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Manufacturing Manager at Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 8 work roles 3 schools
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Gautam Kumar B is listed as Manufacturing Manager at Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., a with 1877 employees, based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Gautam Kumar B.

Gautam Kumar B previously worked as Manager - Maintenance at Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. and Manager - Engineering at Vesuvius. Gautam Kumar B holds Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, 8.44 Cgpa from Kongu Engineering College.

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As a proactive Engineering Manager with over 13 years of extensive experience in Plant Maintenance, Engineering, and Project Management, I have honed my skills to achieve a perfect balance between technical expertise and administrative capabilities.My career began with a passion for engineering, and I have continuously evolved, driven by a commitment to excellence. Throughout my journey, I have demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling: Expertise in planning and scheduling preventive and predictive maintenance for various equipment.• Cost-Cutting Initiatives: Successfully led cost-cutting initiatives for new greenfield projects and plant machinery operations.• Equipment Handling: Skilled in managing static and rotating equipment, including rotary furnaces, blast furnaces, electric arc holding furnaces, cranes, conveyors, casting machines, waste heat recovery boilers, air pollution control equipment, and more.• Troubleshooting: Adept at troubleshooting chronic equipment failures, minimizing turnaround time (TAT), reducing mean time to repair (MTTR), and increasing mean time between failures (MTBF).• Safety Standards and HSE Practices: Implementation of safety standards such as PTW, LOTOTO systems, and HSE practices across the plant.• Comprehensive Maintenance: Proficient in mechanical, electrical, and civil maintenance.• Project and Vendor Management: Experienced in managing projects and vendor relationships.• Root Cause Analysis: Skilled in analysing the root causes of failures and implementing corrective and preventive actions.• Spares Management: Efficient management of spare parts inventory.• Training and Development: Leading training initiatives to enhance the skill levels of technicians.• Special Purpose Equipment: Expertise in building special-purpose equipment.• 5S and TPM Implementation: Implementation of 5S and TPM methodologies for continuous improvement.• Problem Solving: Utilizing QC tools, 8D, PDCA, Kaizen, and Six Sigma (DMAIC) for problem-solving.• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Design: Designing hydraulic and pneumatic circuits and customizing machinery to meet specific requirements.I am committed to driving operational excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Let's connect to explore how we can collaborate and drive success together.

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Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
Manufacturing Manager
Chennai, TN, IN
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1877
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Manager - Engineering

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

1. Ensure CBM compliance through various testing equipment, tools and techniques including usage and applicability of testing equipment.2. Analytical tools usage (e.g. FMEA, Pareto analysis) for CBM quality improvement.3. Equipment spare criticality and lifecycle analysis (including residual life analysis) Maintenance metrics (MTTR/MTBF/ availability / utilization / OEE/fuel consumption & cost) adherence & study.4. Asset optimization score cards improvement & implementation5. Guide adherence to maintenance SOPs, SWI's and schedules6. Conduct trend analysis, variance analysis, and use of SQC tool for RCA to mitigate failures / prevent recurrence7. Define, review, and modify mechanical and electrical maintenance practices to ensure higher availability, reliability, reduction in maintenance cost and effective contingency handling8. Carry out improvement and debottlenecking initiatives to arrive at ZERO incident /accident in area work at minimal cost

Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

Manager - Maintenance And Mep Projects

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Spearheaded a Team of Maintenance Professionals in the plant and responsible for the smooth running of the plant by conductingtargeted and planned preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance activities of various static and rotating machinery in theplant*Responsible for carrying out MTBF, MTTR and MTTF of critical equipment in the plant thereby improving the overall productivity andenhancing the OEE of the equipment*Responsible for Overall Budgeting, Cost control, spares and inventory management of various critical spares* Compliance to HSE and OSHA standards. Following standard tools like Lean Maufacturing, 6 sigma, 5s & Kaizen and implementationof the same*Successfully installed and commissioned new 10 Tonnes capacity rotary furnaces (2 nos) along with its Air Pollution Control Systems. Successfully installed and commissioned new 5 Ton capacity Double Girder EOT cranes (2 nos)*Achieved a significant amount of savings in the fuel consumed (furnace Oil in place of standard Light Diesel Oil) by installing new costeffective furnace Oil Burners for heating of Lead Melting Kettles and Furnaces. A total combined savings of Rs 15 lacs per monthswas achieved by the usage of FO burners instead of LDO burners*Scrap lead acid batteries for raw materials were cut manually and the output of battery cutting was very low. Successfully installed a5 Ton per Hr fully automatic battery breaking and separation machine thereby achieving maximized output of 80 Ton per day insteadof 20 MT per day, thereby increasing the rate of battery cutting by 4 times*Successfully achieved the production target of 48000 ton per annum of lead produced (2019-20) compared to the previous yeartarget of 36000 ton per annum (2018-19) by succesfully installing the machineries and equipments necessary for the expansion in thegiven project deadline*Successfully Installed and commissioned 15 Ton/hr capacity Automatic Lead Ingot Casting and Robotic Stacking Machine

