Operations & Manufacturing Leader with Lean & Industry 4.0 expertise
Resume:
N.Ragavan
Contact No: +91-984******* & +91-954*******
E-Mail: ***********@*****.***
Profile Snapshot
●Having Rich experience in Plant Operation, Lean Manufacturing Concept, Production, Production Planning, Stores, Sales Dispatch, Logistic and Inventory Management.
●Responsible for the P & L of the Plant and Future business, Incoming to dispatch includes planning, production, quality, materials, and customer support. Implementation of AI Concept to Improve quality Concern.
●Expertise in handling the complete Production on Injection Molding,Stamping, Forging, Machining,, Paint Shop (ED Coating, Powder Coating and Spray Painting), Wiring Harness, Fabrication all Type of Welding Process, Vibration Welding and Assembly of Steering Gear and Column, Instrument Panel and Lamp Assembly. Operations & activities; a strategist with expertise in planning and executing customer demands.
●Experience in Combination Switch Assembly (CSA), Lamp Assembly, Press Shop and Assembly, Gear Assembly, Machine shop like Gear Hibbing and Broaching, Grinding and Milling and Injection Molding.
●Achieving Management Targets towards MFO through MPCP Monitoring Closely.
●Demonstrated abilities in handling inventory control from 45 days to 30days for Export and 15 Days to 7 Days for North based Parts.
●An enterprising leader with proven abilities in leading teams towards the achievement of organizational goals and industry best practices of Industrial 4.0 etc.
●Adroit in managing overall production operations in plants with a view to enhancing the operational efficiency in driving cost reduction initiatives. VAVE.
●An enterprising leader with excellent communication, problem solving and man management skills.
●Undergone VSME Training and implemented flow pattern Delivery flow, Production Flow, Procurement flow.
●Internal Information Flow through KANBAN card.
Areas of Expertise
Production Operations
●Planning & executing production operations, while managing the workmen for achieving the periodic production targets by following SOPs, manuals & work instructions for production operations of the unit.
●Appraising prevalent production systems/ processes, identifying loopholes if any and undertaking result-oriented measures for alleviating them and documenting the same.
●Handling all requisite activities to perform such as negotiation, recommendation, inspection, expediting & tracking.
Special Achievements
●Plant level inventory reduced from 3.5% to 3.0%.
●Handled Four Major OEM customers.
●In Sona Koyo Made Six Days operation into Five days operation where only Dispatch will be done on Sixth Day.
●Productivity Improvement by adopting line balancing cycle time reduced from 124 sec to 88 sec.
●Handled 2000 Child parts, 450 FG Parts and 700000 Circuits handled.
●Implementation on Lean Manufacturing Concept.
Work Experience
From 2023 to March 2026 – Plant Head at Varroc Engineering Ltd
(Supplying to Hero, Renault Nissan, Daimler, Yamaha, Royal Enfield, Hero Motors)
Key Result Areas:
●Responsible for overall Plant Operation and P&L. Implemented AI concept in quality concern area.
●Driving change management in unit and resolving operational issues by setting process of coordination and escalation and resolving.
●Reducing rejection level & rework through continuous up gradation of quality control & to observe better compliance in line with changing customer requirement.
●Adept Line balance production against actual.
●Developing Business Plan & Forecasting capacity for the entire year in advance and based on marketing input.
●Enhancing the Inward, Storage, Manufacturing Process and delivery process and building up long-lasting association with the customers.
●Handled Injection Molding 250T to 1400T, Ultrasonic Welding, and High Vacuum Metalizing, ROBO Painting etc.
From May’2021 to Dec’2022– Plant Head Fiem Industry (Operation Head), (Supplying to HONDA MOTORS, YAMAHA MOTORS, TVS MOTORS, OLA ELECTRIC MOTORS, EXPORT LIKE KUBOTTO AND ASPOCK)
Key Result Areas:
●Responsible for overall Plant Operation and P&L
●Developing Business Plan & Forecasting capacity for the entire year in advance and based on marketing input.
●Enhancing the Inward, Storage, Manufacturing Process and delivery process and building up long-lasting association with the customers. Implemented Industrial 4.0 Concept.
●Driving change management in unit and resolving operational issues by setting process of coordination and escalation and resolving.
●Reducing rejection level & rework through continuous up gradation of quality control & to observe better compliance in line with changing customer requirement.
●Adept Line balance production against actual.
●Handled Injection Molding, Ultrasonic Welding, High Vacuum Metalizing, Painting ROBO/Manual, Hard Coating, Stamping & Welding and Assembly Process.
