Amarendra Kumar

Achievement Oriented Team Builder offering Over 25 year’s chronicle of success in;

● Plant Maintenance                           ●Project Management    

●Erection & Commissioning              ●Resource Planning 

●Resource Co-ordination                   ●Spares Planning & Procurement    

●Indigenization of Imported parts    ●Hydraulics & Pneumatics system      

●Training & Development                  ● MIS Reporting   

• Kalyani Steel Ltd. (Plant- Baramati Specialty Steels Ltd. Dis- Satara)

Kalyani Steels Ltd, is a part of the over $3.0 billion Kalyani Group. Established in 1973, Kalyani Steels is a leading manufacturer of forging and engineering quality carbon & alloy steels using the Blast Furnace route.

Although the forging industry in India is the primary market for the company’s products, manufacturers of various components for commercial vehicles, two-wheelers, diesel engines, bearings, tractors, turbines, and rail also form a substantial part of the company’s clientele.

Join        : 18th August 2014 to till date.   

Designation: Associate Vice President Maintenance 

Job Description: - Looking  Plant Maintenance & Stores 

Responsibilities: - 

• Assists the Plant Head for finalizing the Annual Operating Plan for the Plant and to achieve the Targets. 
• Responsible for adopting the best Engineering Practices, Systems and Procedures in the Operation and Maintenance of the Plant
• Responsible for devising & implementation of Management Plans for improvement in the Plant performance
• Responsible for implementation of Integrated Management Systems and other Continuous Improvement Plans which will bring awards and recognition to Plant
• Responsible for the Planning of all Maintenance Activities and submission of MIS on time
• Responsible for the Plant Performance, Energy Management & Conservation, Efficiency, Availability, Reliability, etc. 
• Conduct periodic Technical Audits.
• Responsible for all Statutory Compliances related to the Operating Plant like Pressure Vessels Testing, Tools & Tackles Calibration & Testing, etc. and maintaining all records of the validity of the calibration certifications.
• Responsible for the protection of Environment and operating the Plant within the permissible emission norms.
• Responsible for the Occupation Health and Safety of all the individuals working in the Plant. He shall promote Safety & Safe working practices including PTW systems.
• Responsible for the Spares & Consumables planning, inspection and prudent usage. 
• Ensure optimization of the Inventory Costs
• Responsible for the development of the Employees’ skill sets for taking up higher responsibilities. 
• Identification of the Technical training requirements for the Employees and organize it through various sources including the OEM
• In house development of various machines such as abrasive cutter, band saw machine etc.
• Modification in Spindle Gearbox of Peeling Machine to improve reliability.
• Indigenization of various imported items for cost benefit, decrease inventory carrying cost and improve availability.

Key Contributions: - 

• Achieved equipment availability more than 97%.
• Developed Maintenance Management System for complete plant
• Design and development of Intermediate Gearbox of Peeling Machine.
• Design and development of 2 Roll Straightener.
• Modification in peeling machine to enhance capacity.

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• SMS – Siemag India Pvt.Ltd.- Gurgaon, Haryana

SMS Siemag AG belongs to SMS Holding GmbH. It is internationally active in plant engineering, manufacturing and construction relating to the processing of ferrous and nonferrous metals.  

• 4.3 years Journey at Various Positions.
• Duration: June 200 to August 2014
• Dy. General Manager, Jun 2010 – Mar 2011
• General Manager , Apr 2011 – Sep 2013
• Sr. General Manager, Oct 2013 – Aug 2014                                  

Responsibilities: - 

• Project Manager – Project Manager of following project - 
  • JSL Stainless Ltd.  Dubri Project
  • Vizag Steel 6.3 MT expansion project
  • Vizag Steel SMS#1 up gradation and revamping project
  • Vizag Steel 7.3 MT expansion project
• Erection and Commissioning of following units of JSL stainless Ltd. at Duburi, Orissa.
• EAF – FeCr, 100 MT / 50 MVA
• EAF – DRI, 100 MT / 100MVA
• AOD – 150 MT
• LF, 150 MT

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• Emirates Steel Industries, Abu Dhabi, UAE (an Abu Dhabi Government Organization)                              

Emirates Steel Industries is first & only one integrated steel plant in UAE. Present capacity of the plant is 2.0 million ton per annum. It is most modern plant in GCC producing Steel Wire, Bar & Rod.

• 2.2 years Journey as Head Mechanical Maintenance, Steel Melting Plant
• Duration: April 2008 to  May 2010
  • Erection and commissioning of steel melting plant

Responsibilities: -  

• Manning and recruitment of personnel for the Mechanical Maintenance Department
• Implementation of SAP system in Maintenance Department
• Spares Planning and Procurement
• Preparation and Monitoring of Maintenance Budget
• Development of Maintenance Management System for Steel Melting Plant.

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• Tata Steel, Jamshedpur                         

Tata Steel is first integrated steel plant in India and the sixth largest plant in the world. It has manufacturing units in Europe and Asia. The Jamshedpur plant, which was awarded world’s best plant for three consecutive years, produces a diverse range of steel products.

• 10.8 years Journey at Various Positions.
• Duration: July 1997 to March 2008            
• Graduate Engineering Trainee. Jul 1997 – Jun 1998
• Senior Officer, Mechanical Maintenance. Jul 1998 – Jun 2000
• Assistant Manager, Mechanical Maintenance. Jul 2000 – Oct 2001
• Unit Manager, Mechanical Maintenance. Nov 2001 – Dec 2004
• Senior Manager, Mechanical Maintenance. Jan 2005 – Mar 2008
  • Erection and commissioning of Cold Rolling Mill

Responsibilities: -  

• Manning and recruitment of personnel for the Mechanical Maintenance Department
• Implementation of SAP system in Maintenance Department
• Spares Planning and Procurement
• Preparation and Monitoring of Maintenance Budget
• Development of Maintenance Management System for Steel Melting Plant.
• Planning and Execution of Planned maintenance, Annual Maintenance. 

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• Trainings
  • Cold rolling Mill Equipment Training at Hitachi, Japan
  • Cold Rolling Mill Maintenance Training at Nippon Steel, Japan 
  • Steel Melting Plant Maintenance Training at Danieli, Italy
  • Steel Melting Plant  Equipment Training at SMS, Germany
  • Hydraulics Training at Rexroth India 
  • Hydraulics Training at Yuken India 
  • Six Sigma & TPM Training at Tata Steel
  • Plant Safety Training by BlueScope                   

2004                  MBA, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

1997                  B.E Mechanical, Birla Institute of Technology, MESRA