Nimarjot Singh
Summary
Highly competent technical and professional management executive with an excellent track record of delivering outcomes both in general management and in technical/project related opportunities. Enthusiastic leader who enjoys building teams, driving organizational growth and program success using people skills, operational expertise, technological knowledge, and continuous improvement strategies.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Engineering Service
Jones Health Care Group
05.2020 - Current
- Increased engineering staff's operating efficiency by providing structure, operating procedures, engineering tools, guidelines, and handbooks
- Managing a company expansion project ($50 million) which includes building expansions and Process/ Packaging capability
- Manage complete project cycles from capital budget approval, creating bid specifications, selection of vendors and suppliers, installation support, commissioning, start-up, qualification, technology transfer to operations and training
- Manages the work of external contractors or trades personnel required for the completion of projects
- Monitors and manage team meetings, weekly/monthly reports
- Manage the plant(s) operating budget by determining and preparing annual budget, obtaining approval, reviewing monthly spending variances, and taking appropriate action when necessary
- Leadership, communication, and negotiation skills to coordinate, manage, and support assigned staff, consultants, and contractors; resolve conflict; communicate with all levels of staff; prepare and conduct presentations to the customers and participate as an effective team member.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
Engineering & Maintenance Manager
Catalent Pharma Solutions
06.2018 - 05.2020
- Leads, initiates, implements, and manages the plant maintenance program based on the best practices in the pharmaceutical industry with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventative/predictive maintenance
- Reasonability for equipment upgrades and installations by conferring and collaborating with design engineers and operations to coordinate the activities of the maintenance staff
- Facilitates and delivers project status updates on results such as milestone achievement, schedule and next key deliverables, and people such as obstacles to performance and solutions to remove and/or escalation for resolution
- Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems routinely, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipates and solves problems in a timely manner and identifies opportunities for improvement
- Manage departments to meet and exceed company and regulatory requirements such as Health Canada, FDA, MOL, TSSA, OHSA
- Lead and create a strong team environment to maintain a productive and positive environment for the entire team
- Partner with the Sales Team and Marketing Managers on new & upcoming product development initiatives
- Budget preparation and Inventory management for all production activities
- Monitor financial performance to ensure the facility is meeting or exceeding budgetary commitment
- Prepare and execute the yearly overhead budget, and 'direct product cost' to meet the targeted goals
- Successfully executed 2.8 million dollars in capital projects including installation of chillers and other energy savings initiatives.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
Project Manager - Engineering
Catalent Pharma Solutions
03.2016 - 06.2018
- Manage the front-end of major capital projects, including Master Planning, Feasibility Assessments and Conceptual Design
- Work in cooperation with capital engineering teams to deliver new capital equipment, facilities and capabilities
- Recognized areas of weakness in the process and implemented new solution to improve the process in an effort to continue contributing to the overall health and growth of the organization
- Manage the design and specification generation process for facility and process equipment, including design specifications, functional specifications and user requirement specification
- Provided guidelines for marketing research initiatives on product introductions in new packaging areas
- Worked collaboratively across all internal and external departments to establish and follow best practices to packaging operations, thereby creating a more proficient workflow that resulted in a greater reduction of errors
- Manage consultants, vendors and contractors during the design and implementation phases of projects, and in support of process development and standardization
- Projects - Tracks and Trace for the packaging lines, Installation and commission of new high-speed bottling line, blister line with clean room.
Project Engineer
Accucaps Industries Ltd.
02.2013 - 03.2016
- Lead the conceptualization, initiation, development and implementation of new and improved packages and processes including: design generation, prototype development, engineering specifications, equipment qualification, functionality and quality testing, and technology transfer
- Develop, justify, and execute capital projects related to packaging
- Implement standardization and simplification programs, and margin improvement project
- Create validation masterplan, development including equipment, computerized systems, cleanings, and processes (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Preparation, revision and updating of schedule for validation activities
- Develop new Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs), Preventive Maintenance (PM's), and calibration programs
- Develop and design new blister drawings, tooling's and manage the CR studies for the new blister designs
- Design and execute Qualification / Validation (DQ/FAT/IQ/OQ's) and System improvement projects
- Participate in evaluation of technical alternatives for process improvement, new technologies, vendor selection and development of FAT's
- Troubleshoot and resolve process issues with existing manufacturing and packaging equipment
- Supports the production units, facilities & pharmaceutical development by providing technical support for production equipment as part of the GMS Problem Escalation Procedure to ensure that Productivity and Quality requirements are met
- Participate in and/or lead Non-Conformance Investigations
- Execute capital projects by liaising with Controls/Mechanical Technicians during the selection of equipment; supporting the electrical/controls components of projects; assisting with onsite commissioning and start-up procedures; establishing scope of work and managing electrical/controls upgrades for retrofit of existing systems; preparing DQ (Design Qualifications) in conjunction with the production units.
Education
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
University of Waterloo
06.2012
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
GNDEC, India
06.2010
Skills
- Workforce Management
- Contract Management
- Business Development
- Operations Management
- Time Management
- Team Leadership
- Budget Control
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Decision Making
- Team Development
- Documentation and Reporting
- Technical Proficiency
- Capital Projects
- Validation
- Good Manufacturing Practices
References
Available upon request.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
Green Energy Certification
Timeline
Manager Engineering Service
Jones Health Care Group
05.2020 - Current
Engineering & Maintenance Manager
Catalent Pharma Solutions
06.2018 - 05.2020
Project Manager - Engineering
Catalent Pharma Solutions
03.2016 - 06.2018
Project Engineer
Accucaps Industries Ltd.
02.2013 - 03.2016
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
GNDEC, India
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