From Jan’2019 to Till Sep’2020– Operation Head (Plant Head)
SHIVAM AUTOTECH LIMITED, BANGALORE (Supplying to HYUNDAI MOTORS INDIA LTD, KIA MOTORS & FORD Through MANDO Certified by SQMARK, HERO MOTOR CORP & BOSCH)
Key Result Areas:
●Responsible for the P & L of the Plant and Future business, Incoming to dispatch includes planning, production, quality, materials, and customer support and business development (NPD).
●Enhancing the Inward, Storage, Manufacturing Process and delivery process and building up long-lasting association with the customers.
●Effectively interfacing with people at all levels, managing a healthy work environment and inculcating aligning teamwork with high work ethics. Working in close co-ordination with internal customers, vendors, transporters and Stores & Accounts for smooth operations.
●Strong in Lean manufacturing, TPM, essential, good knowledge in Quality Standards essential.
● Responsible to improve productivity by effective utilization of resources including men, materials and machines,
●Handled Stamping and Forging from 150T to 1600T Presses, Machining like Gear Cutting and Hibbing.
●Participating at a senior level in the management of plant operations
●Making decisions about equipment use, maintenance, modification and procurement.
●Benchmarking best practices and driving the use of such methods across responsible operations.
●Ensuring Plant Legal Requirements being fulfilled.
From May’2018 to Dec’2018 – AGM - Operation
CAPARO ENGINEERING LIMITED, Chennai. (Supplying to Direct TAFE, NISSAN and FORD)
Key Result Areas:
●Taking Care of Profit Center (P&L)
●Making decisions about layout Changes on Machine equipment to Improve Productivity.
●Benchmarking best practices and driving the use of such methods across responsible operations.
●Optimizing profit while taking into account the lifetime of the plant & the operation period.
●Carrying out regular health and safety inspections.
●Handled Presses 150T to 1000T Capacity, Paint Shop, Powder Coat, ED Coat, Welding and Assembly.
●Providing leadership, coordination and coaching to the plant and operational team
●Monitoring Overall Equipment Efficiency and in line With Quality Requirements.
●Improving productivity by ease of process flow & enhancing employee involvement.
●Cost Saving activity by Reducing Number of Days, Shift by Line balancing with Engineering Method Man or Machine.
From Sep’2016 to Oct’2017 – Senior Manager Production Control and Logistic
FAURECIA PVT LIMITED, Chennai. (Supplying to FORD, FCA)
Key Result Areas:
●Handled Assembly process of Molded Parts, Door Panel, Molded Part like Instrument Panel, FRT/RR Door, and Console Assembly and Paint Shop.
●Improving productivity by ease of process flow & enhancing employee involvement.
●Expertise at handling Injection Molding 350 T to 2500T Capacity Machine.
●Inventory function, to curtail inventory holding expenses and adherence to the minimum inventory level to minimize Find Blockages...
●Experts in JIS and JIT (Just in Sequence and Just in Time)
●Undertaking reconciliation of vendor’s accounts for pending materials and payments. Keeping close track of rejected & approved materials and communicating to the vendors.
●Ensuring Super G Score 100% and Q1 Certified Industry.
From Sep’2011to Sep 2016 – Manager Production and PPC
SONA KOYO STEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED, Chennai. (Supplying to TOYOTA, HYUNDAI MOTORS INDIA LTD, FORD, NISSAN)
Key Result Areas:
●Knowledge of Steering Column Welding assembly and Gear Steering Machining and Assembly.
●Handled Machining of Gear Hopping, Broaching, Grinding, Milling, Induction Hardening and Heat Treatment Process.
●Encouraging and assisting the team members and workforce for quality forum resulting in small improvements pertaining to quality.
●Achieved Zero Customer PPM in the last Three Years.
●Assembly and Exporting Manual Gear and Column to USA and UK
●Ensuring 100% OTIF.
●Handled Machining Process, Assembly, Heat treatment and Induction Hardening Process.
●Development of preventive maintenance plan for the equipment. Involved in managing, monitoring and evolving project delivery, policies, processes and profitability to enable the company to fulfill its contracted commitments to clients and ensure that it consistently delivers high quality service on time and to budget.
●Served as single point contact for the customer till project completion & responsible for internal and external communications
●Forecasted and ensured the delivery and storage of materials and tools to the project site and placed the orders to subcontractors and factory material suppliers.
●Managing projects right from the planning stage till final execution, involving planning, resource finalization, defining specifications, vendor coordination and ensuring project completion within specified timelines.
●TPM Practiced and involved in JH (Jishu Hosen)
●Responsible for overall FGS management. Responsible for maintaining overall Stock inward and outward.
●Preparing daily, weekly, monthly reports for MIS for plant and corporate office as against MPCP and MFO.
