Saurabh Patil Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Chelmsford, MA, US

- Responsible for resolving and reducing out-of-box quality and warranty issues. - Conducting and facilitating 8D with cross-functional teams and implementing CAPA- Performing Failure Analysis on customer-returned parts- Driving improvements at contract manufacturers' site to enhance overall product quality- Managing field failures, analyzing data and.

Austin, Texas, US

- Performing Inspections / Audits- Documenting Non-Conformance and making appropriate disposition- Designing/updating PFMEA, Control Plans for new and existing manufacturing lines- Generating dashboards, OEE Report- Troubleshooting the problems using problem-solving techniques such as RCA, 5 Why, Cause & Effect diagram

Greene, NY, US

• Redesigned a process into a JIRA (project tracking tool) to make process flow leaner for Reliability Engineers
• Led ‘Toyota Production System’ champion role and conducted daily team meetings with reliability engineers and lab drivers to track safety issues, defects, and kaizens
• Planned and executed 15 days underwater high-temperature performance testing on newly designed PCB insulation units resulted in zero leak
• Identified top 20% of causes for 80% of problems on forklift brake pedal from warranty database using Pareto Analysis
• Developed Reliability Qualification plan to check feasibility of OPR (electric forklift) deadman pedal

Greene, NY, US

• Dedicated 40 hours of time & motion study for collecting quantitative data that justifies kaizen implemented on laser cutting process; this led to 25% reduction in number of carts and 40% reduction in average time.
• Revised labor utilization standard calculator by performing 60+ hours of cycle time-study on punching and laser cutting machine
• Eliminated non value added time by installing monitor screen near Press Brake inspection table for cross-checking design, part drawing and dimensions; thus, improved cycle time by 3%
• Collaborated with a supplier for installing new workpiece counting scale in fabrication to avoid human errors and increase efficiency
• Executed kaizen by installing barcode scanners at each Press Brake machine leading to 2% reduction in non-value-added time
• Resolved workstation ergonomics issue by installing slider crank mechanism on straightening press machine; thus eliminated 62 lbs. of manual force required by an operator

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

• Managed SAP ERP business process
• Identified root causes using 5 why tool during production line breakdowns and reported to maintenance engineers
• Trained machine operators for 5S, kanban, and TPM standards to maintain clean and organized work stations on the production floor

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering