Arun Guha has over 26 years of experience in mechanical equipment maintenance and plant maintenance. He is currently the Deputy General Manager of Mechanical Maintenance at Jindal India Thermal Power Limited in Orissa. He has expertise in managing maintenance for various power plants with a total capacity of over 1,000 MW. His experience includes reducing downtime, streamlining maintenance processes, and improving equipment efficiency. He is seeking similar leadership roles in power plant maintenance.
1. ARUN GUHA
Mobile: +91 9583040624, +91-7325884247
E-Mail: agarnguha@gmail.com;arnguha@yahoo.com
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE)
Enterprising leader & planner with a strong record of contributions in streamlining maintenance and taking
initiatives for business excellence through process improvement
Targeting assignments in Power Plant-Reliable, cost effective, safe &efficient mentainence function
Location Preference –Orissa &West Bengal
Industry Preference: Power Generation
P R O F I L E S U M M A R Y
• A result-oriented professional with over 26 years of experience in Mechanical Equipment Maintenance,
Plant Maintenance, SAP & ERP Systems, Site Management in Maintenance, Power Plant and Utility sector
• Skilled at overhauling boilers & boiler auxiliaries like fans, coal mills & ash handling plant etc and acting as
HOD of mechanical maintenance forum
• Having understanding of TQM, IMS ,Statutory & Industrial Standards and Safety Norms (EHS - Environment,
Health & Safety)
• Unique blend of leadership skills with excellence in managing maintenance of 4 x 60MW ,2X250MW, 2x300
MW & 2X600MW boilers, boiler Auxiliaries and rotary equipment etc.
• Proficiency in managing predictive, preventive & breakdown maintenance of various mechanical equipments
& systems, reducing downtime and enhancing operational effectiveness of equipment
• Expertise in executing plans & schedules for maintenance & reducing downtime for enhancing operational
efficiencies with focus on optimum utilization of manpower / materials
• Efficient organizer, motivator, team player and decisive leader with the capability to motivate teams to excel
and win.
• Having efficient ability for determining gaps in knowledge, skill & ability (KSA) of subordinates & identifying
need based training to bridge up.
• An effective communicator with excellent analytical and problem solving skills
K N O W L E D G E P U R V I E W
Strategic Planning
Budgeting & forecasting
Asset Management
Spare planning & inventory control
Contractual Management.
Policies & Procedures
EHS Management
2. Team Management & Mentoring
Failure Analysis & Residual Life Assessment
O R G A N I S A T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
Since May’15 Jindal India Thermal Power Limited, Orissa-600MW*2-BHEL UNIT; - as a DGM
(Mechanical Maintenance-BTG) at Derang (Orissa Site), Angul, Orissa- Pf Coal fired
Thermal Power Plant
Jun’10 to May’15 Lanco Amarkantak Power Limited, Korba/C.G.- 300MW*2(Dongfang, China)-Pf Coal fired
Thermal Power Plant
Growth Path:
Jun’10-Jun’13 Manager at (2X300MW, DEC UNIT, CHINA) - Boiler, its Auxiliaries (with rotary equipment)
& turbine auxiliaries
Jun’13 to May’15 Sr. Manager –Mechanical Maintenance-BTG at Lanco Amarkantak Power Limited
(2X300MW, DEC UNIT, China)
Apr’90 to Jun’10 Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (Formally: CESC Ltd.), Kolkata/WB (60MW*4;
250MW*2- Pf Coal fired Thermal Power Plant) at Titagarh &Budbuge
A S S I G N M E N T S C O M P L E T E D
• Mechanical Maintenance of all Mechanical Equipment of TPS at TGS,CESC Ltd (4X60MW)
• Boiler & Auxiliary In-charge of TPS at TGS,CESC Ltd (4X60MW)
• Commissioning & worked as Boiler In-charge in BBGS ,CESC Ltd(2X250MW)
• BTG Maintenance In-charge at TGS,CESC Ltd (4X60MW)
K E Y R E S U L T A R E A S
• Administering activities like executing maintenance activities for DEC made 300x2 MW units.
