Subin Prakash
Loganlea
Summary
Automation engineer with ten years of experience in Facility and Machine Maintenance. Well-versed in the development, installation, and maintenance of new machine and control system devices. Successful Site Engineer with five years of scrutinizing facilities and operations to enhance risk management and reduce operational inefficiencies. Known for augmenting facilities already considered to be at maximum output. Meticulous in eliminating weaknesses in production labor practices and asset utilization, systems and infrastructures. Quality-focused known for integrating new, more efficient approaches to achieving production and development goals. Tireless creator of innovative approaches to shortening test times and improving results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Reliability Specialist
Real Pet Food
01.2024 - Current
- Enhanced plant safety by conducting regular equipment inspections, hazard assessments, and risk mitigation measures.
- Increased production efficiency by developing and implementing equipment reliability plans, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum output.
- Provided technical support during equipment breakdowns, facilitating timely repairs and minimizing production losses.
- Implemented predictive maintenance programs utilizing vibration analysis, infrared thermography, and oil analysis techniques for early fault detection and prevention.
- Coordinated shutdown planning activities to optimize resource utilization during planned outages, reducing downtime duration without compromising work quality or safety standards.
- Conducted thorough failure analysis to identify root causes of equipment malfunctions and implemented corrective actions.
- CAPEX and OPEX management from $50,000 to $250,000
- Installation and modification of production line machinery and equipment to adapt process changes and and R&D requirement
- Process engineering and management for New Product Development
- Direct supervisor for trades (both electrical and mechanical) team of up-to 20memebers
Asset and Maintenance Co-ordinator
Rino Recycling
06.2023 - 11.2023
- Establish, document, and implement strategies and plans to support fixed plant life cycles.
- Build a preventive maintenance culture on mobile plant equipment as well as fixed plant equipment to reduce unplanned repairs and breakdowns and maximise cost benefits by developing, implementing, and maintaining the requirement framework, tools, processes, and procedures.
- Implemented maintenance system (CMMS)
- Performance tracking of staff and managing performance development.
- Set priorities, provide specific and technical advice, and support maintenance activities.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive maintenance schedule for all plants and equipment.
- Work with the operations and maintenance teams to identify and prioritise maintenance needs and develop strategies to minimise plant and equipment downtime.
- Coordinate with outside suppliers and contractors to schedule and track maintenance work.
- Maintain accurate records of all maintenance activities, including work orders, downtime, and repair costs.
- Purchasing of all parts, equipment, and services for the maintenance department.
- Working with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure optimum production for the workshop/maintenance team.
- Assisting with the purchasing of capital equipment and other supplies across the company.
- Research, source, and select the most qualified suppliers to meet the technical specified requirements.
- Assist maintenance team members with problem solving.
- Maintain strong relationships with selected supply partners and monitor performance continuously.
- Purchasing Project Support - Working collaboratively with stakeholders,implement purchasing strategies to deliver considerable business improvements.
- Manage inventory of critical spares and replacement parts and coordinate with external suppliers to ensure timely delivery of parts.
- Monitor expenses and control the budget.
- Creating SOP for all high risk jobs.
Maintenance Team Manager
Goodman Fielder
11.2022 - 06.2023
- Plan and coordinate team member's to achieve results according to schedule.
- Developing team and leading them.
- Planning critical job and Work order creation and scheduling
- Maintained critical stock of up-to 1million.
- Operations through high asset integrity and safe work practices.
- Leading team of up-to 20 trade workers on sites(including electrical ,fitters and fabricators)
- Developing budgets, forecasts and controls variances
- Manage performance and disciplinary issues.
- Develop skill matrix to train maintenance fitters
- Plant reliability and implementing continuous improvements.
- Managing budget and working withing the budget.
- Managed Labor and material budget up-to 2million per year.
- Strong ERP and MS-Office skills.
Maintenance Manager
ATP Science
02.2021 - 11.2022
- Looking after 2-manufacturing site safety and maintenance
- Breakdown and preventive maintenance for 2-manufacturing sites
- External contractor and vendor management
- Established ISO 55001 Asset management principles
- Established ISO 45001 Health & safety procedures
- Preparation and implementation of detailed planned maintenance schedules (6 & 12 months)
- Scheduling Corrective maintenance activities for reducing downtime
- Prepared training programs to improve compliance at all levels
- Implement Lean Manufacturing practices to ensure operational efficiency
- Forecast maintenance Budget and working withing the maintenance budget
- Proposal for new budget and seasonal budgets
- Generate monthly reports on breakdowns output and action to reduce downtime
- Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements
- Preparing job schedules for up-to 5 maintenance technician
- Trained staff and contractors on company procedures for safety requirements
- Performed general building upkeep, painting, and normal machine maintenance.
- Changed existing processes and implemented new processes to improve efficiency
- Integrate reliability strategies into maintenance work process
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing
- Reviewed processes, identifying areas that required improvement.
- Developed documentation, diagrams and specifications to meet project requirements and regulatory standards.
- Collaborated with technologists to address operating issues, support rapid recovery and minimize service disruptions.
