Grishma Rahangdale, VP-Events Planning on Influential Women

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Grishma Rahangdale

VP-Events Planning, Purdue University-Daniels Operations Club

West Lafayette, IN 47906

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About Grishma

Engineering and asset reliability leader with experience across FMCG and manufacturing, plus active leadership in operations communities. Most recently served as Senior Engineer at General Mills, leading asset strategy, job plans, and Bill of Materials creation for 15 assets, and building standardized Asset Care and Early Management toolkits by coordinating with multiple stakeholders. Previously held engineering and maintenance leadership roles at Nestlé and HEINEKEN, managing teams of 11–14 technicians/mechanics, strengthening safety and preventive maintenance execution, and driving measurable improvements including reducing breakdowns from 17% to under 5%, raising compliance to 100%, and cutting maintenance/improvement spend by 50%. Early career experience includes TPM and continuous improvement work at Hindustan Zinc, improving availability and operational performance. Currently supports Daniels Operations Club as VP, Events Planning, contributing to community initiatives and operational leadership.

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