• Steering maintenance of the units with final accountability for production and viability of the unit.
• Setting-up safe, reliable, efficient & best maintenance practices to minimize downtime and prolong service life
of machines.
• Monitoring various functions like:
o Modification jobs in Boiler, Rotary Equipment
o Initiation of “Centralize Lube Oil Cell”
o Troubleshooting & preventive, breakdown & shutdown maintenance all equipment in order for ensuring
compliance to quality standards
• Analyzing various processes & applications also taking adequate measures for ensuring compliance with
maintenance requirements and enhance equipment efficiency.
• Planning of man, machine & material for real time job output in light of all sphere of mechanical equipment
and plants of thermal power station.
• Managing routine & non -routine maintenance procedures for equipment such as boiler & its accessories, air
pre heater, fans & coal mill with feeder, and so on.
• Performing erection & commissioning of Flue Gas Conditioning System along with denseveyor ash managing
system in Titagarh Generating Station.
• Developing performance parameters though improvement ideas in order to reduce cost related to boiler
efficiency, mill efficiency and other equipment efficiency.
3. • Contributing in implementing and establishing maintenance program and maintaining detailed maintenance
records in order to identify the problems with machinery and equipment.
• Implementing systems and processes of value chain for improving quality, delivery and safety.
• Working out various requirements with respect to utilities, machines, manpower & monitoring overall
operations for ensuring timely completion.
H I G H L I G H T S
• Merit of performing maintenance of:
o 6X60MW boiler pressure parts and 2x250 MW &2X300MW boiler.
o 60mw ABB (Babcock) Made P.F Boiler and NEI Person made T-G set of Titagarh Generating Station whose
total capacity is 240MW.
o Ball &Race, ZGM/MPS & XRP coal mill to optimize mill downtime & increase availability.
o Fan & alignment processes and reducing fan breakdowns, vibrations, bearing consumptions of especially
ID fans and PA fans.
• Managed replacement functions of Economizer, LTSH & Re-heater Coils of 03 Boilers.
• Minimized the boiler tube failures at 2x300 MW boilers.
• Played a pivotal role in eliminating frequent tube failures in water wall soot blower zones by installing
modified bends arrangement resulted in saving 6 tube failures per year.
• Commissioned BBGS (2X250MW), Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (Formally: CESC Ltd), Kolkata/WB.
• Successfully attended steam lines load hangers, heavy leakages of water & steam lines and high pressure
valves, on line without shutting down the plant.
• Streamlined boiler in record time of 4 days by replacing boiler tubes damaged during starvation at one unit.
• Identified & recognized as an expert in Condition Based Monitoring & PF boiler with rotary equipment
maintenance.
• Worked as Lead Auditor in implementation of IMS.
O T H E R S
• Minimized the breakdowns / downtime by 80% through effective maintenance
• Reducing defect recurrence by 90% through on–site implementation of PDCA method in day to day
maintenance practices, correct defect identification procedure, implementing Maintenance Methods as well
as Instructions& attending the defects in stipulated time period
• Achieved cycle time reduction in maintenance process from 25 days to 18 days through maintenance planning
initiatives
• Streamlined high lube oil consumption in existing systems / processes which resulted in reduction in lube
consumption by 27% in a year
T R A I N I N G S
• Lead Auditor Training Course for IMS, Bureau Veritas ‘Swift Curriculum’ on Computer Application from ‘NIIT’,
Kolkata in 2011
• Safety and Occupational Health and Hygiene from Red Cross Society
• TQM & Kaizen Projects
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Condition Monitoring Project, Reliability cantered maintenance (RCM), and so on.
A C A D E M I C D E T A I L S
• AMIE (Mechanical) from The institution of Engineers, India in 2000
4. • DME (Mechanical) from State council for Engineering & Technical Education (Govt. of West Bengal), North Calcutta
Polytechnic in 1986
P E R S O N A L D E T A I L S
Date of Birth: 3rd
October 1965
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali and Oriya
Residential Address: 200, Raipur Road, Flat-A/ G, P.O.-Naktala, Kolkata-700047