SANDEEP BHATT

147 Harding St; Kitchener; Ontario – N2E 4L1; Tel. No. – (226)-338-2306(M); Email: sandeep_bhatt@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVELooking for a challenging role for a suitable position in an industry where my experience, accomplishments and management skills will contribute in success of an organization.

PROFILE

19+ years of professional experience with solid proven background in supervisory, planning and operations management. Successfully performed job profile as a Facility Coordinator, Maintenance Planner, Production Supervisor, as a project launch,

safety and training coordinator exceeding the expected results in each field. Budget planning, Capital and Expense expenditure forecast for projects up to $250,000. Working with more than 15 contractor companies to execute facility projects, maintenance repair and equipment relocation. Focus on Safety, Quality and Cost reduction through continuous improvement and suggestions. Excellent team player, team leader, motivator with positive attitude and flexibility. Completed 5 Modules of Maintenance Management Professional course from Conestoga College Taking course for Building Environmental System-Class II at Conestoga College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Facility Coordinator and Maintenance Planner: @ Hendrickson Spring Nov ‘11 – Cont.

Successfully completed installation of new waste water treatment system on time in Dec 2015 and put in service. Installation of high speed overhead doors to save energy and also resolve employee grievance. Potential Union gas

rebate project. Locker room modification project of $45K+ - create more empty space by getting rid of old lockers, balancing with current

employee status vs existing lockers and enhancing looks of locker room for better employee satisfaction. Renovate office area to achieve a common goal of making Stratford plant world class manufacturing plant and stand

outstanding with respect to other Hendrickson plant and compete globally. Projected accurately and got approval for $300K+ roof repair/replacement work and prevented potential work refusal by

successfully completing project on time while coordinating work with contractor and production. Saved $30K+ by negotiating with contractors and getting 10% discount.

Work with maintenance manager to decide on repair spending and parts required for tool crib. Approve repair spending and purchase of new parts and services with average spending of $220K per month.

Implemented CO2 changes on two equipment and panel replacement without production downtime by coordinating project work with maintenance PM schedule.

Raise Capital and Expense expenditure request to secure budget for major projects. Budget spending of average $25K per month for various building maintenance, annual contracts and foundational support (compressors, water treatment, daily checks)

Got more than $60,000 in rebate from Union gas and Festival Hydro between 2012 and 2013 by working on various projects related to energy saving.

Replace furnace roof and reduce heat loss – thermal pictures.

Remove hydraulic pack on pang (replaced hyd motor with elect)- self initiated and followed up to completion.

Rebate due to furnace elimination – coordinated paper work with Union gas.

Savings in compressor use by optimizing their use and balancing to share load.

Initiated communication with Union gas to secure rebate for roof section replacement.

Established comprehensive PM for Compressors, HVAC and Man coolers with outside contractor and maintain units to perform effectively.

Saved $7,230 in repair cost by rotating forklifts. Complete safety and emission checks and record documents as required by the law.

Complete work related to safety work order. Schedule work with maintenance department for millwright and electrician. Each month record of achieving 100% result.

Saved $4200 by inviting completion bidding for lawn maintenance. Responsible for Building repair, Forklift PM and repair work, Plumbing, Seasonal Contracts, Water Treatment & Cooling Tower

maintenance, Monthly fire extinguisher inspection, CO2 system protection PM, Annual Sprinkler System PM, Utility services, Yard clean up and Quench clean out are some of the important task.

Comply FM Global insurance company recommendation. Negotiate with contractors and approve annual and seasonal contracts to maintain plant and facility.

Maintenance Planner: @ Hendrickson-Intl. (springs) -Stratford Jan. ’07 – Oct ‘11.

Planning and implementation of repeatable preventive maintenance schedule. Making Daily Schedule for millwright and electrician and assigning work-orders in priority. Follow up with point person regarding equipment breakdown report and planned PM activity for coming week. Conducting daily morning meeting with point person to discuss previous day break down report for business unit. Communicating with engineering and quality department for equipment upgrade and process change. Report to Maintenance Manager and Manufacturing Manager for department performance. Conducting daily meeting with production manager to discuss production schedule, equipment performance feedback and

availability for outages or planned PM activity. Leading cost cutting team and achieved set target of saving cost by $50000 by reducing contracting work and doing

internal repair. To raise purchase requisition and follow up with purchase to ensure timely delivery of spares and non- stock items. Issuing fact sheets to millwrights and electrician for performing below expectation work and to ensure timely inputs for the work

order. Successfully implemented installation of new assembly press using internal resources. Managing floor calls for millwrights and electrician to attend breakdown call on priority as per production requirement. Managing purchasing and contract work related to maintenance repair with competitive price and quality.

