sanal kumar, Equipment Division Manager

sanal kumar

Equipment Division Manager

Dania Hygiene

Location
Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
Education
Higher diploma, Diploma in Automobile Engineering (3 year course),
Experience
29 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :29 years, 2 Months

Equipment Division Manager at Dania Hygiene
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • My current job since October 2023

• Developing and implementing strategic plans for equipment division.
• Overseeing budgeting and ensure cost effective operations
• Leading a team of professionals including recruiting, training and evaluation
• Establish and maintain vendor and supplier relations
• Implementing initiatives for process improvement and efficiency of equipment division.
• Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on the performance of equipment division

Workshop Manager at tariq alghanim
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • September 2010 to October 2023

• Develop and implement maintenance strategies and programs to ensure the optimal performance and reliability of equipment and machinery.
• Manage a team of maintenance technicians providing guidance, training and performance evaluation.
• Plan and schedule preventive and predictive maintenance activities for the entire fleet.
• Coordinate with Projects and Operations teams to prioritize maintenance activities and minimize equipment down time.
• Monitor equipment performance, analyze data, and identify trends to proactively address potential issues before they cause failures.
• Maintain accurate equipment records including maintenance log, repair histories and spare parts inventory.
• Collaborate with Procurement department to ensure the availability of necessary spare parts and materials.
• Develop and manage the equipment maintenance budget, optimizing resources and controlling costs.
• Conduct regular safety inspections ensuring compliances with occupational health and safety regulations
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in equipment maintenance techniques, recommending and implementing improvements as appropriate.

Assistant Manager Plant & Machinery at Larsen & Tubro Construction (L&T)
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • December 2008 to September 2010

• Managing all Maintenance departments independently for entire project which included Operations team comprising Plant supervisor, Forman, Mechanics, Operators, Drivers, and Technicians.
• Ensure uninterrupted work at the site for smooth working of all plant and equipment.
• Determine the Fault tolerance mechanism to decrease and gradually eliminate faults in the system for providing tracking of Heavy equipment on site to site and case to case basis.
• Prepare maintenance schedules and checklists of various types of plant & equipment. Develop equipment history database and performance tracking system increasing overall suitability and continuous availability.
• Submit monthly comprehensive report to Project Manager and Head office. Liaise and coordinate with the Project Manager for the allocation and transfer of plant and equipment from and to sites including Moving equipment between sites.
• Liaise with the Contracts & Purchase Manager for the rental of any of plant & equipment. Ensure that such equipments are serviced regularly during its rental period.

Work Shop In Charge at ALMEN
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • March 2005 to November 2008

• Controlling and managing all the day to day activities of the work shop and reporting to Operation Manager.
• Work scope includes, maintenance supervision of the equipment fleet, with least maintenance cost and minimum down time of equipment’s.
• Keep the work shop efficient to meet all type of maintenance and repair necessities of various equipments.
• Communicate with all other departments to ensure the efficiency level high.
• Manage the equipment and personnel administration of work shop.
• Control the store and purchasing of spare parts, maintain store inventory and warranty system.
• Prepare key performance indicators for the department and analyse data to identify improvement areas.
• Conduct training programs for the mechanics and keep their level of knowledge high. Conduct tool box meetings, and safety meetings.

In-charge mechanic at Kuwait Oil Company (Mobile Plant)
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • July 1999 to March 2005

• Involved in trouble shooting, preventive, running and brake down maintenance of heavy earth moving equipments like Loaders, Graders, Compactors and Dozers, (Mfg. Caterpillar), Hydraulic Cranes (Grove, Liebherr, Tadano, Manitowoc and P&H), Heavy trucks and tankers such as Ken Worth, Western Star, DAF, Auto Car, Top Kick etc.
• Participated in rebuilding, preventive and brake down maintenance of engines like Caterpillar, Deutz, Detroit, and Perkins which is used for powering the above said equipments.
• Engaged with the planning, scheduling and execution of preventive and break down program of a large fleet of vehicle including Cranes, Vacuum Tankers, Heavy Trucks, Trailers, And Earth Moving Equipments Like Dozers, Loaders, Excavators, And Graders used for rigging and other related operations of oil fields by the help of the program Material Maintenance and Management System.

Previous Professional Assignments

ENGINEERING ASSISTANT at PETRON ENGINEERING
  • India - Mumbai
  • March 1996 to June 1999

- During the above period, experienced in trouble shooting maintenance & repairing of hydraulic and mechanical cranes with various capacities like Tatap&H, FMC Linkbelt, American, Demag, Manitowoc etc.
- Also engaged in maintenance of earth moving equipments like Dozer, Excavator, Grader Etc (Mfg. Beml, Tata P&H). Engaged with rebuilding of various types of engines such as Tata, Leyland, Cummins, Perkins, etc.
- Experienced in engine tune-up, troubleshooting with the help of various measuring equipments, calibration of fuel injection pump, engine analyzers, dynamo testing etc.
- In this period I was responsible for all the day to day activities of heavy equipments section and directly reported to the Resident Manager. Maintained/ all type of documents such as History Charts, Daily, Weekly, Monthly And Quarterly Reports etc. In addition to this made all type of planning and scheduling for maintenance program.

DIPLOMA ENGINEERING TRAINEE at Bharat Vijay Construction Ltd, Surat
  • India - Surat
  • April 1995 to March 1996

- Conducted routine maintenance, inspections and repairs on various equipment and machinery
- Assisted in the development and implementation of preventive maintenance programs
- Diagnosed and troubleshoot equipment malfunctions, identifying and resolving issues in a timely manner
- Collaborated with maintenance team members to perform preventive and corrective maintenance tasks.
- Followed all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment

Education

Higher diploma, Diploma in Automobile Engineering (3 year course),
  • at Government polytechnic
  • January 1995
Diploma, maths, science
  • at MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITTY
  • March 1992

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High school or equivalent, science and maths
  • at st. george high school
  • March 1990

passed in first class

Specialties & Skills

Fleet Management
Crisis Management
Heavy Equipment
Preventive Maintenance
Maintenance Management
Fleet Management
Logistics
Operation
RELIABILITY
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
CONSTRUCTION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
OPERATIONS
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
PROCUREMENT
MANAGEMENT
OIL FIELDS
BRAKE (SHEET METAL BENDING)
COMPUTER
SAFETY AND FIRE FIGHTING TRAINING
ISO PROCEDURES
DRIVING
HEAVEY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • reading ,taveling,