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Hamilton, On, Ca

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Markham, Ontario, Ca

• Lead project on mucosa process installation, created SOP for various operational activities and trained people.• Prepared job aids for routine equipment check tasks to train new operators for the equipment/ process. •Analyzed water usage data, identified water saving opportunities and achieved annual savings above $120k.• Worked with health & safety team and outside contractors to upgrade safety of equipment.• Improved the coolers shrink by 13% by making changes to the critical parameters.• Eliminated unwanted breakdown of equipment by root cause problem solving and implemented center lining.• Designed/updated the line layout to modify the process and material flow to create yield improvement.• Participated in new process development and deployment projects with R&D and operations teams.• Minimized labor with effort balancing and implementing automation in the process.

• Successfully installed automatic mask manufacturing machines. • Debugging issues in setup, during operation and resolve in order to ensure smooth running. • Established Standard Operating Procedure and trained people on safe operating of machines.• Plan, Organize & schedule production (MPS) of disposable face masks (pleated & N95) to fulfill the customer orders in timely manner.• Design safety guards as PHSR to cover all the pinch points on the machine with an interlock system.• Assisted Electrical Technician on necessary changes of electrical components per for CSA Approval.• Worked with automation specialists to identify issues and suggested improvements for ladder logic.• Prepared Maintenance schedule and policies for routine maintenance of gear boxes, drives, conveyors and pneumatic actuators to keep Production at full capacity.• Forecasted the demand, prepared Material requirement planning and liaised with suppliers to assist procurement team on sourcing raw material.

• Arranging logistics, coordinate and review work plan, scheduling deliveries of orders to ensure order in hand dates to customer.• Creating E-manifest, NAFTA and Custom clearance documents to ensure all goods cross the border successfully.• Prepare and submit reports for shipments and Material, organize and oversee operational logistic of company.• Helped company in freight saving of 20%, efficient inventory management , resolve problems related to shipping and maintain smooth operations of Supply chain in company.• Proficient knowledge of Rootstock ERP with shipping functions and inventory management.• Assist in issuing materials as per work order from inventory, moving material over different stages of production on Rootstock ERP, monitor inventory levels and procurement of materials.

Leamington, On, Ca

• Responsible for Paper work and Inventory management of production on Famous ERP.• Assist Line Leads and Supervisor with allocation of product, day codes, packaging style and labels.• Keep track of inventory and customer order updates in the system.• Document the production records and dry goods used, prepare tags for shipping of finished product and ship tags as per orders in the system. • Responsible for maintaining hygiene as per HACCP standards on each Production line and documentation of routine cleaning and testing reports.• Assisted shipping department with document reviews such as Bill Of Lading and E-manifest after tag shipment as per Full Truck Load or Partial Truck Load.

• Prepared value stream maps and carried out time study to understand material flow and cycle time by carefully studying and observing Design drawings ,each operations and movement of worker for selected 2 parts. • With 5 why and Fishbone analysis figured out root cause for the longer processing time as improper material flow and unorganized storage of parts under production.• Recorded the data into excel sheet to carry out analysis and compared results with initial data after successful implementation of solutions.• Removed unnecessary worker movement, waiting period at all stations and reduced the overall processing time by 130 minutes with use of KANBAN network enabling Just in Time (JIT).• Suggested Improvement of 20 min in changeover of die with SMED and 5S.• Submitted final report and presentation of project work to production manager.

• Supervised shop floor team of 22 people in a fast paced automotive environment.• Planned material requirement and scheduled, organizes and prioritized daily production to meet customer deadlines.• Through analyzing part drawings as per customer requirements and suggested improvements prior to actual production run. Also helped machine operators with blue prints and GD&T reading.• Implemented ‘My Machine’ strategy with the help of Maintenance Engineer using 5S tool board, KAIZEN and check sheet to avoid breakdowns and maintain machines regularly.• Optimized work and material flow with the use of lean tools Kanban, 5S audits and Gemba visits.• Designed pneumatic gauge to reduce inspection time and to ensure the quality standards.• Modified fixtures to reduced cycle time and eventually achieved lower production cost. • Constantly monitored/measured CTQ operations and prepared control charts to ensure the quality.• Carried out root cause analysis for rejected parts from production with leakage and chatter marks. Prepared control plans and cut the production cost by 5%.• Participated into projects with new process implementation and modified/ created plant layouts for new installation.• Assisted Quality Engineer in CAPA reports, PFMEA and control plans as per IATF 16949 and ISO 9001.• Trained machine operators for updated standard operating procedures (work instructions) as per PFMEA to meet the safety standards. • Monitored inventory levels & and sales trends and assisted in MRP – requisition of material and equipment. • Maintained data base of routine Process reports, Production reports and Inventory checks.

Munich, De

• Obtained Knowledge of different types of gears, gearboxes and their assemblies in the company.• Learned different aspects and functions of 3-D Modeling and drafting in NX 10.• Designed various types of gears and prepared drafting sheets with GD&T .• Participated in design review meetings of new designed products and existing products for DFMEA.• Assisted design engineers in analyzing and updating gear and gear box designs based on DFMEA. Also, helped in documentation of records and updates in design.

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• In maintenance department learned about processes of turbine maintenance and a few Non-destructive testing methods. Also, prepared report on preventive maintenance for turbine unit 3 based on previous data of maintenance.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering