Jignesh Patel, EIT

Experience

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  Brakes India

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2019

  -Headed waste minimization project of USD 9 MM+ where, Involved from selection of land, developing pilot plants, coordinating with architecture, creating BOQ/BOM from architect drawings, contractor management, procurement of materials (SAP for contract bids and vendor selection), preparing a manual on how to operate the plant to handover of the project, and finally fulfilling requirement of financial audit of the complete project. Technology was new for this waste reclamation project so, developed and commissioned pilot plant in consultation with me, checked and verified the performance and output at service providers end. Then commissioned 3x (the pilot plant) and successfully trained the team and achieved desired output from plant.-Spearheaded 5S initiative across plant-Implemented the autonomous maintenance and kobetsu kaizens to improve machine availability by 99%-Successfully transitioned from OHSAS 18000 to ISO 45001:2018 system under my guidance. Show less - Completed (USD 30 MM+) a expansion of an entire plant - was responsible for everything after the architect phase reviewing drawings, implementing changes, finalizing vendor contracts, procurement of materials, briefing contractors, tracking project on MS Project, presenting weekly project status to Senior Operations Executive Team. -Recognized as the best employee for ensuring 100% adherence to safety procedures and zero incident-Recognized for the best employee among the group companies for fastest commissioning the plant-Led the team to successfully roll out quality management (IATF 16949:2016) and environment management system standards (ISO 14001:2016)-Identified potential areas in an expansion project for improvement and lead process development for 18 machines, that resulted in 35% improvement-Acquired statutory and regulatory approval to construct and operate the new plant-Independently prepared AutoCAD line diagrams with volume calculation for the regulatory approvals Show less

  • Project and Quality Assurance Manager

    Apr 2017 - Nov 2019

  • Senior Engineer – Projects

    Nov 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Mechanical Engineer - Maintenance & Utilities

    Aug 2012 - Oct 2014
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  Agrocorp International

  Jun 2021 - now

  Production Engineering Manager

  -Spearheading the grain cleaning facility (Elevator) and plant based protein manufacturing facility while ensuring complete supply chain from farm to fork.-Improved protein plant productivity beyond 40% and reduced waste generation by Implementing lean principles while improving morale, safety and wellbeing, of employees and relevant stakeholders.-Spearheading the establishment of a greenfield project for yellow pea protein fractionation.