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M.GOPI B.E. Mechanical, M.B.A Operation Management

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Mobile 91-984*******

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Accomplished, plant operations professional with 24 years of Automotive Industrial Experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing/production Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Green Field Projects progressively senior positions with leading automotive products manufactures. Skilled in meeting production schedules, Demand supply planning, Sourcing, product development collaboration, equipment maintenance requirement, ensuring a safe work environment, overseeing product quality and packaging, ability to build and lead highly efficient teams, managing projects from initial conception, through development, to implementation, bringing projects in on schedule and within budget, budget controls, problem resolution, Fixed & Variable cost control and to train team personnel by convey complex concepts in understandable terms. Strategy implementation & Control managements. Extensive international experience with global projects and companies.

ACHIVEMENTS:

Good Work Award received from BHEL for WEG Nozzle cover, coupling and break disk indigenisation.

Manufacturing facility lines made in Ucal Fuel Systems Ltd for carburettor parts machining and assembly, fixed capital cost 500 million INR.

Plant operation cost reduced 22% through TPS Implementation in Rane TRW steering systems ltd.

Air bag and Seat belt assembly manufacturing facility set up done in Autoliv India pvt. Ltd, GFA 16 million USD.

Autoliv factory green field project done at Bangalore, GFA 350 million USD.

TI Automotive green field manufacturing plant set up done near Chennai, GFA 170 million and made SOP July 2012.

TI India-GM Colombia premium freights avoided by lead time reduction 60days to 45days.

TI India capital equipments made with Indian suppliers.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Operation Management:

Identification of resources requirement, organizing and ensuring optimum utilization of resources to realize business objectives and goals of the organization. (OEE, OLE, PPM, COPQ, On Time Delivery, Inventory, Scrap % of sales, Accidents, Absenteeism, Labour Turn Over, CM & EBITDA).

Preparation of Annual Budget for Plant Operations.

Cost estimation, Capex Approval & control, Source finding, Negotiation & Finalisation.

Existing capacity analysis, Capacity planning, facility planning and implementation.

Staff hiring, training, supervision, and performance evaluations.

Preparation of KRAs for direct reports, conductance of Performance Appraisal and Identification of Training needs.

Proficient in implementation and maintenance of various best practices and systems in the plant: IATF 16949, TPM, TQM, Toyota Production System (TPS-Lean Concepts), EMS, DOE, SPC, SMED, Poka-Yoke, Kaizen, 8D Problem solving, 5S, 3M, Single piece flow, Cyclic Motion, VSM, Kanban, PPS and Yokaten.

Midterm operational strategic planning, Project planning, Project cost, time line control & management.

Liaison with Government bodies for statutory approvals and ensuring statutory compliance: Pollution Control Board, Inspector of Factories, Electricity Board, Chief Electrical Inspector of Government, Fire and Rescue Services, Health and Safety, DTCP-Building and land use approvals.

Supply Chain Management :

Develop and maintain composite forecast including; sales forecast, promotions, displays and launch planning.

Establish and manage forecast allocation, inventory and safety stock plans.

Provide the Scheduling with production requirements as needed.

Develop, maintain and execute demand contingency plans as required.

Facilitate transition of "New" products to "Core" and "Custom" as required.

Coordinate revision and change management with suppliers during development process.

Establish and maintain appropriate planning, sourcing and material master data as required.

Manage supplier selection and risk analysis.

Coordinate and manage quotations, requisitions and purchase orders as needed.

Achieve KPI’s On Time Delivery, Controllable Inventory Days, Premium Freight, FIFO Compliance, Stock Accuracy, and Cycle Count Execution.

Expert in Man, Machine, Material, Methods and time management systems.

Familiar with business objectives, capable to lead the team to achieve Production, Quality, Safety and Cost targets.

Plan and ensure production at daily, weekly and monthly basis. Calculate OEE, OLE, MTBF, MTBR and plant capacity.

Conduct review meetings with team daily, weekly and monthly prepare management reports and present in the top management business meeting.

Ensure the maintenance of production process machines and equipments using in-house and external technicians.

Effective negotiator able to achieve win-win outcomes.

Interview, hire, train and dismiss personnel; performance appraisal and decided on salary increases and promotions based on business plan and achievements.

New manufacturing process facility plan & set-up, New Product Development process design & implementation.

Process flow chart. PFMEA, Layouts, Control plan, Work instruction, Operating procedure, SPC, Problem solving (8D) methods, Process tryout and approval.

Process automation & traceability implementation, Process establishment, Process waste reduction.

