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Montreal, Quebec, CA

Lasalle, QC, CA

Lasalle, QC, CA

• Developed a single continuous U-cell production line involving all the operations and thereby bringing about a drastic change from batch to one-piece production, resulting in bringing down the lead time by 80%.
• Designed workbenches for different processing stations using Solidworks considering ergonomics, process time and material flow.
• Designed and developed Jigs using Solidworks to reduce process time and achieved interchangeability in machining of different variety of products.
• Assisted in managing and conducting a 5 days Kaizen event to identify various short- and long-term improvement projects.
• Identified improvement projects using lean tools lines VSM, Pareto diagram, A3, Fishbone, Five Whys.
• Created mixed model value stream map for high mix low volume electrical manufacturing environment.

Lasalle, QC, CA

- Reviewed the standard time of existing product families and collects standard time for new product families- Developed the process flow/routing for products going through the floor - Developed the daily cutting instructions for the lens and extrusion production processes- Converted floor know-how into standardized work and develops SOP’s for Machines.

Tucson, US

• Assisted the floor manager in reviewing the daily production schedule and verified that the schedule has been met with the production manager.
• Checked in-process quality checks by verifying the go- and no-go gauges. NDT and other final quality checks would be done before the product went to final assembly.
• Implemented for controlling key decisions impacting product quality, cost, and delivery.
• Coordinate and maintain implementation of the Parts production approval process (PPAP).
• Overviewed the material inspection by assisting the QC inspector in reviewing the Material Test Report (MTR) and Certificate of Compliance (COC) against IATF 16949.
• Helped in Increasing productivity by analyzing and reducing the cycle time for various products by implementing lean manufacturing concepts.

• Improved process efficiency upto 20% of the rockerarm line by analyzing the production process & implementing Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Monitored each process on the shop floor and ensured to produce low-cost products with higher productivity.
• Assisted in drafting daily delivery schedules for different raw materials.
• Worked closely with the inventory management team to reduce the inventory cost.
• Created a layout for all the machines on the shop floor which helped in a better understanding of the current process flow..

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering