Production Planning & Operations Leader with 25+ Years Experience
Resume:
Les Ateliers De Pondicherry
Pvt. Ltd.,(SA8000Certified
Co.,) Team Leader-
Production
Sep’ 15-Nov’18
LaburNet Services India
Pvt. Ltd. Senior Trainer
R.R.DAMODAR
Scaling new heights of success with hardwork & dedication and leaving a mark of excellence on each step; targeting senior to top level assignments with a leading organization of repute. *********@*****.*** +91-770**-*****
Plot No.13, DoorNo.92 B, 1 A Cross, M.V.M Nagar, Dindigul – 624001, TamilNadu, India. PROFILE SUMMARY
CORE COMPETENCIES
Strategic Planning (Production Planning)
Factory Management and Leadership
Continuous Process Improvement/
Operational Excellence
Process / Technology Enhancements
Quality Management
Statutory Liaising & Coordination
Human Resource Mgmt.
Lean Manufacturing
Troubleshooting /RCA
Audits & Compliance Safety & Compliance
Mgmt.
Budgeting & Cost Control
General Administration
Plant and Peoples Safety
SOFTSKILLS
Demonstrating over 25 years of expertise in Production Planning & Control, Training & Development, and People Management from Food Processing, Beverages, Edible Oil, Pharmacy and Consumer product industries.
Proven experience in Supervisory and Managerial roles specializing in production and operations from planning to dispatch.
Enhance operational effectiveness through resource planning, overseeing production operations, and executing the planned schedule to achieve production targets.
Maximize production efficiency by optimizing man and machine utilization minimizing idle time. Estimating production budget and controlling costs.
Lead the team with strong leadership skills showing guidance, team building and fostering collaboration among cross functional teams.
Ensured preventive and off-season overhaul maintenance are done as scheduled, and maintenance spares are readily available. This resulted in improved operational efficiency.
Ensured quality control system & SOPs are implemented targeting reducing rejections & achieving customer satisfaction.
Leveraged TPM and Kaizen for continual improvement. Maintained plant hygiene with HACCP & GMP compliance preventing contamination and meeting food safety standards.
Collaborated with HSE personnel in safety implementation protecting employees and properties. Ensured workers active participation in safety initiatives.
Maintained clear communication with customers ensuring understanding of customer specifications and expectations
Managed customer complaints by internal reviews and responding with resolutions and corrective actions.
Ably negotiated with vendors for on time delivery, consistent quality and pricing.
Identified skill gaps in plant personnel, developed skill matrix and training plan securing management approval. Evaluated training effectiveness for continual improvement.
Built better working relationship at all levels of the organization through effective communication and fostered collaboration and positive work environment.
Serving as a managerial interface between management and employees, facilitated communicating management objectives and employee’s concerns. Communicator
Collaborator
CAREER TIMELINE
Since Feb’22
Oct’20 to Jun’21
Motivator
TeamLeader
ChangeAgent
VSA Foods and Beverages
Senior Manager - Plant
Sep’14-Jul’15
Natural Capsules Ltd.,
Pondicherry Asst Manager-
Production
KTV Health Food Private
Limited Assistant Manager
– Production
July ‘99 to May’ 08
International Agricultural
Processing Pvt. Ltd., (IFS
certified Co.,) Operations
Executive
Analytical Logical Jan’95-Jun’99
Cape Agro Pack(P)Ltd.,
Production Supervisor
Oct’93-Apr’94
T.V.S and Sons Ltd Trichy
Apprenticeship Trainee
WORK EXPERIENCE
Spearheading the entire factory operations including production, maintenance, quality control, and customer handling, ensuring adherence to HACCP, GMPs, SOPs and Safety norms.
Collaborating with different departments, such as PPC, quality assurance, engineering, R&D and purchase, to drive manufacturing excellence and ensure seamless operations.
Leading recruitment, training and competency development initiatives, along with audit and compliance activities.
Strategically managing budgeting, forecasting and capacity planning, while also serving as a quality leader.
Implemented a comprehensive training programs resulting in a 12% increase in employee productivity,enhancing skill sets and ensuring compliance with quality standards.
Introduced a new quality control system that led to a 9% decrease in product defects, ensuring adherence to HACCP, GMPs, and SOPs, and enhancing overall product quality.
Supervised production planning and execution based on marketing requirements, ensuring optimal man-power deployment and shift scheduling for the team.
Conducted daily review meetings, monitored process parameters at all levels of packing and maintained FIFO, GMP norms and SOPs.
Controlled excess production, minimized wastages, and facilitated multi-skilling of the team, along with training subordinates in GMP, SOP, and safety protocols.
Implemented shift scheduling optimization strategy resulting in a 15% reduction in overtime costs, demonstrating effective manpower deployment and resource utilization.
Functional Expertise:
Manufacturing Excellence: An Achievement driven-professional who headed manufacturing operations and ensured timely completion of production targets in stringent time, quality and cost parameters.
Cross – functional Coordination: worked closely with the Production Planning & Control, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Purchase Dept. for ensuring seamless functioning on the shop floor.
Involved in recruitment & selection of suitable candidate for delivering support in carrying out daily operations.
Training & Competency Development: imparted need – based training (OJT & Off JT) for competency & skill enhancement.
Audits & Compliance: undertook customer & internal audits along with ensuring qualitative deliverables to the customers.
Budgeting & Forecasting: should be responsibility of preparing budgets including investment & expenses based on sales volumes.
Quality Leader: ensured strict adherence to the QMS; led seamless execution of various stages of work flow through QMS.
Taking part in new product development and launch for scaling up the business.
Evolved strategies, performed Capacity Planning basis the Customer forecast and ensured optimum productivity levels.
Performed streamlining of job through Job procedures and job instructions.
Operational Excellence initiative s: Ensure Process stability by monitoring critical processes through SPC techniques.
Exhibited a firm approach in executing Kaizen at all levels for enhancing the productivity.
Acting as a Change Agent for driving the change management across the unit.
Ensuring optimum utilization of resources for scaling up the production, consistent with pre-set standards in order to accomplish the business objectives; generating and presenting accurate MIS to the management for decision-making process.
Setting - up budgets, Conceptualizing and implementing impressive cost saving techniques and heading significant modifications for accomplishing reduction in expenditures thereby, ensuring adherence to budgetary norms.
Playing a key role in managing man, machine and materials for achievement of production targets.
Taking strategic initiatives for driving cost effectiveness.
Leading the Lean /TPM for operating responsible for developing the foot print of integrated process for achieving all round performance of system, process & equipment unleashing the creativity & capability of people. EDUCATION
M.L.M., (Master of Labour Management) from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu M.A., (Public Administration) from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Govt. Polytechnic, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai District. TN PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 5thNovember, 1972.
Address:24C/1,Guru Chandra Nivas, Ramanathan Street,Mannargudi–614001,TiruvarurDist.,TamilNadu,India. LanguagesKnown:Tamil, English &Telugu(Spokenonly). 2004
2002
1993
VSA Foods and Beverages Senior Manager- Plant Operations February 2022 – Present KTV Health Food Private Limited Assistant Manager – Production October 2020-June 2021
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