Mitul Patel Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, Us

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St. Charles, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

- Design, development, testing and Implementation of the new project for improving efficiency, capacity and consistency. Implementing semi-automation for ball valve assembly and brainstorming new technologies to be applied. Achieved 20 % reduction in cycle time with new instruments, ergonomics and tool design changes.- Developed production procedure, standards, work instructions for establishing production rates.- Designed new assembly tool and models with solid works. Worked on different quality testing equipment.- Project coordinate for Kanban Inventory replenishment project, a Fixed location system, Visual Kanban Boards, KPI measurement for efficient material flow within the plant.and plating project C# form application coding.- Leading Kaizen Events, observations and time studies to improve work processes. Owning and managing 5S visual management, Supply and Production KPIs and audits.- Warehouse optimization project -worked on implementing of vertical AS/RS system from the conventional storage system.- Demand forecasting for high volume and high product mix SKUs, set safety stock levels including production planning accordingly.- Developed supply chain matrix tool for supplier selection - To reduce overtime of labour, efficient production planning developed labour allocation tool for make to order SKUs- DMAIC, root cause analysis for assembly operations, Warehouse material handling and material flow within system- Periodically supervisor and operator training for new projects and techniques

Chicago, Il, Us

- Improved assembly processes with the designing of new assembly tools/fixture, techniques and process using lean manufacturing concepts 5S, kaizen, Kanban, cell layout, poke-yoke, waste reduction and quality control resulting in improved efficiency by 23% for Ball valve assembly, 15% for the Hose assembly line and 8 % for the valve leak testing - Responsible for creating and maintaining the production KPIs, OEE and work instruction documents for assembly - Implemented the pull system for inventory replenishment using the fixed location system, Kanban, ABC and pareto analysis, E&O inventory removal for over 1000 SKUs to optimize production floor space utilization by 20 % - Performed DFM/DFA, FEA, DOE, PFMEA for NPI and production support to improve efficiency and KPI performance - Design, development and robot programming for the various assembly automation projects including polishing operation, PTFE tape application and CNC integrated robot automation resulting saving of overall $100K per year, 3 operators with quality yield improved by 13 % - Responsible to lead assembly line automation projects providing scope, design, assembly process expertise as SME and financial analysis for turnkey project cost over $ 1 million - Lead and facilitate communication between vendor and management for the automation machine purchasing process - R & D more then 30 different sealants and standarized the over 15 torque applications for the assembly process and implemented new SOP, employee training and change management for continuous improvement environment - Design and Implemented digital data tracking system for the scrap and testing operation to change from conventional paper tracking system resulting easy data collection for analysis and labor saving of $15K per year across the 2 facilities - Reduced backorders from 500 SKU’s to 225 SKU’s by addressing various issues around capacity constraints, material shortages,design transfer,and regulations

Mahesana, Gujarat, In

- Supported in the development of lean manufacturing six sigma processes, data collection and analysis, value stream mapping for line balancing of assembly process including operator training and involvement - Responsible for creating SOP and maintain daily production rates and performed the root cause analysis - Design the fixtures for the CNC lathe and milling, soldering and welding operations - Designed the material flow and process improvements for the Hydraulic Hose assembly line with cell layout in AutoCAD

First venture after high school. Successfully completed cricket tournament season for 8 teams.Yea

Master’S Degree, Industrial Technology And Operations

Micromasters In Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Summer International Experience Program, Mechanical Engineering