measures for reduction of manpower in corporate service functions & reduction in recurring Admin cost.Administrative strategies and formulation of administrative SOPs.Instrumental in ensuring discipline, transparency in the organization, acted as strong pillar and support to the CEO for smooth & uninterrupted business operations.Coordinating with all business partners & ensured timely compliance with statutory requirements to minimize admin related concerns.Providing venues and support for efficient conduct of various events, activities & coordination of important visits.Ensuring smooth running of canteens, guest houses, availability of potable drinking water for employees and workers. Compliance with statutory requirements.Optimization of transport facilities for efficient operation of port and instituted measures for optimization of cost of hiring.Analysis of various administrative expenses with aim to optimize expenditure without affecting quality.Coordination with contractors, vendors & business partners for ensuring proper compliance to Service Level of Agreements (SLAs) & strict adherence to safety norms.Oversee all aspects of the physical facilities including budget management, repair, maintenance, replacement, renovation work , safety of buildings & port infrastructures. Implemented Behaviour Based Safety mechanism & Safety Interaction programs in the port.Adopted various measures for a plastic free environment, conservation of electricity & water.Conducted energy consumption audits of various facilities & developed awareness among employees for energy conservation.

Sambalpur Area, India

Instrumental in ensuring a congenial work environment by effective liaising with local Administration, Political & Tribal leaders, Project Displaced Families to meet all statutory compliances and regulatory issues of the plant. Implementation of CCTV & IGMS system in the plant of area measuring 2300 Acres and workforce of over 22,000 people.Achieved 70% reduction in theft cases and 80% reduction in strikes/ IR issues during my tenure through technological intervention, proactive liaising & training of work force. Developed system for information gathering, intelligence network with respect to impending IR and other security related issues.Acted as a facilitator for all areas of concern as the company management representative between employees , major stake holders & project displaced families (PDFs).Monitored facilities of labour camps, company guest houses & ensured optimum level of satisfaction.Monitored functioning of company run messes, providing various facilities to the employees as per provisions of the BOCW and Shops and Establishment Act 1996.Responsible for Safety & Security of 3000+ Acres of plant area with 21000+ foot fall per day. Provided Security to facilities at Jamkhani Mines , Company accommodations and PDF colony.Further, lead a team which designed & installed the entire security automation and surveillance project for the entire Plant. This included creation of state of art operation and response centre integrated with access control, security surveillance systems integrated with artificial intelligence facility.

HR & Administration, Training, Security, Risk & Disaster Management, Safety, PR, SAR, NBCD&FF, Anti-Piracy, Anti-Poaching, Underwater Ops, Medical Evacuations.Planned diligently to ensure incident & accident free Operations with optimal utilization of available manpower, & resources by adopting Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs).As the CEO of maritime states & operational units ensured national security, operational efficiency, statutory compliance's, grievance redress mechanism, welfare of people under command besides meeting their personal & professional aspirations of people under my command.Coordinated six land acquisitions projects successfully for development of Coast Guard infrastructure projects at New Mangalore, Andaman's, Bhubaneswar, Paradip , Gopalpur & Kolkata.Headed the project for setting up 01 Coast Guard Regional Headquarters in West Bengal, 02 Stations and 01 Air Enclave. Had the privilege of commanding 02 Maritime States and 03 Coast Guard Ships.Was the expert board member of Coast Guard Service for standardization Fire Fighting and NBCD equipment on board all class of CG Ships, Shore Establishments, Air Stations and Air Cushion Vessels (Hover Crafts). Participated in a number of high level project progress reviews with Indian Navy, Coast Guard, M/s GSL, M/S WISL, M/S CSL, diverse set of multi-national OEMs, sub-contractors, including those chaired by top Govt. , Services officials & empowered Govt. panels.Lead the disaster management teams post Gujarat earthquake in Jan 2001 and Tsunami in A&N in 2004.As in-charge of Coastal Security Ops conducted biannual joint exercises for the state of Odisha and West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh for four consecutive years (2010 - 2013). This is a national level exercise in which all the stake holders from Armed Forces, IB, State Police, Intelligence & State agencies participates.Saved 56 precious lives at sea in 4 Major Search and Rescue Operations as head of units.

Senior Management Programme

Master Diploma In Occupational Health, Safety, Environment & Risk Management, Industrial Safety

MDT-1 International management of health and safety MDT-2 International control of hazardous agents in the workplace MDT-3 International.

Intelligence & Investigation Course

Master’S In Human Rights

International Crisis Command Control Course

Incident Command System

National Interagency Incident Management System

International Maritime Officers’ Course

Nbcd, Nuclear Biological Chemical Defense, Damage Control Including Fire Fighting

Mba (Hr), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Diving And Underwater Operations

Bsc(Chemistry Honours), Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics

Elected as Science Society Secretary of College Union for the year 1988-89. Headed College Army wing NCC as Senior Under Officer. Earned.

10+2, Science, First Division

Activities and Societies: Won a number of prizes in athletics, cross country, boxing, basket ball at school, state level, east zone.

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, 7.0