Academic Details
Mechanical Engineering in
Diploma from Nachimuthu
Polytechnic College with 94.5%
2006
SSLC – Tamilnadu
Government higher
secondary school with
84.5%
Profile Summary
Achievement-driven professional with an experience of nearly 10 years in overall Production Operations in Automobile and Valve Manufacturing industries
Worked on Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, 5S, Low Cost Automation, Kanban System, SWCT, SMED and 7 QC Tools Skilled in ensuring timely accomplishment of production, assembly and machining targets within the time & cost parameters and appraising the prevalent production systems & processes while enhancing efficiency and productivity
Achieved cost savings of 2 lakh / Annum by implementing changes in clamping method of CNC turning operations in Devlon/ Peek seat machining
Comprehensive understanding of CNC lathes, CNC milling machines, SPM & assembling machines, automobile components, pipeline valve components & its applications
Followed the production standards and ensured zero accident consecutively for 5 years in shop floor
Acted as Team Leader for a QC Team; adhered to the quality standards, ISO 9001:2015, TS 16949,API6D, API Q1 for smooth operations
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills with strong analytical, team building, problem-solving and organizational capabilities
Core Competencies
Soft Skills
Communicator Collaborator
Intuitive Innovator Analytical
Motivator
Team Builder
IT Skills
Design Tool: AutoCAD – 2004 Version (2D,
3D)
ERP Software: ORACLE,Infor BAAN
(LN WEB), SAP,Application: MS Office,
PowerPoint, Word, Excel
Career Timeline
M.THANGARAJ
Production Engineer Machine shop
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TVS - Sundaram Clayton
Limited, Chennai as Diploma
Engineer Trainee-Production
A result-driven professional targeting assignment in overall Production Operations with an organization of high repute manufacturing industries Nov’09-Jan’12
- Production Operations
- Lean Manufacturing
- Process Enhancement
- Quality Assurance & Control
- Cross-functional Coordination
- Low Cost Automation
- Reporting & Documentation
- SOP Adherence
- Team Management
Mar’12- July ’17
Team Management
Emerson Automation Solutions
Coimbatore, (Virgo Valves ) as
Engineer-Production – E2
Since May’18 – till date
Lakshmi Machine works Ltd.,
Coimbatore, (UNIT-3) as-
Production Engineer
Organizational Experience
From - May’2018 till date
Lakshmi Machines Works Ltd., Coimbatore,
Production Engineer - Machine shop.
Role:
Managing the overall productivity and machine shop activities Ensure components are machined as per planning schedule & moved to next stage Conduct trials with the help of production department for productivity & process improvement. Productivity enhancement in shop floor by reducing cycle time, fixture modification, change of cutting tools & cutting parameters
Assisting the setter in production trouble shooting Continuously reduce the rejection level in the shop floor & maintain zero rejection level Ensure proper use of the machineries, accessories, cutting tools & measuring instruments as specified by the manufacturer.
To conduct tryout with methods department for Process improvement. Improve OEE of machine shop & coordinating the production activities Control of operators & setters, train them in respective field & motivate them on good working practice. Implement concepts like SMED,SWCT,KAIZEN,TPM & 7 QC tools Identify and reduce the manual work content by Low cost automation, analysis to support these changes Hands on experience in Takt time calculation, Cycle time reduction, Set up time Reduction, Cell Layout planning & line balancing Preparation of Production related MRM documents and Power point Presentation to the top level management From - March’2012 to July’2017
Emerson Automation solutions,
( Virgo Valves & Controls Pvt. Ltd ), Coimbatore,
Engineer – Machine shop - Production.
Role:
Responsible for all the manufacturing production activities in machine shop Leading the manpower to achieve monthly & weekly production targets as per the plan released by the PPC Deploying manpower and machine as per the day plan without affecting the other activities Coordinating with all departments like Planning, Assembly, Store, Quality for on-time delivery to the customer Prioritizing machine shop components with respect to product delivery date Finalizing the procurement of toolings, jigs & fixtures, inserts based on monthly plan Conducting audit and inspection of the first piece and evaluating inspection records Organizing and participating in Daily board meeting; monitoring worker performance and efficiency Working on to improve the OEE and converting internal activities to external activities for SMED concept Maintaining the ISO documents based on monthly completed targets Assessing and reviewing the work process for maximizing the efficiency of production line Maintaining high standards of 5'S & TPM activities Motivating the team for KAIZEN activities
Preparing documentation and MIS & QOS of all the production activities Highlights :
Received 1st prize consecutively 4 times in Kaizen Competition from 2013 to 2016 for Kaizen implementation by Emerson Kaizen Event
Introduced and implemented new type of auto drilling fixtures & double stem bore fixture in VMC machine to increase output & reduce set-up time of valve’s body machining Initiated successful implementation of total productive manufacturing, resulting in an increase of production by 35%, savings by 20% in production cost as well as through effective use of the rotation method for defect & rejection Decreased the lead time in production by 35% through implementation of Lean manufacturing & low cost automation
Reduced the setting changeover from 185 minutes to 120 minutes by implementing the SMED concept in VMC and eliminated non-value added activities in machine shop by conducting time study and method study Created Tamil work instructions for machine shop operators in shop floor Developed Excel Sheet for Daily production reports, live status report & Capacity planning sheet of machine shop.
Achieved cost saving in Devlon & Peek Seat Machining at CNC turning operations (Recurring saving INR 2 lakh
/ Annum) by implementing changes in clamping method in devlon /peek seat machining Ensured zero accident consecutively for 5 years in shop floor and increased the 5S trend from 45% to 73% Successfully implementation of DNC SYSTEM ( CIMCO – 8 ) in machine shop – Magna electro castings pvt ltd Rejection elimination from 0.8% to 0.2% through Quality control circle ( QCC ) at LMW – from 2018 to 2019 From - Nov’09 to Jan’12
TVS - Sundaram Clayton Limited, Padi,Chennai
Diploma Engineer Trainee-Machine shop - Production Role:
Conducted sunrise meetings with the operators; provided previous day’s feedback & next day’s plan Setting of each machining operations in the shop floor & proving of first setting components Managed and deployed the manpower to the respective work area basis the skills Ensured Lean Manufacturing on cell & stock availability of materials; prepared monthly plan based on material availability to avoid any shortcomings
Identified and resolved the problems of CNC programming related faults Control of machine shop driving night shifts
Administered the production status on an hourly basis; shared hourly output reports to the management Monitored and reduced cycle time in machining components Conducted gap measure analysis on quality and production on day-to-day basis Implementation of Poke –Yoke availability and working condition. Experience in being a Team Leader for a QC Team (Quality Circle). Personal Details
Date of Birth: 15th February 1990
Languages Known: Tamil & English,
Marital Status: Married
Address: No. 4/4, Saraswathy Nagar, Sulur, Coimbatore-641402