Senior Manager of Operations (July 2023 - Present)Oversaw the packing operations at Aditya Birla Paints' Industry 4.0 facility in Tamil Nadu, leading the integration of advanced technological solutions in the packing process.

Leading the overall plant operations at the acclaimed Aashirvaad atta manufacturing unit located in Tamilnadu. Additional responsibility of implementing Process Excellence in 5 factories in Tamilnadu & Kerala.• Reduced 18% of the conversion cost by optimising manpower utilisation, power consumption reduction and implementing alternative sources of Power. Led an initiative of Private power purchasing from Leap Green which resulted in savings of ₹4 million annually.•Maintains 98 %… Show more Leading the overall plant operations at the acclaimed Aashirvaad atta manufacturing unit located in Tamilnadu. Additional responsibility of implementing Process Excellence in 5 factories in Tamilnadu & Kerala.• Reduced 18% of the conversion cost by optimising manpower utilisation, power consumption reduction and implementing alternative sources of Power. Led an initiative of Private power purchasing from Leap Green which resulted in savings of ₹4 million annually.•Maintains 98 % fill-rate in stock delivered from the plant to 28 wholesale dealers (Wd’s) and 4 warehouse service providers (WSP). Coordinated with multiple stakeholders for arranging raw material, packing material and rounding up manpower during Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the crisis, we managed to achieve the same fill-rate.• Spearheaded the variety of process improvements. E.g. Led an initiative of implementing Jishu Hozen (JH) in the plant and achieved Zero Breakdown & Accidents due to inadequate JH, 53% reduction in average CLITA time & Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improved from 63 % to 82 %. Subsequently rolled out the system to 5 plants in Tamilnadu & Kerala. Show less

Led day to day operations of the plant, process improvements & Quality Control.• Led the multiple QC circle in the plant . E.g. Led the cross functional QC team, implemented multiple kaizens, created SOP’s & reduced customer complaints from 1.2 Defects per Million (DPM) to 0.79 DPM. • Coordinated with Process Excellence consultant and cross functional team and implemented multiple process improvement projects. a) Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) - 1)SKU change over time… Show more Led day to day operations of the plant, process improvements & Quality Control.• Led the multiple QC circle in the plant . E.g. Led the cross functional QC team, implemented multiple kaizens, created SOP’s & reduced customer complaints from 1.2 Defects per Million (DPM) to 0.79 DPM. • Coordinated with Process Excellence consultant and cross functional team and implemented multiple process improvement projects. a) Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) - 1)SKU change over time reduction 73 minutes to 24 minutes. 2) Roll change over Reduction - 6 minutes to 0 Minutes. b) Statistical tools- 1) Give Away reduction -0.54 % to 0.36% 2) Power Reduction - 6 Units/Mt c) Waste identification & Systematic elimination - Walking distance Reduction 66 Steps/30 Kg to 22 Steps/30 kg. d) Total Employee Involvement (TEI), Human Error Prevention (HEP) & Loss Cost Matrix (LCM) etc. Show less

Managed the shift operation with the team of 1 production supervisor & 54 employees,Tracking KPIs. • Managed the team of 55 members in a shift & achieved the shift KPI’s by maintaining multi skilled operators, preventive maintenance & eliminating 8 wastes . • Led the 5S implementation project in the unit . Facilitated Cross functional team for implementing Zone layout, 5S Red tags, Red Zone, Audit Checklist & Digital App for 5S audit, Reward & Recognition etc .

Wintek is a world-renowned manufacturer of touch panels and small and medium-sized liquid crystal displays (LCD) located in Nokia SEZ,Chennai.Leads the Firm's 2 production line with a team of 2-line leaders & 66 employees, productivity improvement, Quality Control. • Handled the team of 68 employees, reduced crisis due to absenteeism by Multi Skilled operators and maintained Zero DPPM at customer end (Nokia) compared to target of 360 DPPM.