Manufacturing Engineer Lean

Smit H. Shah

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Buffalo, NY-14226 www.linkedin.com/in/smit-shah

SUMMARY:

Experienced Manufacturing Engineer that has developed several ways to make manufacturing more efficient and profitable. Notable talent in creating new methods of manufacturing that reduce costs and improve product quality. EDUCATION:

Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, SUNY, University at Buffalo (UB) GPA 3.53/4.0 Dec. 2017 Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Gujarat Technological University GPA 3.80/4.0 July 2014 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Manufacturing Engineer: K S Industries, Ahmedabad, India Sept. 2014 - July 2016

Handled and maintained assembly, production quality, production schedules and on time delivery of Submersible Pumps

Improved manufacturing efficiency by analyzing & planning work flow, space planning material flow & process layout

Implemented and refined manufacturing processes by applying continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles throughout production area, increased productivity 15.45% overall

Executed Just-in-Time (JIT) strategy to optimize throughput and warehouse cost reduction by 18.97%

Set up & run production equipment in accordance with manufacturing practices & standard operating procedures(SOP)

Troubleshoots mechanical & electrical problems in a timely & efficiently with the purpose of minimizing the down time

Trained 20 Production workers to perform assembly and manufacturing of the Pump in a standardized way

Prepared documentation and work instructions for new manufacturing processes, routing sequences, work procedures and developed Bill of Material (BOM) and tracking of inventory in SAP-ERP Industrial Engineer Trainee: Arihant Engineering, Ahmedabad, India June 2013- July 2014

Developed & Implemented procedures, specifications, standard that facilitated overall system & process improvements

Decreased TAKT time by 30% and improved flexibility of supply chain by implementing pull system of production

Reduced labor costs by $75,000 through effective process streamlining, increased work floor space by 23% through application of Value Stream Mapping and enhanced process throughput 9% by applying lean manufacturing principles Industrial Trainee: Windsor Machines Limited, India Dec. 2012 - Jan. 2013

Played a key role in the development of manufacturing process plans for New Product Introduction (NPI) programs as well as quality, manufacturing process and cycle time improvements. Provided support and maintain compliance with ISO 9001 ENGINEERING PROJECTS:

Cycle Time Reduction by using Six Sigma DMAIC Methodologies at Ellicott Maintenance Department

Achieved a significant improvement in the cycle time from 23 days to 10 days which resulted in the sigma level Improvement from 0.81 to 3 in the repair and replacement of the parts by doing standardization of the parts & inventory Management and Labor Management Systems

Utilized Process improvement tools such as Cause and Effect diagrams, Arena(Simulation), Kaizen, Pareto Charts, FMEA Motion & Time Studies, 5S, Kanban, Fishbone, Line Balancing, Gage R&R, SMED, SPC (Statistical Process Control), 5 WHY Operations scheduling and Work force Management at Pine Hill Fresh Foods

Created a constant workforce model to manage the manpower related to the forecasted demand of the week

Implemented Level loading to minimize inventory and faster customer delivery and savings of $80,000 per Month

Reduced stock outs and holding costs by performing Activity Based analysis (ABC) on inventory & periodic cycle counts Failure Analysis of Thrust Bearing in Submersible Bore well motor

Lead cross functional teams through the 8D process to identify the root cause of failures

Responsible for Planning additions and improvement in the factory in terms of capacity, capability, technology

Provided the 14 solutions for the failure of a thrust bearing and Redesigned the Thrust bearing

Reduction in the Failure Rate of Thrust bearing of Submersible motor by 67 % TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technical Software : MINITAB, MATLAB, CREO 2.0 (PRO-E), AUTOCAD, GD&T, VBA, Solid Works, SAP-ERP, Python Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Project), CNC & PLC Programming Machining Tool : CNCs, Mills, lathes (Turning, Milling, Grinding, Threading, Knurling) Certificates : Six Sigma Black Belt (LinkedIn), Process Improvement Foundation (LinkedIn) COURSEWORK:

Quality Assurance, Design of Statistics Analysis & Experiment (DOE), Six Sigma Quality, Lean Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Manufacturing Automation, Supply Chain Design Modelling and Optimization, Production Planning and control, Linear Programming, Human Factors and Safety

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