A visionary leader, technocrat and administrator, Shri Surajit Mishra has over three decades of rich experience in various areas of Plant Operation, Maintenance and Projects while working in different capacities at various Plants of SAIL viz. VISL, DSP and ISP.
After completing his B.E. (Electrical) from College of Engineering and Technology (CET), now OUTR, Bhubaneshwar, Shri Mishra joined SAIL/ Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Limited (VISL) on 4th July, 1990. Shri Surajit Mishra started his initial journey in SAIL as Management Trainee (Technical) in Electrical Maintenance of Hot Rolling Mills, worked in the Blast Furnace Project and subsequently in Electrical and Automation areas in Blast Furnace and Steel Melting Shop in various capacities for over two decades. He was instrumental in modernizing electrical drive systems and process automation across the Plant.
He led his team to develop LHB axles for Railways, a first in the Country, in collaboration with Durgapur Steel Plant and Alloy Steels Plant (ASP). He collaborated with teams at Bhilai Steel and ASP for production of engineering grade steels and leveraged the reputation of VISL in southern and western markets for rolling, forging and finishing at VISL.
As GM in-charge at VISL, Shri Mishra revived operations at the Plant which was shut down for two years with a new business model. His team developed new products under his guidance, many of which were import substitutes like rail straightening rings for BSP and Torpedo ladle car wheels and axles for RSP.
Shri Mishra was assigned the responsibility of Chief General Manager (Maintenance), Durgapur Steel Plant starting 1st July’2022. He led the upgradation of Automation systems of Sinter Plant, Medium Structural Mill, etc. As CGM I/c Maintenance and Utilities, SAIL- DSP, he took initiative to replace approximately 3 kilometers of BF gas lines that were corroded and damaged leading to Carbon Monoxide gas leakage and posing serious safety hazard. The job, executed in-house, improved gas supply to Coke Ovens and ASP. On 29th December’2022, he took charge as CGM I/c (Projects) (Exercising the powers of ED) at SAIL- ISP.
Shri Surajit Mishra was promoted as Executive Director (Projects), SAIL-ISP w.e.f., 15th July’2023. As ED (Projects), he led his team in preparation of the Detailed Project Report for the 4.08 Million Ton per annum expansion project of ISP and got it approved by the SAIL Board. Soon, specifications for all the technological packages and enabling infrastructure packages were formulated and tendered out. He has been a major driving force for clearance and starting of the upcoming 4.08 MTPA Expansion at ISP, Burnpur. Throughout his out of the box thinking and go-getter approach, he has brought about transformative change in project formulation and execution strategies breaking away from conventional system. Shri Mishra developed in-house design and engineering competencies of his team by facilitating them with necessary software tools and trainings which helped in building infrastructure for the expansion project. He took a number of initiatives for improving projects efficiency with a special focus on safety.
Shri Mishra has been selected thrice for training abroad with technology suppliers like Corus Steel, ABB, Sert Metal, Danieli, etc. Apart from his Technical Experience, Shri Mishra is an avid reader and a connoisseur of classical music.
Under his astute leadership as Executive Director (Projects), IISCO Steel Plant has started its Expansion, first in line with the SAIL expansion.
Shri Surajit Mishra is a visionary and forward-thinking leader whose career reflects a steadfast dedication to the growth and progress of SAIL in particular and Indian steel industry as a whole. He combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight, consistently championing innovation and sustainability in all his initiatives.