Led Operations team of business verticals in alignment with growth of 15% YOYTeam Size handled - 7 senior management, 150 staff, 2500 blue collarLabor union negotiations of 4 plants without any major labor unrest.Established two green field plants of $120 Mn turnover & CAPEX of $20 Mn. Five plants consolidated under one roof with no customer Line disruption and OH Saving of 20%Played a significant role in developing a customer focused & Quality culture amongst 2500… Show more Led Operations team of business verticals in alignment with growth of 15% YOYTeam Size handled - 7 senior management, 150 staff, 2500 blue collarLabor union negotiations of 4 plants without any major labor unrest.Established two green field plants of $120 Mn turnover & CAPEX of $20 Mn. Five plants consolidated under one roof with no customer Line disruption and OH Saving of 20%Played a significant role in developing a customer focused & Quality culture amongst 2500 operatives. Worked with HR to build ‘One Plant – One Team’ culture at PlantsDrive operational excellence(Lean, Six Sigma & other CI initiative) resulted in saving of 1.3% of sales Show less

Developed India as Metals hub and grew the business from scratch to USD 60 Mn within 3 yearsNew line set-up for mechanism products. 1st in India, catering to Indian & global customer.Established robust production practices with focus on safety critical products – ‘No Recall’

Single point of contact for new product development, new plant establishment for Renault India & France Ensuring right inputs to engineering to sign-off tooling’s, validation, proto, testing etc. Managed program profitability within financial targets

Supported China IE team by Establishing Ford Mondeo production line in FY 2003 within time frame. Selected to drive Six Sigma culture at Plants; visited to LEAR - Singapore, Thailand, Philippines for black belt certification.

Joined the new car project’s assembly line; involved right from layout, line balancing, equipment sourcing, up to installation and commissioning within 18 months & cost Involved in tech-transfer to develop line and BIW of the vehicle’s components (‘B’ parts) Supported time-study and line balancing for ramp-up to full production capacity.

Gained practical understanding of assembly line efficiencies through time-study and process improvements