Krishnan Gnanapandithan
Madathukulam,India
Summary
Aspiring Mechanical engineer with 10+ years of exposure in maintenance, troubleshooting & repair of automated high-speed Aseptic, Cheese, Juice, Curd, Butter, Ghee filling, Blow molding, Secondary packing, Palletizers and critical control equipment. Established the best engineering solutions to enhance production rates, output quality & reduced maintenance cost.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Maintenance Technician
Almarai
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04.2025 - 12.2025
- Working on Krones aseptic blow molding and filling machinery to maximize output, Integrated Mariani, Finpac, and Octopus systems to enhance packaging operations, enforced quality controls within packaging processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
Senior Executive
Milky mist Dairy Food Private limited
Tamilnadu, India
08.2023 - 03.2025
- Executing maintenance tasks for cheese packing machinery such as Corazza, Natec, Grunwald, Nichrome, Multivac, Colimatic, Propack, PFM, Prodec, Signode.
Team Manager
Almarai
, Saudi Arabia
04.2018 - 04.2023
- Managing and conducting maintenance operations on cheese packaging machinery including Corazza, Kiklok, Natec, FMC, Sapal, Stephen, Aseptic SIG Combi Bloc, Meurer, Mariani robots, and Octopus
Executive-Technical
Optima Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Tamilnadu, India
04.2016 - 08.2017
- Led and coordinated team efforts for in-house production of poultry feed supplement dosing equipment, facilitating commissioning at client sites.
Maintenance Technician
Suguna Foods
Tamilnadu, India
05.2014 - 04.2016
- Handling equipment of 4500 BPH poultry slaughtering (MEYN) production machinery including Primary, EV, and chilling, portioning and packaging equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
JJ College of Engineering & Technology
Tamilnadu, India 06.2011 - 04.2014
Diploma - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Rudhraveni Muthusamy Polytechnic College
Tamilnadu 06.2009 - 04.2011
Skills
- Mechanical & Basic Electrical
- Filling and Packaging machineries
- Date Coders and CCP Equipment's
- SAP & ERP, ETQ, Ariba, MS Office
- AutoCAD & Solid works
- Flexible, adaptable and teamwork
- Adaptable to new technologies
- Reporting and documentation
- Troubleshooting strength
- Maintenance scheduling
Languages known
Tamil
English
Hindi
Affiliations
- Reading books, Roaming
Timeline
Maintenance Technician
Almarai
04.2025 - 12.2025
Senior Executive
Milky mist Dairy Food Private limited
08.2023 - 03.2025
Team Manager
Almarai
04.2018 - 04.2023
Executive-Technical
Optima Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
04.2016 - 08.2017
Maintenance Technician
Suguna Foods
05.2014 - 04.2016
Bachelor of Engineering - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
JJ College of Engineering & Technology
06.2011 - 04.2014
Diploma - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Rudhraveni Muthusamy Polytechnic College
06.2009 - 04.2011