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Anand Jayadevan, Maintenance Engineer

Anand Jayadevan

Maintenance Engineer·Emirates Flight Catering

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Global Production Engineering-Manufacturing

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 7 months

Maintenance Engineer

October 2016 - Present

Emirates Flight Catering

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2016 - Present

- Maintenance of equipment for the airline catering and services units- Planned and Reactive.
- Rostering and managing a team of technical staff, providing adequate training to them, conduct Toolbox Talks.
- Assist in safety audits and preparing the operating procedures, compliance with SGS, OHSAS, and ISO Standards.
- Ensure meeting full operational requirements for all Facilities such as LPG, Compressed Air, Steam, and Water.
- Supplier correlations, sourcing, and bidding - all round Engineering including procurement, maintenance and projects.
- Procurement and sourcing of spare parts and other materials required for the plant, building maintenance, facilities maintenance, and other projects.
- 5S and Lean principles implementation.
- Leading Capital Investment projects worth 12 million AED, ordering new equipment, updating existing machinery and building improvements for various projects and processes.
- Preparation of detailed Scope of Works for various projects including full automation of the plant, improvement of utilities, and working on cost savings projects.
- Preparation of AMCs for facilities such as Air Compressors, Steam Boilers, Air Conditioning Units, Lint and Tank Cleaning. Etc.
- Ensure TPM implementation through ERP, coordination with operations for the Work Order generation.
- Work with Safety team for successful implementation of ISO 45001:2018 certification.

Company industry:
Food & Beverage Production
Job role:
Engineering

Process Engineer

May 2013 - June 2016

Nestle Product Technology Center, Singen

Germany

May 2013 - June 2016

- Prepared, authored and led the equipment standards for “big bag” handling which was distributed in all Nestle factories around the world as a working standard to modify and update the big bag handling system. Ensured a feasible solution for all plants across Africa, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
- Assisting in the Commissioning of factories, conducting FATs and SATs for multiple equipment, checking compliances with industry standards.
- Supplier negotiations for multiple equipment across various international markets, for several projects.
- Leading Capital Investment projects and ordering of new equipment for various processes and projects.
- Leading projects on over-wrapping packaging for a Latin American project. The equipment was worth 2 million € for 3 lines.
- Pilot plant trialling and installation of equipment ordered through CapEx, testing for quality and hygienic design.
- Part of the Focussed Improvement and Lean Pillar.
- Assist in safety audits and preparing the operating procedures for forklifts in a factory environment.

Company industry:
Food & Beverage Production
Job role:
Engineering

Manufacturing Engineer

August 2011 - February 2012

AVL List GmbH

Austria

August 2011 - February 2012

- Design of a production system for the engineering division & Lean Implementation. Based on Lean Manufacturing and
agile manufacturing.
- Bottom-up cost calculation of transmission, engine and powertrain components of leading automobile manufacturers.
- Benchmarking, costing and cost reduction.
BMW Motorrad, Berlin, Deutschland

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Manufacturing

Lean Engineer Project

January 2010 - January 2011

BMW Motorrad

Germany

January 2010 - January 2011

- Optimization of Production Lines by reducing the number of machines, and reducing takt times enabling the production
to be faster by 39 seconds, huge cost savings.
- Value Stream Mapping & Design.
- Simulation of Production Systems, identifying bottlenecks.
- Lean Implementation, waste management and reduction of inventory leading to reduction of bottlenecking, and scope
for increasing production of the boxer engines.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Technical University - Berlin

January 2013

January 2013

Master's degree, Global Production Engineering-Manufacturing

Germany

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

Courses taken during the Masters degree: Lean Management Manufacturing and Factory Planning Production Technology Quality Management Supply Chain Management Systematic Product Development Project and Technology Management Business Administration
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SCT College of Engineering, Kerala University

July 2008

July 2008

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

India

Mechanical Engineering Basic Civil Engineering Basic Electrical /Electronics Engineering Machine Design Engineering Graphics Material Science Thermodynamics Heat and Mass Transfer Engineering Physics/Chemistry
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Skills

AGILE
Intermediate
AGILE
Intermediate
BENCHMARKING
Intermediate
BENCHMARKING
Intermediate
COST CONTROL
Intermediate
COST CONTROL
Intermediate
NEGOTIATION
Expert
NEGOTIATION
Expert
PACKAGING
Expert
PACKAGING
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
QUALITY
Expert
QUALITY
Expert
SAFETY
Expert
SAFETY
Expert
MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate

Languages

English

Expert

German

Expert

Hindi

Beginner

Hobbies and interests

Travelling, Photography, Sketching, Sports, Cooking.

State Champion in Athletics for 5 consecutive years in school. Travelled to 30 countries. Won several accolades for drawing and painting competitions in school. School Sports Captain.