Kiran Joseph Kuncheria

**** ** ******* **, *** # 334B

Parsippany, NJ 07054

973-***-****

acqo0l@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience: Mechanical Engineer over 8 years experience in automotive industry OEM like Ashok Leyland Ltd, Tata Marcopolo Motors, worked in various areas like manufacturing engineering, product support, strategic sourcing and supply chain and new product development. Has knowledge in establishing manufacturing line for commercial vehicles like trucks and busses.

Neelam Construction Corp, NJ

Feb 2015 – till date

Project Engineer

Neelam Construction is a multi-faceted engineering procurement and construction (EPC) company and industrial leader in public work contracting.

Tomar Construction LLC, NJ

Oct 2013 - Feb 2015

Project Engineer

Responsibilities

Erecting and commissioning various mechanical equipment like conveyer belts, mechanical piping, centrifuge pumps, etc.

Planning and coordination of project activities for achieving project milestones.

Identifying critical project activities and developing back up plans.

Involved in procurement of machinery after reviewing project requirements.

Identifying alternative sources for procurement streamline.

Responsible for sourcing project materials and coordinating with vendor for logistical support.

Gathering information from project contract specifications, drawings, manufacturer’s catalogue, etc. for field technical support.

Vendor negotiation and procurement of equipment after floating Request for Quotes (RFQ).

Interaction with various agencies like project consultant, government agencies, project owners towards the progress of project and providing project information in regular project review meetings.

Preparation of as build drawings in AutoCAD for the final approval.

Ashok Leyland (Ltd.), India

Ashok Leyland is the 2nd largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India, the 4th largest manufacturer of buses in the world and the 16th largest manufacturer of trucks globally.

Deputy Manager– Strategic Sourcing & Supply chain

March 2012 – July 2013

Deputy Manager – Manufacturing Engineer and Planning

June 2010 – March 2012

Responsibilities held as supply chain management

Supported for parts requirement from service department. This includes managing part movement from supplier end or from plant to the corresponding regional ware house.

Tracking repeated part failure and conducting investigations along with quality department.

Co-ordination for spare requirement from various agencies, like domestic, exports, special application markets etc.

Taken responsible for purchase of sheet metal parts.

Follow up with vendor based on order schedule in SAP. Involved in various program as facilitator for vendor quality improvement and inventory management. Identifying new sources and developing for strategic business which includes interacting with vendors, vendor selection and vendor up-gradation etc.

Selection of Vendors, Evaluation, Sourcing, Cost Reduction and Value Engineering

Special focus on SQMI improvement to achieve 100ppm level

Interfacing with R&D for necessary modifications in component design for manufacturability of components for use in goods.

Facilitating new product development initiatives with key focus on QCD (Quality, Cost & Delivery).

Ensuring the time line for spare support.

Preparation of MIS report from SAP for entire spare parts support activity on behalf of plant.

Meeting the annual spare turn over for the entire plant.

Planning and allocation for procurement of parts along with team as per the monthly schedule.

Supplier source identification and evaluation of supplier capabilities, developments of components by interacting with design R&D and other groups, techno commercial evaluation, zero based costing, work towards continuous cost reduction.

Negotiation with suppliers for cost quality and quantity.

Mapping the capacity of vendor with organizational requirements, initiation of localisation of vendors, Flair of interaction with top management of vendors.

Monitoring and implementing design change at supplier end.

Responsibilities held as manufacturing engineering and planning

Responsible for facility planning of new assembly line Trim Chassis Fitment (TCF).

Procurement of capital items like tools, special machineries, work station equipment for the mass assembly of truck cabin.

Planned and established requirements for new line and setting up of line flow.

Involved in selecting critical machinery like IP conveyor, sealant application machine for windshield, special tool for dash board assembly etc.

Prepared check points for various stages in line assembly. Uploading routing sequence for various models in SAP

Prepared documents during Prototype development such as activity chart, Things Gone Wrong (TGW), work scheduling, task sheet, Work Instruction Sheets (WIS), Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), documents complying with ISO/TS16949, product assembly and mass property requirements verification for finalization.

Prepared Minutes of Meeting (MOM) and line of action for review meetings during progress of project.

Prepared manufacturing Bill of Material (BOM) in SAP after assigning stage wise activity.

Conducted cost estimation and validating BOM for new products for optimizing product cost.

Prepared tool list for trim line, based on activity sequence.

Monitored design related issues, took corrective action and communicated with concerned department.

Adapted the existing processes to the requirements of the project by revamping existing assembly line, in order to meet the project requirement.

Planed and coordinated all necessary activities related to the chassis issues.

Interacted with cross-functional teams of the company like R&D, product planning, production, program management, vendor development etc.

Reviewed process documents for new models, Engineering Design Modification (EDM), implementation and process changes.

Online Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) updates for EDM changes, process changes and new models.

Prepared and maintained online process sheets, tool code linkages to operations.

Initiated process improvement initiatives in order to optimization of product and value engineering various.

Tata Marcopolo Motors (Ltd.), India

January 2009 - June 2010

Team Leader - Process Planning and Prototype Shop

Tata Marcopolo is a subsidiary division of Tata Motors involved in manufacturing of commercial passenger vehicles.

Responsibilities

Involved in the development of new commercial passenger vehicle Low Floor Bus (LFB). Plan for new products along with the Marketing and Production teams.

Preparation of project schedule activities after formation of cross functional team and presenting it before project chief for approval.

Support for implementation of digital enterprise lean manufacturing interactive access (DELMIA).

Prepared Technical Part List (TPL) adaptation for generating BOM on SAP.

Estimating of cost for weld and outsourcing.

Estimating of paint, chemicals, labour and consumables.

Preparation of product specification for various bus developments after interacting with marketing department.

Design related release of the maturity of the products.

Building up and leading the development team daily activities in order to adhere to project schedule.

Maini materials (Ltd.), India

April 2008 – Dec 2008

Senior Production and Process Engineer

Maini Materials Movement Pvt. Ltd. (MMM) is an OEM ISO 9001:2000 certified company.

Responsibilities

Responsible for various manufacturing processes including welding, assembly, shearing, punch press, press brake, plasma cutting, laser cutting processes, etc.

Monitored product quality and supported shop floor activities.

Planned material requirement for daily production and communicated to purchase department.

Involved in production related tasks including planning daily activity, assigning jobs to the shop floor workers.

Ojes Coach, India

August 2005 – March 2008

Mechanical Engineer - Production

Ojes is a DNV certified company which involved in commercial vehicle manufacturing and after market supplier for fabricated components.

Responsibilities

Credited with implementation of Kaizen in production process and testing; whose contributions are enormous in regular usage.

Reduced annual costs in Sheet Metal Components by reducing input raw material norm, process simplification and standardization.

Also undertook Tooling and Low Cost Automation initiatives.

Design and development of drill jigs, welding fixtures, and templates for bulk production.

Designed and developed a full-fledged Production Line for the component manufacturing which involved process standardisation by using jigs and fixtures, capital equipment planning and procurement, preparation of process flow and layout; assembly line formation and buffer management.

Education:

Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Science) May 2001 – May 2005

Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India.

Engineering Skills:

Value Engineering

Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Access (DELMIA)

Line Balancing

Process Layout and Optimization

Internal Logistics Optimisation

Cycle Time Study

Other Skills:

MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, AutoCAD 2006, SAP (MM), Product Life Cycle (Siemens –Team Centre)

References Furnished Upon Request

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