KAMAL T PAHILWANI
Assistant General Manager – Operations
DAKAR
Summary
A self-motivated and results-driven individual with exceptional organizational, leadership, and supervisory skills, promoting key values of appreciation, honesty, integrity, growth, and teamwork with an eye toward continuous improvement. A demonstrable track record in Operations Management.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant General Manager - Operations
GRAVITA SENEGAL S.A.U
12.2023 - Current
- Complete operations of Plastic washing lines, Extruders, Pelletizers, Rotary Furnaces, Skelner furnace, Refining pots, Battery hydro station, Battery cutting section
- Assisted and recommended operational procedures of recycling PP battery cases, Aluminium scrap, Lead battery scrap, into the finished goods
- Recycling PP battery cases in washing lines and processing the flakes in Extruder pelletizers to finished goods pellets
- To look after day-to-day mechanical maintenance and production activities by handling a team of 30 expatriates
- Comply with instructions and control measures as per HSE standards
- Familiarizing with ESMS Recommendation Report
- Coordinating the environment and social initiatives and the compliance to law and regulatory requirements
- Developing, implementing, and monitoring a corporate-level ESMS, which will be implemented in all business areas, across all operational levels
- Reporting to the ESG Committee
- Maintaining and updating an accidents/incident report as per EHS policies
- Reporting to stakeholders on any accidents/incidents
- Ensure ESG implementation and compliance
Assistant General Manager - Operations
GRAVITA TOGO S.A.U
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Complete operation of crushers, Rotary Furnaces, Skelner furnace, Refining pots, Battery cutting section
- Assisted and recommended operational procedures of recycling PP battery cases, Aluminium scrap, Lead battery scrap, into the finished goods
- To look after day-to-day mechanical maintenance and production activities by handling a team of 22 expatriates
- To Liaison with suppliers, clients, customs, free zone, and all environmental compliance concerns for the efficient plant operations
- Comply with instructions and control measures for ban on exportation of battery and aluminium scrap
- Coordinating the environment and social initiatives and the compliance to law and regulatory requirements
- Maintaining and updating an accidents/incident reports as per EHS policies
- Reporting to stakeholders on any accidents/incidents
- Successful implementation of export ban and bank payment routing as per BCEAO rules and regulations
- For better exchange rate on Gravita Togo bank transactions and payments on export import containers, contract with Ora and Eco banks were signed
Plant Head - Operations and procurement
RIDA NATIONAL PLASTICS LTD.
09.2018 - 12.2022
- Operations of Pelletizing lines for PE and PP, Tool room activities, new project for washing lines, Filtering lines and Extrusion lines carried out in the Plastic unit
- Recycling of PE and PP post-industrial and post-consumer waste
- Plastics knowledge (Polymer, processing, pelletizing, extrusion, injection moulding)
- Blending of various PP scrap according to their MFI and grades, properties to further process in injection molding
- Machines handled: - Beier recycling, Grace M recycling, Grace Shredders, Tecnova pelletizers, Cumberland grinders, Tonga grinders, Zerma grinders and Engel injection molding
- Secure regular supply of plastic scrap and enhance relationships with existing suppliers to increase volumes and margins
- Gather feedback from customers and suppliers and share it with internal teams
Plant In charge - Operations
BLOW GROUP OF COMPANIES
09.2015 - 01.2018
- Recycling operation of post consumer waste like PE water pouch and HDPE carry bags in washing lines and Extruder Pelletizing machine (Amis Technologies-German make, LDPE and HDPE Pellets
- Maintaining documentation, standardization and purchase requisition procedures
- Recycling plant maintenance, Die-face cutter setting, Granulator blades grinding and setting, Extruder machine handling and its maintenance, Prewashing line unit and hot air line Squeezer machine
- Recycling of PE post-industrial and post-consumer waste
- Plastics knowledge (Polymer, processing, pelletizing, extrusion, injection moulding)
- Managed and responded quickly to changing and competing priorities during shortages of raw materials
- Machines handled: - Amis technologies
- Secure regular supply of plastic scrap and enhance relationships with existing suppliers to increase volumes
Maintenance and Production head (Recycling and Extrusion)
TOPAZ MULTI-INDUSTRIES S.A.R.L.
