Inventory Control Process Improvement

G VIJAY

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Electrical & Electronics Engineering Professional

Production Planning & Scheduling, Safety, Health & Environment Management and Inventory Control

PROFILE

A competent and result oriented Engineering Professional offering over 12 years of expertise in Production Engineering, Materials Procurement, Safety, Health & Environment Management and Process Improvement in Automobile Sector. Currently associated with Lucas TVS Pvt.Ltd, Pondicherry as Engineer handling production planning, scheduling, manpower management, work allocation, quality & inventory control, SHE management, and process improvement. Experienced in resource administration, procurement of required items and billing approvals. Possess Technical expertise in operation & maintenance of machines and complete knowledge of commercial aspects of production activities, administration of machine, management of consumables as well as estimates and costing. Well concerned about safety procedures and implementations. A detail-oriented approach coupled with keen eye for technical specifications of materials, assessing vendor performance based on quality improvement rate and timely delivery strict quality compliance. Experienced in mapping business requirements, designing customized solutions with strong analytical skills and ability to analyze business practices and define optimal procedures. Possess in-depth knowledge - Lean Manufacturing, Just In Time (JIT), TPM Practices, 5S and TQM Practices.

A strong communicator and leader responding quickly to organization requirements; providing direction and vision; ability to explain complex technical issues in a way that non-technical people may understand; researching best practice in production, presentation and management techniques and prioritizing tasks in accordance with corporate goals

CORE COMPETENCIES

Production Planning & Engineering þ Plant Operations Management þ Raw Material Procurement þ Inventory Control þ Quality Compliance þ Resource Planning & Management þLiaison & Coordinationþ Process Improvement þ Trainings & Developments þ Team Building & Management

EMPLOYMENT SCAN

From 2013 (July) - 2021 (May) Lucas TVS Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry Engineer

Growth Path:

Joined the organization as Deputy Engineer and within 3 years elevated to the position of an Engineer and modules handed: Gear Reduction Starter and Internal Fan Alternator.

Key Deliverables:

Developing production plans and schedules, conducting morning meetings on daily basis to discuss production schedule with team and work allocation as per production team capacity and caliber to meet targeted deadlines.

Handling all discrepancies related to safety, machine breakdown, tool breakdown and heavy rejections and ensuring strict compliance of policy & procedures for pre-defined product specifications and quality attributes.

Administering material requests to store as per production plan, assessing assembly lines for conformance of 4M condition and verifying maintenance of 5’s in shop floor.

Verifying line audit reports such as process audit, poka yoke audit, safety audit, startup & setup and producer maintenance check.

Coordinating with service departments like purchase, quality and maintenance for discussions related to customer line rejections, quality or EHS issues, production plan, material status, machine/tool breakdown and absenteeism.

Updating DRM sheets involving production, safety, 5’M change control; absenteeism & working on tool management card verification.

Reviewing rejections, reworks, disposal of the scrap materials with operators, material issue notes for the assembly lines and ensuring the availability of materials for the next shift.

Monitoring for maintaining optimum Inventory, reducing scrap and consumable cost.

Conducting failure analysis, SOP adherence and 5S audits while taking adequate measures to rectify the same with the help of quality and engineering departments.

Analyzing process applications and implementing improvement & modification plans for equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiency.

Identifying machine/equipment discrepancies and utilize remedial methods to troubleshoot using correct tools.

Instrumental in handling customer audits in assembly lines for the successful completion of the work assigned.

Facilitating quality circle activities and thereby motivating the operators solving PQCDS problems in the organization.

Supervising work distribution and team management for meeting all quality tools, procedures and policy compliances.

Jul’07-Jul’13 Remy Electricals India Ltd., Pondicherry Deputy Engineer - Production

Growth Path:

Joined the organization as Junior Assistant and promoted to the position of Deputy Engineer within a span of 6 years and majorly handled Heavy Duty Starters and External Fan Alternator modules.

Key Deliverables:

Over all in-charge of production, administration & maintenance & production including HR processes.

Administered, monitored and maintained production equipment; managed production budgets & costing and implemented best practice production processes.

Managed billing reports & compliance to budget parameters, developed production team and agreed and responsible to weekly production plans and targets for timely executions.

Ensured that products were produced on time and were of good quality; oversaw all the production process.

Attended to marketing activities, liaised with marketing and sales staff; selected, ordered and purchased materials, ensured compliance to quality control standards and participated in daily operations meetings.

Analyzed, identified & conducted staff training sessions; and ensured team compliance with all workplace health & safety regulations.

Ensured quality, time and manpower management for graphic signage production.

Analyzed and forecasted resource requirement; handled duty and work allocations (right work to right caliber) for timely execution and meeting objectives within allocated budgets and schedules.

Adhered to policy and procedures and ensured strict compliance of meeting assigned guidelines.

PROJECTS HANDLED

Kanban Implementation: Completed successfully implementation of Stores to Assembly Line Kanban System in GRS module for optimization of work in progress inventory.

Consumable Cost Reduction: Handled and completed successfully project on Consumable Cost Reduction in IFA Rectifier line by reducing Biosol consumption.

Process Improvement: Handled this project for productivity improvement in coordination with the Module Controller of IFA stator Line - done small kaizen in Varnishing Plant of IFA stator line.

Reduction of Operator Fatigue: Eliminated the torque checking operation by introduction electric driver instead of air driver in GRS Assembly Line and thereby reduced the operator fatigue.

Reduction of setting change over time: Managed successful reduction in setting change over time in GRS Assembly line.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, Just In Time(JIT), TPM Practices, 5S and TQM Practices

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

2007 Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic, Tamil Nadu State Board, India

2003 Xth from Jeevanandam Govt. Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu State Board, India

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