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Responsible for overseeing operations & achieving production targets of the plant as well as departments. Managing & ensuring quality, delivery & cost objectives in tool room operations, which includes PPC, CNC Milling, EDM, Outsourcing, Assembly, Quality Assurance and Maintenance Departments. Lead a team of six direct reporting managers, under whose.

• Operational Excellence:
• Identify improvement opportunities to infuse efficiency and effectiveness into all business processes within factory through process optimization, digitization, working closely with the Process Owners and their teams.
• Identify process inefficiencies and propose/collect solutions to improve the process through structured methodologies
• Assess and manage the full scope of projects: schedule, stakeholder communication, quality, risks, resources, documentation, process flows, key metrics, communication,
• Listen to the voice of customers and stakeholders and convert them to improvement actions
• Drive a culture of process improvement using tools like Six Sigma, Lean and Kaizen.

Vasai Virar, Maharashtra, India

• Ensuring achievement of project deliverables by managing resources & quality at the budgeted cost. Training & managing a team of eight core members to disrupt the traditional working framework. Introducing 5S concepts.
• Disruptive thinking of processes & procedures increased per person productivity by 25%.
• Focusing on training & development increased the quality of work & reduced customer complaints.
• Quality focused, by introducing concept of First Time Right & Check Do Check, which reduced mold trial requirements & thereby cost.
• Implemented 5S in the assembly bay & thereby reducing fatigue & stress of the die maker.. Refined & modified the APQP process to fit company's requirement

Coimbatore Area, India

• As a Project Manager for high-value manufacturing orders, I get to utilize both my projects and operations skills. Here I am responsible for managing the complete Project Life Cycle from planning and scope definition.
• Reorganized vendors, manufacturing processes based on client requirements in order to reclaim a mishandled project; reduced vendor costs 20 %, cut manufacturing process errors 40 %, delivered USD 2034 below budget
• Led project team of 20 members; managed training, work allocation, performance and deliveries; observed team performance, evaluated training needs and improved team efficiency
• Assessed manufacturing value chain and eliminated wasteful activities; increased efficiency by 30%

Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia

• I was hired to this role with specific instructions to turn around inefficient processes, and that was exactly what I did. Managing a team of 76 personnel in operations, I also partnered with engineering, sales, and.
• Facilitated best practices implementation at Saudi Specialized Products – AS 9001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and 5S; standardized 9 processes through a Quality Manual, reduced waste 10% and end-to-end production.
• Increased project turnover by 69% to USD 619,630 in 2 years; completed 85 projects
• Re-implemented MS-AX ERP in sync with the documented process flow; improved process efficiency by 20 %
• Identified bottlenecks in the process and reassigned team responsibilities; improved daily volumes by 28%
• Mitigated workmen issues through advice, counsel and work assistance; improved output per person by 21%

Coimbatore Area, India

• I particularly like this stint, because it got me to utilize both my education as an NTTF engineer and my experience as an Operations Manager at the same time. Here, I was responsible for complete tool room operations.
• On-boarded distressed customers in order to generate initial business and turned around their manufacturing processes and engineering; averaged USD 103175/year in order values in 3 years
• Re-engineered overall operations of clients, including manufacturing, team composition, design & engineering and implemented 5S; improved process efficiencies by 30 % average
• Administered 120+ audits to ensure compliance with quality procedures; imparted quality training to 90+ vendors
• Analyzed and re-designed tool changeover process and decreased tool setup time by 25%

Coimbatore Area, India

• I was hired at this press tool component manufacturing organization to get the production moving. I figured that the problem lies in activity allotment and organization of in-house and outsourced jobs. Apart from being.
• Realigned overall activities to leverage a 98% machining at vendor’s end in order to mitigate shortage of machines at the Coimbatore Plant; manufactured 40+ tools within stiff deadlines
• Established PM Schedules and Root Cause Analysis practice to optimize performance; reduced downtime by 25 %
• Conducted Time Motion Study across operations; reduced tool maintenance time from 18hrs to 12 hrs standard

• As a project lead at this tool manufacturing firm, I was responsible for the generation of orders for development, interacting and understanding the exact customer requirement and transferring the information to the.
• Collaborated with Director and analyzed project feasibility, costs & operational requirements; negotiated technical discussions with clients and prospects and finalized technical bids for 80+ submissions
• Coordinated with the customer and internal teams and facilitated change management, customer approvals at factory and site for projects valued at USD 166,667

Coimbatore Area, India

• I was hired to move the nearly stalled production lines due to vendor irregularities, mainly attributed to payment flows and work quality. I thoroughly evaluated and upgraded vendors by analyzing performance gaps and.
• Guided operations team to ensure inventory movement through the production lines and removed bottlenecks; increased production volumes 40% within 2 months
• Visited vendor premises and evaluated expenses to arrive at realistic prices; advised process changes (including scrap salvaging) to increase their profitability leading to the reduction in vendor expenses by 31%

Tellicherry Area, India

During my 2-year tenure at NTTF, I handled Tool Room Operations in the first year handled industrial projects in the second.Overall I was responsible for ensuring smooth conduction of training activities and achievement of learning outcomes and in time execution of projects. A major achievement here was that I designed, developed and successfully tested a.

Coimbatore Area, India

G Plast is a solution provider for a wide range of industries: Automobile, Electrical, Electronics, Home Appliances, Medical, Instrumentation, Packaging Pneumatics, and Telecommunication. This experience in my formative years played a strong role in boosting my confidence as an engineer and a production in charge. I was responsible for tool making.

Banglore, India

A stint with NTTF Industries Ltd., which nearly every NTTF graduate goes through, is a crucial part of learning to operate independently as a Tooling Engineer and Process Manager. I grew fast during this experience and soon was responsible for maintenance of 300+ tools in order to keep them ready for operations at all times. I learnt the nuances of tool.

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt Program, Process Improvement

Pre Degree, Science And Maths