General Manager Production

Anil Edward Gaikwad

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TOP-PERFORMING PROFESSIONAL OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS

VP, Plant Manufacturing • VP, Technology • General Manager • Sr Operations Director •Plant Mgr

Workflow Optimization • Continuous Improvement • Strategy• Risk Planning & Analysis • Lean Manufacturing •Guided Compliance • Eliminated Complaints • Improved Total Quality •Process Management• Raised In-House Capability• Validated Materials •Technical services in foundries and steel melting shops •Reduced Operational Costs •Financial Planning• Entrepreneur mindset• Consolidated Plants • Increased Productivity Manpower Management •

Career Span:

Mono Ceramics Inc., Michigan, USA - VP Technology & Mfg : Jul 2016 - Nov 7th 2022

• Developed & optimized manufacturing capabilities. Slashed 90% of customer complaints.

• Redesigned, developed product and guided process engineering team to achieve product properties.

• Budgeted annually for engineering projects to meet company objectives and monitored ROI

• Monitored price movement, x-change rates, overheads, pricing, margins for techno-commercial offers

• Analyzed P&L monthly account, balance sheet, outstanding duration and collections.

• Reduced response time to customers from 2 weeks to 6 days for meeting exigency at customer site.

• Identified & selected new processing equipment and established new processes & SOPs.

• Ensured process capability at every stage with adequate documentations and training of personnel.

• Introduced new products in market to meet customer requirements, captured lost business opportunities

• Complied with OSHA, maintained emission levels, SWPP and health and external audits

• Strategized to meet company financial targets and objectives working with cross functional teams

Accomplishments:

• Initiated Project work on new refractory product -Clay Graphite stoppers for foundries

• Validated new input raw materials for enhanced product performance

• Researched on velocity optimization reagent distributor in lances using CFD.

• Focussed on FMEA / root cause analysis, correlation analysis to ascertain effective corrective action.

• Doubled production in 5 years thru’ effective support to manufacturing, engineering, and sales team.

TMRL & TMARL Co., Tianjin, China; -Apr2015 till Jun 2016-General Manager

• Led the two units as independent profit center.

• Steered operations, product development working with marketing, sales and research team

• Determined sales force in Asia Pacific to support lining and slag control business segments

• Key role in entering new markets, product launching, trials, new product with marketing and R&D.

• Built customer relations and ensured Delivery in Full on Time and Adequate

• Streamlined operations, planning and QC of both companies. Resulted in 95% productivity.

• Ensured right raw material by regular quality audit & inspection visits to vendor processing sites

• Identified alternate raw materials and introduced after qualification process

• Established best fit controls, systems, and metrics to ensure both segments act as quality benchmark.

• Re-engineered equipment with vendor/customer and processes to achieve desired end product. .

Accomplishments:

• Achieved annual targets as set by Group CEO

• Customer complaints reduced to 2 from 33 complaints thru’ continuous improvements

• ISO 9001 certification for Both China Plants in 2008 from BSI. regular update of ISO documentations

• Re-oriented process layout and merged both plants sites, saving 150K on rent annually-ROI in one year

• Planned projects and completed them on time using PERT charts, sketches, drawings, within budget

TMRL,&TMARL Co .,Tianjin, China: -Apr2007 till Mar2015-Production Manager

• Led production, planned schedules, maintenance, quality control, product development & cost control,

• Developed product with alternate raw materials specifications, BOM, inventory control.warehouse management

• Guided engineering and maintenance teams in various projects to improve process capability.

• Product/process research & development and troubleshooting issues at customer sites

• Led technical services team in Asia Pacific for tundish linings and BOF slag control in steel plants.

Accomplishments

• First to introduce a specific lining in S.Korea steel plant meeting requirement of H2 pickup .

• Stellar in development of refractory products for higher performance at customer end.

• No workplace accidents and all operations within emissions level.

Monocon Taiwan Company, Kaohsuing, Taiwan: :GM Jan2006 – Mar2007

• Implemented Statistical Process Tools at every stage of operations.

• Testing facilities setup for incoming raw materials, in-process, and final product quality control.

• Product development following Design of experiment, and statistical data.

Accomplishments

• Negotiated contracts with vendors which enabled the company make a profit for first time .

• Achieved target of zero customer complaint through process improvements.

• Entered new market at Whyalla Australia with successful trial of products in right design and material

Earlier Accomplishments

• Led the technology transfer team from Monocon Refractories, U.K. to India for tundish refractory lining

• Achieved capability of meeting DIN specification for Silica products for first time in organization

• Distinction as a Functional Consultant for IT system in tracking product at every stage of operation.

• Management Representative for ISO Quality Management System and Quality control.

• Spearheaded marketing & technical service team.

ACADEMIA

Bachelors degree in Ceramic Technology from College of Ceramic Technology, Kolkata (Calcutta University), India

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Ceramic raw material, its processing, development, specifications and material characterization.

• Identification of non-conformities & necessary Corrective & Preventive actions, root cause analysis

• Strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives.

• Statistical process control, Design of experiment, FMEA, continuous improvement,5S, PDCA

• Improved productivity by cycle time reduction, process and yield improvement and training

• Foundation of strong team and talent retention in operation, product development, marketing, and sales

• Ceramic material processing, material development, analysis of product characteristics

IT Skills: Conversant with MS Office Applications / ERP (Baan) / Quickbooks

KEY PROJECTS HANDLED

Project#1 / Team Size: 9 Members: Client: Hyundai, S. Korea 1/2 Year

Title: Changing Over refractory lining quality in Tundish

Project#2 / Team Size: 5 Members; MCI 1 Year

Title: Clay graphite stoppers Refractory for foundries

TRAININGS:

Management Appreciation Program for Executives AT T.M.T.C., Pune, India /Management Development Program on e-Com & Management Training at XLRI, Jamshedpur, India

Cost Reduction / SQC / Failure Mode Analysis / Team Building / Time Management /Value Engineering

IMMIGRATION STATUS:

Permanent Resident of USA /Authorized to work anywhere in USA.

No contractual binding with current employer

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