Manoj Kukalakuntla Email & Phone Number

Montvale, New Jersey, Us

Brevard, North Carolina, Us

• Assesses manufacturing processes, develops best practices and implements innovative solutions to improve production efficiency and quality of output• Creates and conducts engineering studies focused on process improvement• Establishes metrics to support process improvement initiatives• Improves process capability and production volume, while maintaining and improving quality standards using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma tools and methodology• Develops value stream map for production and warehouse operations• Performs FMEA risk assessments for value stream map• Qualifies cGMP processes to meet regulatory requirements (FDA CFR 21 Part 111)• Provides process documentation and operating instructions for standardization• Provides support for CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)• Trains and leads cross-functional process improvement teams; focusing on measurable quality, throughput, and cost improvements• Creates specifications for purchase of equipment• Manages capital equipment projects as assigned

Villeneuve D'Ascq, France, Fr

• Achieved a reduction in setup time from 38mins to 10mins by implementing and training operators to follow SMED checklist.• Came up with the idea and designed a tool to remove frost every hour which reduced downtime from 6mins to 30seconds.• Initiated and implemented several continuous improvement projects to improve overall process efficiency.• Assisted manufacturing with solutions to complex food processing issues by performing line time studies and documenting SOP’s.• Improved downtime database using MS access; which shows reports of major and most frequent downtime causes, helping to take necessary corrective actions.• Implemented automated tools to process all quality reports by which the time has been cut down to seconds from 3hours.•Implemented visual factory and developed dashboard with KPI’s to improve productivity by motivating operators by displaying their real time results.• Implemented an automated tool to get real-time SPC charts to ensure production and quality standards are met by normalizing the production variances.• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of shift safety incident reporting and maintain good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) in the plant.

Master'S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering