Arunasalam Abishake

Experience

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  Melwire Rolling Pvt Ltd

  Jun 2013 - now

  Engineering Team lead for Development of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing facility at acost of US$ 6 Million in Colombo, Sri Lanka‒Responsible for Engineering Procurement, vendor management and implementationof Procurement system with focus on continuous improvement.‒Responsible for recruitment, training and performance management of theProcurement management team.‒Responsible for Engineering, Procurement and Negotiation of Engineering &Automation equipment related to the production facility.‒Responsible for Project Execution maintaining GMP regulations.‒Responsible for risk management during COVID 19 pandemic and assuredcontinuous progress with efficient management of resources.‒ Multiple commercial contract negotiations and closing in favor of the organization.‒ Initiated Green Energy concept to reduce carbon footprint in the overall organization by implementing rooftop Solar generation projects with a total capacity of 5MW. Show less Lead Management Representative forDevelopment of 350K TPY Rebar Manufacturing facility for a cost of US$ 5 Million in Colombo, SriLanka‒ Reporting to the Project Director, I was responsible for the successful completion ofthe project with efficient resource management.‒ Member of the Project negotiation team and contract management.‒ Worked along with a team of engineering professionals from multiple disciplines onthe implementation of the project.‒ Responsible for Engineering procurement and carried out material inspections toassure quality conformity.‒ Coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure the smooth progress of theproject.‒ Aiding in the recruitment process of the plant operational team. Show less Responsible for periodic maintenance activities of multiple steel production lines and following related activities‒ Discovering and analyzing new technological advancements to optimize and improve the production process and thereby making the process economical.‒ Maintaining the optimum spare inventory for multiple production lines thereby reducing the inventory cost and maintaining minimum lead time.‒ Preparation and analyzing downtime reports for all production lines.‒ Responsible for Procurement of spares and consumables for all production lines.‒ Senior member of the Technical team evaluating and implementing modification projects to improve productivity and plant performance. Show less Responsible for Planning and implementing periodic maintenance of the main Rebar production line and handling following related activities-Maintaining the spares inventory and reporting periodic requirements.-Coordinating with multiple suppliers and negotiating orders to ensure a timely supply of spares and consumables.-Responsible for day-to-day activities in mechanical workshop in preparing backup spares for production lines.-Reporting periodic production statistics and conducting analysis to improve results.-Making feasibility reports on new improvement projects for Management review meetings. Show less

  • Executive Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2018 - Aug 2023

  • Assistant Project Manager

    Mar 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Plant Maintenance Engineer

    Dec 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Mechanical Engineering Trainee

    Jun 2013 - Dec 2014