Oct 2018 - Apr 2021

Manager - Mep Projects

Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, India

Project Manager - Mechanical Engineering, at Axora Resources Limited Project Site at Srikalahasti, Tirupati (Dist.) AP, for the construction, installation and commissioning of 60000 TPA Lead Smelting Greenfield Project along with 100 TPA Silver Recovery and refining unit, 131 kg/year Crude Gold Recovery unit and lead-bismuth alloy manufacturing plant of 326 TPA capacity* Involved in the assessment and selection of qualified sub-contractor bids prior to the execution of contracts* Performing construction site pre-inspection and co-ordinated post-construction audits. Accurately providing the status information on project progress to the project management and preparing proper DPR (Daily Production Report) of Project activities at site on day to day basis and reporting the same* Leading and Managing resolution of all the issues during project construction and commissioning phases* Drafting action plan and leading meetings with department executives to review project status and proposed changes* Collaborating with cross functional teams to draft project schedule and plans* Monitoring team progress and finishing the project activity in the given deadlineKey Responsibilities: *Reviewed and approved supplier drawings, mechanical design calculations and data documentation to ensure compliance with respective project specification requirements.* Responsible for Project Execution of MEP works, PEB Structural erection work, Equipment erection, installation and commissioning in the given deadline* Proficient in Basic Engineering and Detail Engineering study of the Plant Process and equipment flow *Proficient in reviewing and assessing techno-commercial offers from various vendors and arriving at the best offers at nominal cost

Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

Assistant Manager - Mechanical

Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED ( A group company of Vedanta Limited)Lead Smelter, Dariba Smelter Complex, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Dariba, Rajsamand (dist.), Rajasthan Roles and Responsibilities: Reviewed and approved supplier drawings, mechanical design calculations and data documentation to ensure compliance with respective project specification requirements. Responsible for mechanical maintenance and operation of Belt conveyor, Palletizers, Blowers, Bag Filters, Rotary Oxygen Bottom Blowing Furnace, Waste Heat Recovery Boiler (WHRB), Boiler feed water pumps, Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP), Lead Transfer Pump, Lead Casting Pump, Bucket elevators, Horizontal and vertical Centrifugal Pumps, Chain Conveyers, Ladle Transfer Vehicle (LTV), Filter Press, Cooling Tower Fan, Reverberatory Furnace and different Weigh Feeders  Effectively involved in the Maintenance activities of Critical equipment and Machinery in the Lead electrolytic refinery unit such as 40, 60 and 200 Tonnes capacity Lead Transfer pumps, EOT cranes of 20T capacity, Anode Casting machine, Starter Sheet Machine, Ingot Casting Machine , Furnace Oil Burners and Anode Slime Filter Press Garnered enough knowledge regarding the SAP GRC control systems and also came out with a project which was about the creation of Bill Of Materials (BOM) for each and every equipment in the Lead Electro-refinery unit Involved in Supervision of machines and equipments repair jobs in sites and workshop Majorly responsible for Planning, coordinating and executing of daily maintenance activities of the plant. Proficient in managing operation & maintenance of machines & equipments in reducing downtime and enhancing operational effectiveness of equipment with expertise in handling diverse range of machinery

Jul 2012 - Nov 2017

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Dariba, Rajsamand (Dist.), Rajasthan -313211

HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED ( A group company of Vedanta Limited)Lead Smelter, Dariba Smelter Complex, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Dariba, Rajsamand (dist.), Rajasthan Roles and Responsibilities: # Carried out day to day preventive maintenance activities in my unit# Followed the standard SOP and SMP procedures for each and every activities of the plant#Ensured zero harm and utmost safety of the manpower working in my unit# Involved in the commissioning of the machineries in the plant

Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

Placement Coordinator

Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Placement co-ordinator for the college placement cell, organised and arranged necessary placement facilities and features in college premises for the campus recruitment process

Jan 2010 - May 2011
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Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, 8.44 Cgpa

Activities and Societies: Quiz Club Secretary, Member of ISME, ISTE and SAE

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Gautam Kumar B works for Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd..

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Gautam Kumar B is listed as Manufacturing Manager at Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd..

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Gautam Kumar B is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India while working with Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd..

What companies has Gautam Kumar B worked for?

Gautam Kumar B has worked for Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Vesuvius, Pondy Oxides And Chemicals Ltd, Axora Resources Limited, and Vedanta Resources Limited.

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Gautam Kumar B's colleagues at Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. include Pawan Kumar, Balaraj Alva, Saritha Mahesh, Arun Vaidya, and Sunil Kadam.

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Gautam Kumar B holds Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, 8.44 Cgpa from Kongu Engineering College.

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