- Evaluated proposed project economics and identified alternative solutions and designs producing improved results at reduced costs.
- Developed conceptual scope analyses of project objectives directly and via third-party contractor input.
- Developed Continuous Improvement/Lean production training programs for onsite implementation.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Worked with cross-functional plant teams to develop and implement manufacturing processing improvements and drive quality mindset resulting increase in productivity, increase in throughput, and improvement in productivity.
Production and Maintenance Supervisor
ATP Science
11.2018 - 02.2021
- Implementing ISO 22000:2018 Food safety management system
- Manage resource both human and physical, to ensure optimal operations and outcomes
- Oversight regulatory compliance including GMP, HACCP and ISO9001:2015
- Streamlined QA processes by working closely with development teams and staying abreast of changing product demands
- Developed production schedules according to deadlines for existing orders and sales forecasting
- Developed, released and monitored daily schedules to foster on-time completion of finished products
- Increased efficiency of manufacturing lines by introducing operational changes
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products
- Boosted production throughout and quality by revamping procedures and monitoring strategies.
- Oversaw equipment and parts inventory and tracked shipments to reduce stock shortages.
- Established Lean manufacturing principles
- Non-conformance report handling and allocation jobs
- Monitor and provide solutions for compliance and incident report
- Decreased incidents 100% through robust safety monitoring and QA process.
- Teamed with disciplinary leaders on determining annual operational targets and outlining needed quality improvements.
- Implemented lean production methods to reduce waste
- Developed custom value stream mapping to monitor production efficiency.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Supports Production Manager with day to day reporting, data analysis with focus on process improvement, stock maintenance and site safety.
- Analyzing work area performance - being key conduit communication amongst teams and presenting real time info on daily scheduling capabilities
Automation Support Engineer
Apollo Tyres
10.2017 - 06.2018
- SCADA monitoring and system controls
- Trouble-shooting and repairing equipment
- Responding to breakdowns
- Upload daily production details in SAP
- Operation of WCS systems and taking care of logistics
- Training operators on WCS and SCADA
- Plan roster for 30 maintenance technician for 3 shifts per day
- Supported Engineering and Maintenance departments with training and technical support.
- Supervising operators 100 - 120 team members
- Management, oversight, reporting, production planning of special projects
- Project commissioning support
- Exercised complete understanding of PLC programming to support projects.
- Assistance in planning and development efforts with upcoming company expansion, on our existing business sites
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement
- Servicing motors,pumps conveyors and hydraulic cylinder
- Servicing mechanical spares of the equipment
- Logged device failures caused by unexpected reactions during testing.
- Successfully commissioned conveyor, robots and Warehouse management system
- Supported Project team to determined project feasibility by estimating materials costs and sourcing requirements.
Junior Automation Engineer
Ang Automation Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - 09.2017
- Creating digital and analog input/Output tags for PLC using RS Logix 5000 software tool
- Co-ordinate project delivery and commissioning of PLC panels
- Successfully commissioned panels on client's site
- Panel wiring test and Factory Assessment Test support
- Develop HMI screen according to Client's request
- Updated and maintained project documentation for detailed record keeping.
- Working in Microsoft suite.
- Analyzed, troubleshooting software problems and communicated possible solutions with development team
- Commissioned 4 PLC control panels in Oil & Gas power plant for HVAC system.
- Creating Bill Of Material and cost analyses
Graduate Trainee
Apollo Tyres
06.2015 - 12.2015
- Generate production and daily breakdown reports
- Reporting equipment faults to maintenance staff
- Wastage monitoring and investigation
- Uploading productivity in SAP.
- SCADA control system monitoring
- WCS handling
- Analyzing machine efficiency and report generation
- Cleaning, Lubrication, Inspection and Testing of moving parts every day
- Maintained equipment to run more efficiently
- Generate reports for monthly production outputs and breakdown
Education
Bachelor of Electronics and Communication Engineering -
Anna University, India
SUBIN2015
Skills
- Conduct Team meeting on Safety and operation management
- Process Engineering
- Build CMMS system (Asset Tree and Maintenance routines)
- CAPEX Projects Management
- Machine maintenance and SOP creation
- Contractor management
- Develop preventive / shutdown maintenance schedule
- Site safety management
- Critical spares management
- Production line installation and modification
- Continuous Improvements and Process development
- Training Staff and skill development matrix
- Machine Efficiency tracking and continuous improvement
- Hazard Monitoring and Management
- Facility service to meet regulations
- Condition monitoring
Timeline
Reliability Specialist
Real Pet Food
01.2024 - Current
Asset and Maintenance Co-ordinator
Rino Recycling
06.2023 - 11.2023
Maintenance Team Manager
Goodman Fielder
11.2022 - 06.2023
Maintenance Manager
ATP Science
02.2021 - 11.2022
Production and Maintenance Supervisor
ATP Science
11.2018 - 02.2021
Automation Support Engineer
Apollo Tyres
10.2017 - 06.2018
Junior Automation Engineer
Ang Automation Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - 09.2017
Graduate Trainee
Apollo Tyres
06.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Electronics and Communication Engineering -
Anna University, India