About Sushant
Industrial Maintenance Planning & Reliability Consultant with 12+ years of experience in heavy industry, steel processing, utilities, plant maintenance, commissioning support, SAP PM and CMMS/GMAO.
I help industrial companies improve asset reliability, structure maintenance planning, optimize preventive maintenance, reduce recurring breakdowns and strengthen maintenance performance through practical, field-based methods.
My experience covers continuous industrial environments including cold rolling mills, continuous annealing lines, steel coil packaging lines, utilities, hydraulic systems, motors, gearboxes, bearings, cranes, compressed air, cooling water, fire water systems and plant infrastructure.
I support missions related to maintenance planning, preventive maintenance optimization, shutdown planning, reliability improvement, SAP PM / CMMS structuring, work-order process improvement, asset hierarchy review, KPI dashboards, spare parts readiness and maintenance reporting.
My methods include RCA, 5 Why, 5W1H, Ishikawa, FMEA, CAPA, TPM, Kaizen, condition monitoring, vibration analysis, thermography and oil analysis. I have worked on SAP PM master data creation, KPI reporting, CMMS rollout with Microsoft Dynamics 365, and dashboards using Excel and Power BI.
Key achievements include improving equipment availability, achieving NAS value 0 for a critical hydraulic system, maintaining high shutdown compliance, structured CMMS processes, and reducing recurring breakdowns through RCA-based corrective actions.
I bring a practical maintenance mindset: understand the equipment, identify failure patterns, prepare the work properly, involve the field team, track KPIs, and convert maintenance data into clear actions.
Available for remote, hybrid or on-site missions in France and Europe.
Core expertise: Maintenance Planning | Reliability Engineering | SAP PM | CMMS/GMAO | Preventive Maintenance | Shutdown Planning | RCA | FMEA | MTBF/MTTR | KPI | Power BI pro
English
Native or bilingual
French
Basic
Hindi
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Lyon (up to 50km), Grenoble (up to 50km), Aix-en-Provence (up to 50km)
Experience
- Runaya Refining LLPHead of MaintenanceMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSeptember 2019 - July 2023 (3 years and 10 months)Jharsuguda, India
- Led industrial maintenance, project execution, commissioning support and reliability improvement activities for dross processing, metal recovery, utilities and plant infrastructure facilities.
- Managed maintenance planning, preventive maintenance, shutdown coordination, spare parts readiness, vendor follow-up, contractor coordination and breakdown response to support safe and reliable plant operations.
- Implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 CMMS for maintenance management, including asset hierarchy, preventive maintenance plans, work-order structure, equipment history and reporting. This improved maintenance traceability and helped structure the maintenance process from planning to execution.
- Used RCA, 5 Why, CAPA, horizontal deployment, TPM and Kaizen practices to reduce recurring failures and improve asset reliability. Supported maintenance teams in identifying failure patterns, preparing corrective actions and tracking improvement actions.
- Coordinated commissioning and handover of industrial facilities and utilities including compressed air, cooling water, fire water systems, power distribution and supporting plant infrastructure. Ensured smooth transition from project phase to maintenance and operation
- Prepared and monitored maintenance KPIs, shutdown progress, equipment availability, breakdown trends and preventive maintenance compliance using Excel, Power BI and CMMS data.
- Worked closely with operations, OEMs, vendors and subcontractors to resolve technical issues, improve equipment performance and ensure safe execution of maintenance activities.
Key achievements:- Supported commissioning and handover of approx. €13M industrial facilities.- Implemented structured CMMS processes with improved work-order traceability.- Reduced recurring breakdowns through RCA-based corrective actions.- Maintained strong shutdown planning and execution compliance.- Improved maintenance reporting and KPI visibility for management review. - JCAPCPL (Tata Steel – Nippon Steel JV)Senior Manager – Maintenance & ProjectsRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYAugust 2012 - August 2019 (7 years)Jamshedpur, India
- Worked in a continuous steel processing environment, supporting maintenance, reliability, SAP PM, technical coordination and project-related activities for Continuous Annealing & Processing Line, Recoiling Line, Skin Pass Mill, steel coil packaging line, utilities and supporting plant equipment.
- Supported preventive maintenance planning, breakdown analysis, shutdown preparation, equipment inspection, maintenance reporting and reliability improvement for mechanical, hydraulic, utility and production-support systems.
- Worked on SAP PM master data creation and maintenance structure, including equipment records, functional locations, task-related data, preventive maintenance inputs and KPI reporting. Supported maintenance data quality and reporting discipline for better planning and performance review.
- Applied reliability and condition monitoring methods including vibration analysis, thermography and oil analysis for gearboxes, bearings, motors, hydraulic power packs and critical rotating equipment.
- Supported maintenance of cold rolling and continuous line equipment including Skin Pass Mill, CAPL/RCL equipment, mechanical drives, hydraulic systems, bearings, gearboxes, cranes and coil handling/packaging equipment.
- Contributed to shutdown planning and execution follow-up, helping maintain strong shutdown compliance and equipment availability in a continuous production environment.
- Worked with operations, maintenance teams, OEMs and vendors to troubleshoot technical issues, improve maintainability, review equipment performance and support safe maintenance execution.
Key achievements:- Achieved NAS value 0 for a critical hydraulic system.- Contributed to SAP PM master data creation and KPI reporting.- Supported shutdown planning with strong compliance.- Applied condition monitoring for motors, gearboxes, bearings and hydraulic systems. - Bhushan power and steel LtdAssistant EngineerMarch 2011 - July 2012 (1 year and 4 months)Jharsuguda, IndiaStarted my career in mechanical maintenance and planning for rolling mills and auxiliary systems. Supported the creation of maintenance routines, schedules, and spare-parts planning sheets for hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment.Assisted in preparing daily maintenance reports and failure logs used later to standardize preventive plans and reliability KPIs.Actively contributed to equipment commissioning, troubleshooting, and implementation of TPM and safety practices, building the groundwork for my future expertise in structured maintenance planning and CMMS.
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Education
- Master’s in Sustainable Industrial EngineeringGrenoble INP – Génie Industriel2025Focused on industrial sustainability, digitalisation, and Industry 4.0/5.0. Key projects: LCA Project – Digitalisation for Decarbonization: Developed cradle-to-gate life cycle model using IoT-enabled data and sensitivity analysis for CO₂ reduction. Circular Economy Project – Robotic Lawn Mowers: Designed a circular business model integrating predictive maintenance, reuse, and reverse logistics. Benchmarking Project – Unite! Alliance: Evaluated 60+ MSc programs worldwide on sustainability, AI, and supply chain for European higher-education strategy.
- Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical EngineeringPunjab Technical University2010Industrial Maintenance, Machine Design, Thermodynamics and Production Engineering. Developed strong fundamentals in mechanical systems, reliability, and project management.
Certifications
- Internal Auditor – IATF 16949:2016DQS India2017
- Internal Auditor – ISO 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007Systems and Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Authorized Training Partner of DQS India)2017
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