K ARUNKUMAR
**********@*****.***
Profile overview:
Ceramic technologist with interest and experience in process control for
about 10 years in Ceramic manufacturing process.
Refractory for continuous casting of steel - 3 years
Super Refractory for various very high temperature processes. - 5 years
White wares - 2 years
Professional Experience:
Employer: 3
Vesuvius India
Senior Engineer - Process & QA about 3 years
. Managing process & QA for PCPF refractory plant.
. Handling the entire plant Process and QA activities that handles about
20 raw materials to produce more than 300 products.
. Execute Customer corrective action requests using 8D method.
. Prepare Process instruction for any change over in the line.
. Ensure standardized work in all repetitive processes by Standard work
instruction.
. Visit customers and carryout pro-active corrective and preventive
measures to increase reliability of customer processes.
. Practical problem solving by 8D methods.
Projects:
. A complete turnaround project to optimize oven cycle by analytical
means. 30% cut in process time and 20% cut in fuel consumption.
Sustained for one year now.
. Coordinated with NPD team and brought in line, a fail proof changeover
of raw material. Established a clear process route for various
products in a single line with modified raw material.
. Electronic data management in "mixing" work station.
. Established the gold standard method of furnace temperature mapping.
This guarantees the validity of process
Employer:2
Carborundum Universal Limited
Technical Supervisor: Process control - 5+ years
. Heading the process inspection team for Fired refractory products and
Insulation fired bricks.
. Process parameters, testing, monitoring, control and correction in
Refractory products made by Pressing and Casting method.
. Analysing and controlling process rejection by implementing Corrective
and preventive action in process on weekly basis.
. Root cause analysis for second level problems.
. Reports on Rejection analysis, Corrective and preventive action which
is reviewed on monthly basis by top management.
Significant Achievements:
. Standardization of manufacturing process for NBSiC muffles of large
dimensions.
. Reestablishing process for defect free nozzles.
. Anchored implementation of Statistical Process Control / Statistical
quality control module of ERP
. Developed fused silica refractory by casting route for low thermal
expansion needs.
. Lead Exhibition team to acquire III prize at the CUFEST 2008 under the
theme of "Towards Global Aspirations"
. Won excellent award in Quality Circle Forum of India - kaizen
competition for doubling productivity of Hydraulic press.
. Won outstanding award in Quality Circle Forum of India - kaizen
competition for reducing process rejection in Mullite saggers.
. Scored first mark in CUMI's SDP assessment test. This is a personal
Competency development program for supervisory employees.
. Third prize in best suggestion implemented in CUMI (all locations) in
year 2009-10
Employer: 1
Parryware (Now Roca), Ranipet. Less than 2 years.
Trainee: Ceramic Laboratory
. Raw material testing. Materials includes Clay, Quartz, Feldspar and
Glaze raw materials
. In process checks.
. Process validation.
. Product validation.
. Benchmarking competitor products.
Training courses Conducted by me:
. Control plan.
. 7 QC tools.
. Process Instruction sheets.
Training on:
. Control chart - Exclusive training on Control charts.
. 5 day program at Institute of Quality - CII on Quality assurance and
quality control for World class manufacturing, a part of manufacturing
excellence module by Confederation of Indian Industries.
. Certified Internal Auditor ISO 9001:2008 standard.
. Practical problem solving.
. Yellow belt training in Six Sigma.
. Non destructive Testing - Die penetration, Magnetic, Ultrasonic.
. Application of Seven QC tools.
. Program "Discovery" - Personal Development Program.
. Risk assessment and Permit to work.
. PPE & Fire Fighting.
Technical Qualification:
1. Equivalent degree in Ceramic Technology. Associate Membership in
Indian Institute of ceramics of passing - 2009, Marks obtained - 60%.
2. Diploma in ceramic technology with "Honors" from Institute of Ceramic
technology, Vridhachalam. Year of passing - 2003, Marks obtained -
79%.
I am good in:
. General Knowledge (Geography, Politics, Current affairs, etc.,)
. Basics of Enterprise resource planning.
. Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
. Communication in English, Tamil and Telugu.
. Concepts of TQM.
Personal info:
Name: K.Arunkumar
Date of Birth: 07 / 07 / 1985
Mobile: +91-934*******
E-Mail: **********@*****.***
Marital status: Married.
Father: A. Kumar (Accountant)
Mother: K.Santhi (Home maker)
Sibling: K.Gopikrishnan, SEPR Refractories, Saint-Gobain group
Address: Pullur, Mangalemet PO,
Villupuram Dist,
Tamilnadu, 606104. India.
Nearest city: Chennai and Tiruchirapalli.
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