1. Managed the Green Field Project for a heat-treatment plant in GIDC, Sanand, Ahmedabad, overseeing successful commissioning of furnaces and support equipment.2. Ensured compliance with all government regulations, including statutory and legal licensing.3. Developed and implemented Quality & Safety Systems, cost-effective improvements, and maintained high employee morale and adherence to company culture.4. Achieved high customer satisfaction through on-time delivery, quality, and competitive pricing.5. Oversaw the plant's top line and bottom line, including production, quality, and maintenance.6. Led plant operations improvements, including Kaizen, 5S, and safety initiatives.7. Directed techno-commercial discussions with customers to convert opportunities and supported business development for revenue growth.8. Implemented ISO/TS standards and customer-specific quality requirements, including FMEA, APQP, and PPAP.9. Developed and maintained Quality Systems procedures and process controls to ensure defect-free products.10. Established and maintained lab/testing methodologies, promoted error-proofing, and conducted defect analysis to standardize practices and support new project development.

• Responsible for production, metallurgical & raw material testing lab along with maintenance of heat treatment• Feasibility study & RMQP for new development parts• Designed heat treatment processes for new parts & metallurgical testing activities as per customer requirement• Worked closely on design & development of heat-resistant fixtures to reduce cost and improve their lifetime• Hands on experience in solving chronic heat treatment issues such as distortion, by using DOE & SPC techniques• Hands on experience on Induction Hardening operation• Hands on experience on distortion control during heat-treatment• Development of Heat treatment supplier for outsourced heat-treatment operation

• Responsible for overall culture & discipline (Mission/vision/Core value/Code of conduct) and maintaining employee morale• Responsible for high customer satisfaction indexes, like on-time delivery, quality and quantity at competitive cost• Responsible for top line and bottom line of the plant.• Complete responsibility of production, quality & maintenance of the plant and equipments• Responsible for plant operation activities related to improvement projects, Kaizen, 5S, safety, productivity etc.• Lead techno-commercial discussions with customers, convert potential business opportunity and actively support business development & new projects thereby ensuring generation of revenue and growth of company• Implementation of ISO/TS, customer specific quality system requirement and core tools such as FMEA/APQP/PPAP etc.• Develop Quality Systems procedures & process control to ensure supply of defect free product each time• Establish & maintain lab/testing methodology at all locations and initiate, promote and establish error–proofing along with verifications of error–proofing mechanisms, wherever applicable• Defect analysis & monitor rejections notes (External/Internal); consolidate company–wide defects notes & initiate common actions wherever applicable to standardize work practices• Support new projects developments in terms of designing robust processes

• Responsible for production, metallurgical & raw material testing lab along with maintenance of heat treatment• Developed raw material standards for new development parts• Designed heat treatment processes for new parts & metallurgical testing activities as per customer requirement• Successfully commissioned Rotary-hearth furnace to achieve different case depth (from 0.6 to 1.2) for different material grade in same furnace by adjusting push time• Worked closely on design & development of heat-resistant fixtures to reduce cost and improve their life-time• Hands on experience in solving chronic heat treatment issues such as distortion, by using DOE & SPC techniques

• Responsible for project planning & execution of heat treatment equipments at new plant in Baramati• Successful selection, erection & commissioning of batch-type 25-Tons hardening & tempering furnaces with 12 Ton Quenching facility for oil & Polymer quenching & 12 Ton manipulator for handling the charge• Successfully implemented SCADA & process control in heat treatment• Successful submission of PAPAP samples for development parts

• Distinction of commissioning of the New Suspension Spring Plant at Waluj, Aurangabad• Promoted from “Manager Technical” to “Plant Manager”• Instrumental is devising & designing Master layout for plant by implementing the Cell Working concept• Effectively applied supply chain management techniques for production planning, flexibility in operations, inventory control, storage of finished goods at warehouse and delivery to customers• Instrumental in setting up a supply-chain system for daily inwarding of material from sub-contractor to customer• Successfully initiated cellular manufacturing system for manufacturing, V1 to V10 for Man-Machine balancing, multi-skilling and Kanban• Business development with vendors for post operations of plating, powder-coating and sub-contracting

• Functioned as core team member of Kobetsu Kaizen (KK) Pillar and member of New Product Development team• Worked for Jishu Hozen activity of equipment with Planned Maintenance (PM), Maintenance Prevention (MP) activities involving education & training of subordinates & workmen for implementation of TPM• Ensured adherence to Quality Management System; use of techniques: Why – Why Analysis, Ishikawa Diagram• Achieved an increase in production of continuous gas carburizing furnace (increased by 35%) by reducing cycle time & 2 case depth components were achieved by using Sequencer through PLC & Insulation; Productivity of Batch type Sealed Quench furnace was increased by modifying fixture to load more number of components & using PID controllers• Proactively handled a study for reducing distortion & factors contributing to distortion during heat treatment & achieved the minimum shrinkage after heat treatment