Krish Narayan Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Norwest, Sydney, Australia

• Responsible for providing risk and safety governance for Plant & Equipment (2500+ sites nationwide), I manage the design and delivery of numerous, strategic value engineering, risk and safety projects across the.
• Reduced LTIFR rates by 40% over the last 4 years and lowered annual Workers Compensation and Public Liability premiums, by performing thousands of risk assessments to reduce the risk profile to the business;
• Awarded 2015 NSCA Highly Commendable Award for deploying an industry leading safety solution stopping premature truck departure, a solution that has been applauded, picked up and utilised industry wide;
• Reduced recordable incidents (-80%) and improved safety measures around use of chicken cooker fires;
• Developed a solution to negate the long-standing safety risks of roll cage use, engineering a new design and working closely with internal stakeholders and union leaders to secure buy-in to deployment and use.

Sydney, Australia

• Initially appointed to develop and implement new Labour Standards in order to reduce OPEX spend, I worked closely with senior stakeholders to cultivate a culture of business process optimisation and optimal resource.
• Attained targeted 7.7% reduction in multimillion-dollar wage budget through IE studies and the leadership of a program of business optimisation, including the following projects:
• Successfully reduced inventory turnaround times by 15 to 20% by designing, developing and deploying a revolutionary “Shelf Ready Tray” system;
• Optimised front-end (check-out) standards through OPEX spend analysis, new technology deployment and streamlining operational process flow, increasing item scan rate from 13 items to 15 items per minute;
• Rationalised categorisation of 8000+ product lines by 50%, significantly reducing wastage and improving logistical lead-times, whilst also increasing sales of categories by 1% nationally.

Sydney, Australia

Tasked to design, develop and implement industry-leading LEAN manufacturing processes for mass lighting production, I also managed a number of improvement projects aimed at capturing ergonomic benefits, reducing costs, improving lead times and increasing staff morale and productivity.

Sydney, Australia

Established Sydney Olympic Stadium chair processes.High pressure role responsible for developing the production processes for 80,000 stadium chairs for the Sydney Olympic Stadium to meet exceptionally tight deadlines, I translated product design specifications to develop operating lines that successfully delivered the project under budget and within time.

Sydney, Australia

In this role, I was responsible for designing and implementing operational processes and procedures for the effective and efficient manufacturing of power steering components for multiple car manufacturers that included Ford, Holden, Toyota and Mitsubishi cars.

Sydney, Australia

A managerial role leading the transfer of mobile phone technology from existing US models to the Australian market, I significantly improved productivity levels by incorporating ergonomic instrumentation and practices into the design and production processes, developing a new material process flow framework that enhanced the productivity by> 30%.

Western And Central India

Leading a task force of 10 Engineers, I was responsible for the commissioning of light commercial vehicles, overseeing all maintenance, manufacturing and assembly processes. During this time, I successfully reduced customer lead times by designing, building and installing a 3 KM conveyor line to ease production load.

Bangalore, India.

Working for Bosch (Robert Bosch) Fuel Injection division, I used cutting edge technology in the design, manufacturing and production of Fuel Injectors, designing 3 special purpose machines that significantly boosted engineering productivity. Developed manufacturing processes for High Precision Fuel Injection Components.Grinding Specialist of Bosch.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, Management And Operations, Distinction

Master’S Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management, High Distinction

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Distinction