Time study, Flow process study, Motion economy study and implementation. Line balancing, Man machine chart and Resource utilization. Single piece flow, Cyclic motion and standardized work implementation. Manufacturing team training.

QMS Implementation and IATF 16949 certification.

Design & Software:

GD&T standard, Machine concept, SPM design, Jigs & Fixtures design, Gauges & Tools design, Plant layout, Plant Compressed Air & Water pipe line Design and Implementation.

AutoCAD, Solid Works, CNC Machine Program & Computer Application Software’s.

Green Field Building and Manufacturing Project:

Total land & building requirements finalization and approval based on long term business plan.

Team building, Conduct workshops, Prepare all plant layout drawings finalization and approval.

Find and identify sources, Contract fixing and monitoring the progress through site visits & review meetings control the time plan, ensure the specifications and complete the project within budgeted cost.

Plant facility installation and necessary statuary approvals to plant operations.

Reports preparation and present to investors and top managements.

CAREER PROGRESSION

TI Automotive: Bundy India Limited - Chennai, India, July 2011 – till now

Fluid thinking™ technology based fluid storage co-ex fuel tank systems, fuel carrying tubes and fuel

Delivery modules. Employs 18,500 people in 130 locations in 28 countries.

Sr. Manager – Operation

Green field building and manufacturing facilities done to manufacture multi layer plastic fuel tank systems to Indian automotive OEM’s. Team building- staff hiring, training, supervision and performance evaluations, statutory approvals, Plant operational launch and Plant operations.

Autoliv India Pvt. Limited – Bangalore, India, September 2007 - July 2011.

Manager Production Engineering .

Project – Set up New Airbag lines, Seat belt Lines & New Green Field Projects. Capacity planning, Project planning, Costing, Negotiation & Finalisation, Systems Implementation, Training to Plant Team. Operating cost control – Material & Labour cost. Responsible for Production Engineering Department Activities. Assistant Manager to Manager Production Engineering in January 2010.

Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited – Chennai, India, September 2005 - August 2007

DEMING Company Manufactures of Hydraulic Power Steering Systems, Seat belt and Air bag systems.

Senior Executive Manufacturing Engineering .

TPS Implementation. Facility creation for TPS Implementation, Visual display and Kanban Implementation. Control the TPS Implementation Time Plans, Target and Measurable Setting, Time Study & Flow Process Study, Ergonomics Motion Study, Cycle Time Reduction at Bottleneck Machines, Layout Change, Process Simplification and Automations, Man-Machine Chart-Line Balance, Standardized Work Chart, SMED & Material Handling, Facilitate Cyclic Motion, Single Piece Flow & Manufacturing Team Training.

UCAL Fuel Systems Limited – Pondicherry, India, August 1996 - September 2005.

ISO/TS16949 Company Manufactures of Carburetors, Air suction valves and Fuel pumps.

Engineer Production Engineering .

Process Design and Development, Process Establishment and Improvements, Implementation of Design Modification and Process Tryouts, Design & Development of Spl Gauges, Jigs & Fixtures using AutoCAD/Solid Works, Preparation of PFD, Facility Plan, PFMEA, Control Plans and Work Instructions, Continual Improvements (Kaizen) Implementation-Productivity, Quality, Poka-yoke, Just in Time, Setting Time Reduction, Process Improvements & 3M Elimination and manufacturing team training.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) – Ranipet, India, July 1995 – July 1996.

Trainee in Engineering Development Center –WEG Boiler Auxiliaries Plant

External & Internal: Introduction to Pneumatics P111 in FESTO, TPM & Error Proofing at CII, Solar Pumping & Solar Hybrids at SESI, Personal Development, Systems, TPM, EMS, DOE, GD&T, Techniques.

PERSONAL PROFILE

Date of Birth: 03.02.1974,

Languages: Read, Write & Speak - English & Tamil. Speak – Kannada & Hindi.

Joining Period: 2 month

Foreign Travel: Japan, Taiwan, China and Thailand. Passport No: R6292172 valid 11/2027

Membership: The Institution of Engineers (India) M.No: ST 301275-7 & MITCalc R.No:464*********.

Technical Qualification: B.E. Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A Operation Management.

Current CTC / Expected CTC 26 LA / As per Market

DATE/PLACE: (M.GOPI)

Production, Process Engineering & Maintenance:

Worldwide leader in automotive safety and pioneer in both seatbelts and airbags. Technology leader with the widest product offering for automotive safety. All the leading automobile OEM’s in the world are customers and serve from 80 locations in 30 countries with employs 43,000 peoples.

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