01.2011 - 07.2015
- Ability to adjust the processes for maximizing outputs and quality
- Handled and maintained extruder Operations to produce rolls that conform to all quality and profile specification
- Make process changes where and whenever necessary as per requirements of customers
- Handle extruder maintenance according to Standard Operating Procedures
- Recycling of in-house HDPE and LDPE plastic waste produced from blown film extrusion lines, bottom sealing machines and side sealing machines
- Tool room activities handled - Lathe, Milling machine, Surface grinding machine, Radial Drilling machines, Shaping machines
- Experience in operation of machines of Blown film extrusion YE I – Taiwan, Insale tecnik, Shubham Extrusion, Bottom Sealing and side sealing machines (Excel Machinery-Gujarat, S-Dai machine – China, Hemingstone machinery – Taiwan)
- Engineering stores management, receive materials, to protect them while in storage from damage & unauthorized removal, to issue the material in the right quantities, at the right time to the right place and to provide these services promptly and at least cost
- Operation of Bag and pouch making machines: Cosmo machinery(Taiwan), Hemingstone machinery(Taiwan), S Dai machinery(Taiwan), Excel machinery (India)
Maintenance Engineer – Generator division
MARTINEZ HERMANOS LIMITADA
07.2010 - 09.2010
- To carry out routine and preventive maintenance of EOT and gearboxes
- Assisted and recommended operational procedures
- Engineering stores management
- Generator installation and servicing
Project Engineer – Cable and conduction division
DIAMOND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
04.1998 - 05.2003
- Handled operations to manufacture industrial power transmission cables and conductors, armored and unarmored cables, manufacturing machines such as wire drawing, bull blocks, stranding, rotary machines, and heat treatment furnaces
- Project execution of Rolling mill, Stranding machines, heat treatment furnace in the group expansion
- Preventive & Breakdown Maintenance of Cable & Conductor machinery
- Utility maintenance (Oil Pump Station, Cooling Towers, and heat treatment furnaces)
- Contributed to the application of ISO 9002 procedures in maintenance department
- Maintenance of Pneumatic & Hydraulic system of all machines
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Jeevan Sadhna
Vadodara06.1996
Skills
Plastic extrusion
HDPE
LDPE
Bottom sealing machines
Side sealing machines
Pouch making machines
Plastic recycling
PP
PE
Scrap identification
Procurement activities
Safety hazard mitigation
Plastic washing plants
Extruders
Pelletizers
Rotary furnaces
Refining pot
Skelner furnace
Tyre recycling reactor lines
ESG
ESAP
EHS
Environmental governance
Social governance
Corporate governance
Hot washing line operations
Cold washing line operations
Grace technology
Beier technology
Mooge technology
Amis technology
Extruder operations
Pelletizer operations
Ye-I technology
Tecnova technology
Scrap tyre recycling
Oil extraction
Carbon extraction
Steel wire extraction
Scrap battery recycling
Refined lead ingots
Rotary furnace refining
Scrap Aluminium recycling
Skelner furnace
ADC12 ingots
AK5M2 ingots
Scrap UBC recycling
Crucible
Aluminium ingots
Computer literacy
TALLY ERP 9
MS Office
Clean driving license
Otherskillssummary
- Computer literate - TALLY ERP 9, MS Office.
- Fluent English – IELTS score 6.5 bands.
- Clean driving license
Technicalskillssummary
- PP and PE complete recycling processes from post industrial waste and post-consumer waste to finished product granules and pellets.
- Hot and Cold Washing line operations in machines like Grace, Beier, Mooge and Amis technologies.
- Extruder and pelletizer operations in machines like Ye-I, Beier, Tecnova, Grace and Amis technologies.
- Scrap tyre recycling process to extract oil, Carbon and steel wires.
- Scrap batteries recycling process to produce refined lead ingots in Rotary furnace and refining.
- Scrap Aluminium recycling process in Skelner furnace to produce ADC12, AK5M2 ingots and Scrap UBC recycling process in crucible to produce Aluminium ingots.
Timeline
Assistant General Manager - Operations
GRAVITA SENEGAL S.A.U
12.2023 - Current
Assistant General Manager - Operations
GRAVITA TOGO S.A.U
01.2023 - 12.2023
Plant Head - Operations and procurement
RIDA NATIONAL PLASTICS LTD.
09.2018 - 12.2022
Plant In charge - Operations
BLOW GROUP OF COMPANIES
09.2015 - 01.2018
Maintenance and Production head (Recycling and Extrusion)
TOPAZ MULTI-INDUSTRIES S.A.R.L.
01.2011 - 07.2015
Maintenance Engineer – Generator division
MARTINEZ HERMANOS LIMITADA
07.2010 - 09.2010
Project Engineer – Cable and conduction division
DIAMOND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
04.1998 - 05.2003
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Jeevan Sadhna