Nov’07to Sep’11 - Deputy Manager – Production and PPC
KIML – (Kyunshine Industrial MothersonLimited) Join Venture with tier I position supplying to HYUNDAI MOTORS INDIA LTD
Key Result Areas:
●Wiring Harness Planning of parts as per scheduling for Cutting, Crimping and Assembly section.
●Handled all Type of Harness Like Main, Floor, Engine, Door and Tail gate Harnesses.
●Core functions include achieving daily production targets and developing ways to increase Machine Utilization, Machine Efficiency in CNC wire cutting machines while reducing In-Process PPM
●Credited for implementing SPC techniques in machines section and Line Balancing and Group Technology concepts in the Assembly line
●Played key role in the development of prototype sample with engineering department and as the CFT member in APQP team
●Has rich experience in handling large manpower groups, 700+ production associates as well as in managing subgroup activities for quality improvements and training staff on Internal Quality auditor for TS 16949: 2002.
●Handle the entire gamut of manufacturing operations of the plant, ensuring seamless operations meeting qualitative and quantitative budgets and providing customer delight by taking corrective and preventive action for product non-conformance and customer complaints.
●Daily review of customer complaint and taken action
●Monthly meeting preparation for group presentation
●Maintaining WIP with in control
●Preparing business plan and raising the requirements for the new machinery
●Preparing monthly MIS report.
●To achieve the targeted production by utilizing the resources in a systematic (Man / M/c / Material)
●Well experienced in implements of 5 ‘S’ system in shop floor towards continues
●Improvement & participate member in ‘Q’ circle
●Ensuring the New project management operations are efficient, and all associated services have operational processes, systems & procedures in place
●Assuring lead times for each project related activity are accurately communicated & followed throughout the business.
July’04 to Nov’07 Senior Engineer – Production SL Lumax Limited Join Venture with tier I position. Supplying to Hyundai Motors India Ltd, Ford
Key Result Areas:
●To review the production through Production Actual Monitoring Chart
●Handled Stamping Presses 150T to 250T Presses, Injection Molding 350T to 850T and CO2 Welding and Fabrication Assembly of Head Lamp, Parking Brake Assembly, Gear Shift Assembly and Paint Shop UV Base Coating, Spray Painting and Metalizing Process.
●Planning of parts as per schedule and Executing the Actual as per Plan
●Production and tool trial by effective planning
●Reduce performance bottle necks for achieving high productivity
●To allot the machine hours for regular production and tool trials by reviewing with NPD team
●Carried out manufacturing and Quality operating system in line
●Capacity analysis for machines and manpower requirements.
●Review of Daily/Weekly/Monthly Production plan Vs. Actual On time deliveries to customer
●Development of Preventive Maintenance plan for the equipment
●Piloting support for the new products & collection of feedback from the field.
●Attending to field issues for the new products.
March’94 to July’ 04 Engineer – Production NTTF Industries limited, Bangalore
Supplying to Direct to MARUTI, M&M, TOYOTA and HYUNDAI through MANDO Brakes Systems.
Key Result Areas:
●Handled Stamping Press 30T to 500T and Injection Molding 30T to 350T, Fine Blanking Machine and Spot Welding.
●Trouble shooting process of pressed Parts and able to suggest on Tool Correction on Quality Improvements.
● Machine Shop Handled Like Milling, Jig Boring and Jig Grinding Operations.
●Material Recourse planning (MRP)
●Molding of manufactured Plastic parts/sub-assemblies/assemblies
●Coordinating with tool room for the new Too; trail during process setup to the approval from the customer
●Exposure in implementing of 5S system in shop floor towards continuous improvement and participate member in Q – Circle
●Well experience in identifying the need for mistake proofing in Press Tools, Quick Clamp Accessories, Presses (POKA YOKE)
●As a SPC – MDT member – review the process capability timely and the process capability timely and access
●Implemented TPM activity and Become a Pilot Machine Leader.
May’93 to Feb’94 Diploma Engineer Trainee Dev Fasteners limited, Uthiramerrur
Key Result Areas:
●Involved in improving & applying modification of products & molds as per customer’s requirement
●Responsible for validation of processes
●Responsible for Time based maintenance for measuring instruments
●Performed testing & validation of products at laboratory for design requirements
Academic Details
●B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) from Karnataka University, Mysore, Karnataka.
●Diploma (Mechanical Engineering) from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Personal Details
Name : Ragavan N
Father’s Name : Natarajan P
nguages Known : English, Tamil, Kannada,
Telephone No : 984-***-****, 954-***-****
Notice period : Available Immediate Joining
Permanent Address : No.1A/16 BharathiyarStreet,
Vedhachalam Nagar,
Sevilimedu,
Kanchipuram,
Tamilnadu – 631503.
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