R&D Lab Manager - Testing Services
BASF INDIA LIMITED
Total years of experience :30 years, 1 Months
Leading Testing services team on Operations front. Provided engineering solutions for equipment modifications & breakdown issues. Responsible for execution of engineering modification projects
Commissioning of Technical Support Lab - Ensured lab building construction completed in all respects including electrical and other utilities
Handled Analytical, Physical Testing and Certification laboratory equipment like Weatherometers, Environmental chambers, Corrosion cabinets, Walk-in-freezers, Gravelometer, UV Spectroscopy, Microscope, hardness tester, Adhesion tools etc..
Carried out several Operational excellence projects (Cost saving ~USD 50K) & received award from Site Director, BASF India Ltd
Installed & commissioned laboratory equipment and set-up new laboratories. Handholding with project team on technical aspects & ensure new setup met BASF global standards
Successfully completed PSSR (Pre start-up safety Review) audit and ensured safety at work place and everywhere
Developed & implemented procedures in connection with EHS, Diversity and Inclusion
Contributed in successful resolution of customer Issues & new Product Launch, conducted & analyzed test results on time, on quality and on cost
Management Representative for Quality system ISO TS 16949 & ISO 14001 for Technical Support lab
Life Technologies is a global biotechnology tools company providing premier systems, consumables, and services for scientific researchers around the world.
Develop infrastructure, in-house capability and external partners in India to ensure operationalization of strategy.
Built up R&D facility of 80, 000 SQFT areas as per GMD Specifications & associated facility of 50, 000 SQFT areas as per FM global guidelines which include liaising, Site due diligence with lesor, Project management, procurement and contract management, allocation & utilization of space and resources, and lab validation as per standard requirement.
Managed design consultant coordination, end customer sign offs, project budget control, vendor liaisons & quality execution for infrastructure project.
Managed SOW/SLAs for outsourced contractual services for efficient operations in facilities.
Established EHS procedures/standards for clean room operations, Maintenance operations, day to day Lab operations, Bio hazardous waste management.
Ensured overall maintenance and management of the site including HVAC system, gas bank, Air compressor etc.
• Manage funded business programs in India to ensure delivery of Annual Operating Plan.
• Led a team of 20 members on Operations front, includes improvement in facilities services, operational processes, equipment maintenance, TAT & TST matrices for testing requests, establish request prioritization process etc.
• Led the Instrument Maintenance function covering >200 equipment which includes Preventive & breakdown maintenance & equipment installation, Back-up Planning, calibration, critical spare parts management & Engineering modifications, generated Equipment upkeep & utilization matrix, Test Capability/Capacity Enhancement, Capital/Operational planning & Purchase, New Vendor Development, Compliances (EHS, UL, ISO 17025), Co-ordination with Finance & Sourcing team to achieve business goal.
Led System Integration-Digitization project which includes intensive Communication & Co-ordination across global team & hand holding with Genpact team (Digitization core team). Project scope starts from request creation from global GE sites for testing services till customer gets the result followed by data warehousing.
Managed Facilities engineering support for R&D facility of the size of 80K SQFT.
Worked out energy efficiency in various aspects of facilities engineering and executed cost out projects
Financial Budgeting for capital & operational expanses of the lab
Team Management
Organized training programs for new recruits ensuring their carrier development and contributions to business goals
• People & function management- Led team with example. Delegate, motivate and monitor operations team
Achievements
Total Cost Out in day-to-day Maintenance & saved US $40K by spare parts replacement & engineering modifications
Institutionalized in house capability for several analytical tests such as Fatigue test at elevated temperature, Enhanced Tensile Creep capability at room temperature by 150%, Made several unused machines functional e.g. Creep test bench at RT, Dielectric Strength in Air, Creep Rupture at elevated temperature
Method Development for internal calibrations as per ISO-17025 & UL
Part of the Fortune 5 conglomerate GE, it manufactures engineering thermoplastics and had an installed capacity of 25, 000 tons per year.
Worked in Cross functional environment like Manufacturing, Instrumentation, EHS and Technical procurement.
Reduced machine breakdown time from 5% to 2% with proper planning & execution of preventive maintenance schedule of utility and process equipment
Successfully executed SILO Project for bulk material handling in plastics manufacturing environment
Completed two Six Sigma project as a green belt
1) Noise reduction on shop floor, resulted in the improvement of better working Environment
2) Reduction of common alarms in LWF feeders caused 8% increase in total productivity
Saved USD 20K through alternate Vendor development for Technical procurement & plant maintenance support
Handled contractors & vendors for carrying out maintenance and production activities
Looked after the day to day breakdown maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance of the total plant machinery
Part of GE’s global star EHS program, developed & implemented procedure for LOTO & JSA
SOLARSON INDUSTRIES LTD. (An ISO 9000 Certified Co. Having technical Collaboration With M/s NGK INSULATORS JAPAN & M/s IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO. JAPAN to manufacture PCA (Poly crystal Alumina) tubes used in HPSV (High pressure sodium vapor) Lamps
Worked during the installation and commissioning stages of the plant
Assist the maintenance department head in the day-to-day activities like breakdown & preventive maintenance records and consumable-spare inventory etc.
Supervise the entire maintenance of utility and process equipment in Electrical and Instrumentation departments
Successfully executed the projects for erection and commissioning of PLC controlled furnaces, utility equipments like- compressors, AHUs, Water treatment plant etc.
Production line set-up with OEMs
Managed projects for plant modification, up gradation and installation and commissioning of capital equipment