Production Supervisor: @ General Motors- Canada Dec. ’05 - Nov. ‘06 Supervising group of 35 – 45 employees for achieving organizational goal in current competitive market. Successfully implemented key elements of Global Manufacturing System in the group. Planned and schedule training for all group members for upcoming model change without affecting current production. Resolved key quality issues by suggestion to modify the part thus reducing extra labor cost for over process and repairs. Resolve employee grievance by involving union representatives and taking necessary actions. Suggested to implement logic change for electrical monorail system to increase productivity and reduce downtime. Achieved 90% first time suggestion for the group within 6 months. Attending daily meetings with Superintendent for reviewing SQPRC. Plan training for new members, implement containment steps to control quality issues and prevent reoccurring. Demonstrate lead role in performance by involving people in continuous improvement, problem solving and productivity.

Production Asst.: @ CELESTICA- Canada Nov. ’04 - Nov. ‘05

Supervising 25 permanent and contract employee to achieve daily targets and organization goal. Accelerated productivity by proper planning of manpower, balancing time and workload in shifts within months of accepting the

job. Reduced number of work in progress card per week from 400 to 300 (25%) by suggesting to install 3 more tester

making optimum use of available resource. Helped manager in making decision of transferring employees to different areas and ending contract with some of

the contract employees between May ’05 and June ’05. Organize monthly meeting between Manager and team members. Delegate work, responsibility and appreciate team members efforts. Awarded Most Valuable Team Player for the month June ’05. Ensure safety, housekeeping and organization code of conduct are followed through critical audits and communication.

Plan absenteeism coverage, training and job rotation of team member and controlled overtime.

Shift Supervisor: @ MTI- Canada March ’04 to Nov. ‘04 Supervised 22 permanent and 15 agency employees to meet required daily production target. Reviewing manpower requirement or reduction with HR and Manager with changing production targets. Installed new tools and modified fixtures to increase productivity with better ergonomic results. Prepare training module for new employees to meet required customer quality and making available samples of good v/s bad

part. Plan and follow up with maintenance dept. to make necessary changes for reducing down time. Complied records of employee behavior in regards to team work, safety awareness, regular on time attendance, leave

planning, team involvement and attitude for internal promotions.

Area Leader: @ General Motors India Ltd. – India. March ’02 to Jan. ’04. Supervised 45 unionized employees of assembly shop including Team Leaders, Asst. TL and team members. Plan, review and follow up for leave planning, suggestion and kaizen participation and training records to meet annual targets. Reduced safety incidence in assembly shop by 20% implementing new procedures, conducting daily morning

meeting on shop floor. Report to Shift Manager and General Manager for assembly shop performance, progress, productivity and housekeeping. Participate in monthly meeting between HR, union employees and staff members and prepare minutes of meeting

with HR representative. Mentor team members to increase individual performance and grow in competitive environment. Update Business Plan Deployment Board in terms or (Safety, Quality, People, Responsiveness and Cost). Conducted safety audits with Manager, General Manager and Vice President. Achieved overall best shop award for the year -2001 in housekeeping and for drastic reduction in safety incidence in

year- 2002. Utilized existing resource of organization to reduce cumulative annual saving of U.S $ 40,000 / year and was awarded

highest cash award by President and Managing Director. Reduced overtime of manufacturing dept. by 95 hrs / week by planning second shift requirement in repair area. Resolve employee grievance and handle internal conflict issues. Achieved 100% training record for assembly shop team members in consecutive years 2001 to 2003. Conducted half yearly and annual appraisal to evaluate individual’s contribution to organization. Made teams and supported family of effected team members during major earthquake in Gujarat – Jan. ’01.

Project Coordinator: @ General Motors India Ltd. – India March ’02 to Jan. ‘04

Directed and lead project team of 25 members of assembly shop in successful launch of new products from project on papers to start of production.

Modified assembly line and make it a multi product line to meet changing requirement in the global market for cost saving of new line.

Coordinate and attend meetings on behalf of manufacturing department with purchase and finance. Saved more than US $ 80,000 by providing support and guidance to local contractor. Attend daily project meeting with engineering, supplier quality engineers and QA to resolve difficulties during proto type build

up and to prepare and execute strategies to overcome them.

Team Leader: @ General Motors India Ltd. – India Oct.’98 to Feb. ’02.

Attendance planning, absenteeism coverage and schedule overtime of 16 – 20 team members. Maintaining of Equipment and Fixture and communicate with maintenance for better functionality. Ensuring use of safety tools, follow of correct process and teams quality targets. Motivating team members to participate in suggestion scheme and giving kaizens. Involve in problem solving and making of action plan to control quality defects.

Fill appraisal of team members and regular team review with Manager. Ensure intra team flexibility and job rotation as per plan. Provide basic training about working of pneumatic tools, torque wrenches and proper use of hand tools. Took leadership in collecting charity for Kandla Storm disaster in year 1999.

EDUCATION Degree in Electrical Engineering from M S University of Baroda – 2001. Diploma in Electrical Engineering from M S University of Baroda – 1994.

COMPUTER SKILLS Knowledge of M S Office (Word, Excel, Power point & Outlook)