Key Skills

Profile Summary

Production Planning & Control

Process Enhancements

Operations

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Vendor Development

Liaising and Coordination

Stock Control

Team Building & Leadership

A competent professional with nearly 40 years of quantifiable experience in Production Planning and Control

Successfully managed production activities involving resource planning, in-process inspection, team building, quality compliance and co-ordination with internal departments

Proven track record in implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in terms of production, raw materials, manpower and machine utilization

Skilled in enhancing process operations, optimizing resource & capacity utilization, escalating productivity & operational efficiencies; while curtailing costs & expenses

Proficiency in taking corrective & preventive actions regarding customer complaints and process up-gradation

An effective leader with excellent communication, negotiation and relationship building skills

Career Timeline

Sep’08 till date

2006-2008

Aug'05 - May'06

Aug'02 - Jul’05

Jul'96 - Jul'02

Jan'84 - Jun'96

Aug'80 - Oct'83

Soft Skills

Education

B.Sc. (Pure Science) from University of Calcutta, Kolkata in 1976

Work Experience

Sep’08 till date

M/s Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd., Belgharia, Kolkata, West Bengal as Melting Shop In-charge

(Managed 12 ton arc f/c against automated moulding m/c for Railway castings (lndia/USA) & other foreign orders)

Key Result Areas:

Managing day-to-day activities, production schedules, raw materials standardization, implementing quality tools, machine loading for optimum output and allocating work for achieving monthly production targets.

Directing production, keeping control over activities & analyzing processes for stabilization thereby ensuring smooth operations

Appraising the prevalent production systems / processes, identifying loopholes if any and undertaking result-oriented measures for alleviating them; monitoring and coordinating the planning activities for effective production compliance

Engaging for entire production, quality, materials arrangements, time keeping, separate documentation of ISO & AAR, Vendors & labor contractors

Establishing and implementing various systems & procedures to comply with ISO quality standards; identifying assignable and chronic causes by the use of latest analysis techniques for eliminating wastages while enhancing plant efficiency and productivity

Executing cost saving techniques / measures and modifications to achieve substantial reduction in O&M expenditures and work within the budget

Identifying scope for implementing & monitoring of changes to enhance productivity; driving process improvement strategy and ensure maximum efficiency in various operations

Assessing the training needs of the various employees in co-ordination with the various department heads in the respective departments

Taking stringent quality measures including preparation of necessary documents to ensure compliance with above standards & customer requirements

Identifying scope for planning and implementing technological changes to enhance furnace’s efficiency

Highlights:

Played a key role in improving raw material quality by taking initiatives such as quality checking by physical and chemical analysis about the suitable fitness of the raw materials.

Recognised for increasing in-plant capability by increasing capacity technically and preventive maintainence and running beakdown through effective maintenance; was appreciated for the same

Took qualititive production initiatives to streamline / enhance production processes

Steered the implementation of quality initiatives such as cheaking physically and chemically as required that instilled basic quality philosophies of doing things right the first time, resulting in an adequate electrical charge reduction in company rework cost

May'06 - Aug'08

M/s Western Castings Ltd., Takoradi, Ghana, West Africa as Melting Engineer

(Ghana's Premier Steel and Iron Foundry)

Formed high alloy steels, HCHCr steel, High Mn Steels for Crusher casting, grey & white cast Iron, SG iron for making Ingot, Ingot mould, foundry castings for mining, shipping corporation and other countries orders by Induction furnaces of multi capacities for 02-years contract basis

Previous Experience

Aug'05 - May'06

M/s Hindusthan Engineering & Industries Ltd., Bamunary Branch, Hoogly, W.B. as Shift Foreman

Engaged in making various grades of steel castings for Indian railway & USA railway castings, Hadfield steels under guidence of quality assurance system of both ISO & AAR

Aug'02 - Jul’05

M/S Ripon Iron & Steel Castings Ltd., Rainagar as Melting Engineer

Regulated making of white cast iron, SG-Iron, Ni-hard for foundry & MS steel for Ingot Castings by induction & ARC furnaces as per order of automobile, machinery & private sectors as per customers specification.

Maintained process control, timekeeping & increased qualitative production as per need of customers and after full processing of castings; checked metallurgical each castings fitness before customer’s inspections & delivery

Jul'96 - Jul'02

M/s Bhartia Electric Steel Ltd., (BESCO), Ballygange, Kolkata & then Baruipur, 24-pgs Senior Melting Chargeman

ISO:9002 Steel Foundry Concern

Made various grades of low alloy steels for Railway precision castings and Hadfield steel for rail Crossing & railway Coco-Bogie casting making as per prescribed specifications of railways

Jan'84 - Jun'96

M/s Titagarh Steels Ltd., Titagarh, Barrackpore, Kolkata

(Reputed Steel Foundry and under ISO 9002 concern)

Growth Path:

Shift-In-charge Jan'84 -Dec'91

Senior Melting Chargeman Dec'91 -jan'96

Engaged for supervision of making different types of mild steel, low & high alloy steels, hadfield steel, stainless steel, HCHCr steel, gray & white cast iron, SG -iron, Ni -hard for Indian Railway, Defense, Shipping Corporation, Airways & Global Castings as per prescribed specification

Aug'80 - Oct'83

Steel Industrials Kerala Ltd., Trichur, Cochin

Growth Path:

Trainee Melting Supervisor Aug'80- Jan'81

Shift Engineer Feb'81 - Oct'83

Ensured the making of MS & low alloy steel making for Ingot and bloom making for hot and cold rolling by Arc F/C & conducted all administrative shift jobs & controlled workmen to work accordingly to their attendance

Jun'78 - Jul'80

M/s Dynamic Rolls Pvt. Ltd., Andul Road, Howrah as Quality Control/ Laboratory In-charge

Reputed Cold Rolling Concern

Worked in chemical, physical & metallurgical analysis of MS and alloy steels plus helped in heat treatment & production

Mar'76 - May'78

M/s Ashoka Steel Corporation, Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal as one Shift Chemist-Alloy Steel

Managed Ingot plant for chemical analysis of different types of low & high alloy steels, fe-Alloys and fluxes

Trainings

Received:

oMetallurgical & Chemical (inorganic) analysis of ferrous and nonferrous metals & process of different category Steel melting (Theo) from the Metallurgical Engg., professors of Bengal Engineering College, (Shibpore), West Bengal & Retired Chief Metallurgist of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

oTrinidad & Tobago Steel company Ltd.,Trinidad, Dr.Kanti Bhusan Maulik for 02- years during working in M/S Ashoka Steel Corporation

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 7th January 1954

Languages Known: Bengali, Hindi & English

Present Address: 355 KBM, P.O. +PS-Chakdaha, District-Nadia-741222,West Bengal

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