Manufacturing Engineer

ROHIT KUMAR WAHI

** ********* ******, *******, ** 10701 716-***-**** Email: abkjrn@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Industrial/ Manufacturing Engineer experienced in plastics and metal fabrication operations is seeking a challenging

fulltime opportunity.

Education:

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York at Buffalo

MS, Industrial Engineering

GPA: 3.4

RTM Nagpur University

BS, Industrial Engineering

GPA: 3.5

Relevant Masters Coursework:

Production Planning & Control

Logistics & Global Distribution Management

Six Sigma

Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

Design Analysis of Experiments

Quality Assurance

Human Factors in Safety

Simulation & Stochastic Models

Software Skill Set:

• Simulation Tools: WITNESS 2008, ARENA

• Statistics Software: MINITAB, SPSS, SAS

• Microsoft Packages: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint

• Logistics Software: Route Assist Software

• ERP Software: IFS, SAP

• Design Software: AUTOCAD

• Databases: SQL

Industrial Engineering Skills:

• Kaizen

• Six Sigma

• Kanban

• FMEA

• Continuous Improvement

• Efficiency Improvement

• 5S

• Labor Standards

• Time Studies

• Lean Manufacturing

• Work Measurement

• Root Cause Analysis

• Value Stream Mapping

Strengths:

• Skilled leader with strong verbal and written communication skills capable of directing teams and executing

to demanding schedules while producing creative, high quality results.

• Strong organizer capable of creating, implementing, and continuously improving processes by applying lean

principles and six

sigma methodology to increase efficiency and consistency across a global enterprise.

• Engaged participant in all work activities, distinguished by an enthusiastic attitude, natural curiosity, and an

energetic, self-motivated drive to set and achieve goals with minimal oversight.

Professional Experience:

Pop Displays USA

Yonkers, NY

Industrial Engineer/Manufacturing Engineer (September 2011-Present)

Manufacturing of Cosmetic trays for clients like Wal-Mart and Maybelline New York

• Developed Bill of Materials and process and product routings in IFS for manufacturing of cosmetic trays.

• Making and Sequencing shop orders from BOM’S based on customer due dates.

• Worked with the Project Manager to prioritize scheduling based on customer needs.

• Worked with the Supervisor on Manpower planning and scheduling.

• Providing daily scheduling updates to the Project Manager, Supervisor, Material Control Specialists.

• Reviewing the status of materials with the Material Control Specialists.

• Issuing the material required for production.

• Developed Work Instructions for all the jobs running on the floor.

• Setting up jobs, and making sure the lines are balanced.

• Performed Time studies to develop and maintain engineered labor standards.

• Performed efficiency calculations based on labor standards.

• Led Continuous Improvement projects to increase overall efficiency and proper utilization of resources.

• Active member of a $ 30 million project for Wal-Mart and Maybelline New York and responsible for its

successful completion with minimal utilization of resources.

• Ensure compliance to customer packing, labeling and shipping guidelines.

• Applying Kanban principles on all the jobs.

• Assisted in development of Quality standards.

• Justified purchasing of automated corrugate packaging machines to reduce labor and improve throughput

and managed its installation and startup.

• Training Supervisors and the direct labors the concept of one piece flow.

• Setup cellular manufacturing by combining injection molding, sonic welding and assembly areas, decreasing

the lead time by 35%. Achieved a true one piece flow.

• Active member of the Lean Manufacturing team responsible for productivity improvement.

• Worked with the Safety team to ensure OSHA Safety standards are followed.

• Performed Safety based, Process based and Failure based Root Cause Analysis as a part of Continuous

Improvement Project.

CVS Caremark

Somerset Distribution Center, Somerset, PA

Industrial Engineer (May 2011-September 2011)

• Developed Standard Operating Procedures for the jobs.

• Performed Time Studies using a stop watch as well as a PDA to evaluate all jobs by breaking the jobs down

into elements to determine how much time it takes to complete each element and the entire job function in order to estimate

total task completion time, and produce labor efficiency and overall warehouse efficiency.

• Involved in development and maintenance of engineered labor standards.

• Led Continuous Improvement projects to increase overall efficiency and proper utilization of resources.

• Used Value Stream Mapping to identify value added and non-value added time for all the jobs.

• Used Root Cause Analysis as a problem solving approach.

• Assisted in improvement of work methods by implementing Lean techniques to reduce non-value added

time, and waste.

• Worked with the plant maintenance team for better utilization of the material handling system i.e. conveyor.

• Did Machine capacity studies to analyze improvement strategies.

• Worked on travel reduction of the labors to improve labor efficiency and productivity.

J K Transport

Industrial Engineer (August 2009-August 2010)

• Manage all inventory movement including inbound receiving and unloading of freight, order fulfillment,

outbound shipping and returns processing.

• Responsible for all inventories to ensure inventory safety and accuracy, including conducting regular

periodic cycle counts and annual physical inventory count.

Responsible for entry of inventory transactions into ERP system.

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Performed Time Studies for development and implementation of engineered labor standards.

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Forecasted labor needs, improved labor efficiency, reduced overtime hours and increased customer service

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levels.

W orked with Labor Management to automate manpower planning and scheduling, lowering unit labor costs

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and increasing customer service and productivity.

Led Continuous Improvement projects to increase overall efficiency and proper utilization of resources.

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Active member of the Six Sigma Applications Team on the overall business to improve efficiency and

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reduce costs.

Graduate Project:

Six Sigma:

• Implemented Six Sigma in Patient Admissions Department at UB School of Dental Medicine to stream line

the process and reduce the cycle time of the process.

• Used Lean six sigma tools like SPC, VOC, FMEA, Value stream mapping, KAIZEN principles etc.

• Identified the wastes or non value adding things in the process and eliminated them.

• Reduced the cycle time of the over all process by 50%.

Honors/Activities:

• Senator of Industrial Engineering Student Association (2007).

• President of the Entrepreneurship Development Cell.

• Event Head of Technical event Techno vision

• Presented a Research Paper on the topic Simulation of Manufacturing and Service Industry at National

Level.

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