Production Planning & Control Specialist in Auto Industry

SARAVANAKANNAN M

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Job Objective

Seeking assignments in Production Planning Control, Sales in Auto ancillary / Automobile industry in India / Overseas. Summary

28 years of experience in Production Planning Control and Vendor Management

Currently associated with Sri Balaji Castings Pvt Ltd, Ambattur as Manager - Production Planning Control

Knowledge in SAP PP

Sound knowledge of quality tools like Kaizen, 3C, 5S, FIFO, Poka Yoke and 8D.

Proven abilities in enhancing production process operations, optimizing resource and capacity utilization, escalating productivity and operational efficiencies, while curtailing costs and expenses

Proficient in entire production and machining process viz., planning, organizing, and technical aspects including installation and commissioning, implementing and troubleshooting and analyzing for improvements

Demonstrated excellence in setting priorities by developing work schedule, monitoring progress towards goals, and tracking details / data / information / activities

Possess excellent communication, analytical, team building, problem solving and planning skills Core Competencies

Coordinating projects to ensure they meet setup standards with accountability for strategic utilization and deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives

Spearheading production related tasks including planning, control and troubleshooting for achieving the planned periodic schedules and process control

Ensuring adherence to the quality standards, overseeing implementation of various stages of workflow using quality tools

Play key role in preparation of process flow charts, control plans, work instructions, etc.

Promoting quality and performance improvement throughout the organization

Providing direction, motivation and training to shop floor team to ensure optimum performance for all operations Work Experience

Sep’14 - Till Date Sri Balaji Castings Pvt Ltd., Ambattur Manager (Production Planning Control) Key Clients Handled:

Ashok Leyland, Royal Enfield, Tafe, Toshiba, General Electricals, Thales, General Motor (GM) and Hitachi (U.S, Switzerland, Sweden)

Role:

Co-ordinate with the Customers (General Electric, General Motor, Albonair, Tafe, and Thales) to fulfill their requirement.

Co-ordinate with casting department to get the casting plan on Monthly, Weekly and Daily Basis for machines planning

Preparing Production planning (Machining Plan) for individual machines at Plant, Vendors as per the customer schedule and execution to meet batch and lot production targets

Involved in liaising and following up with the vendors (5 Vendors)

Review of Daily Production & Customer delivery plan

Preparing Capacity Plan for machines (VMC 25 Machines, CNC 6 Machines, HMC 1 Machine) and Vendors (VMC 22 Machines, CNC 4 Machines)

Preparing and maintaining weekly, monthly production reports Highlights:

Played a role in Value Steam Mapping (VSM) to improve productivity of head lamp.

Introduced PP boxes for Tafe parts and Albonair parts instead of carton boxes which led to annual savings of Rs. 67,000

Rs 1.5 lakh/annum cost saving done by dispatching carton box instead of Wooden boxes.

Directing a team of 2 members

Nov’ 09 – Aug’ 14 Woosu Automotive Pvt. Ltd., Perambakkam Assistant Manager – Production & PPC

(A Hyundai Supplier Company)

Role:

Handled day-to-day activities related to production requirements

Responsible for preparing production plan as per Customers’ requirements

Involved in coordinating the process flow and preparing control plans

Minimized losses due to rejection by applying quality tools such as Kaizen, 7 QC Tools, Poka Yoke

Accountable for handling customer complaints and providing timely solutions

Generated and maintained monthly reports and presented the same to Senior Management Highlights:

Acknowledged for reducing the cost of Cutting Oil, which led to a annual savings of Rs. 75,000

Played a key role in reducing the Shaft Line Rejection PPM from 12000 PPM to 5000 PPM by training operators and implementing Kaizen activities

Effectively handled a team of 10 members

Jun’ 04 – Oct’ 09 ILJIN Automotive Pvt. Ltd., Sriperumbudur Assistant Manager - Production

(A Hyundai Supplier Company)

Growth Path:

Jun’ 04 - Dec’ 07 Engineer - Production

Jan’ 08 - Dec’ 08 Senior Engineer - Production

Jan’ 09 – Oct’ 09 Assistant Manager - Production

Role:

Responsible for managing three lines viz., Bearing Line, Disc-n-Drum and Assembly Line comprising of CNC Turning Machines, CNC Grinding Machines, Matching Machines, CNC Tapping Centers and Assembly Machines

Involved in equitable distribution of work between men and machines

Accountable for setting time lines and reducing the losses due to rejections

Guided, mentored trained and motivated sub-ordinates to achieve the overall targets

Facilitated and participated in Kaizen and 5S activities

Minimized losses due to rejection by applying quality tools such as Kaizen, 7 QC Tools, Poka Yoke

Ensured adherence to TS 16949 procedures

Highlights:

Line Balancing done for LCI / TBI Disc in First Turning Operations, ID Chamfer was done and the Cycle Time was 110 Sec. ID Chamfer was taken out from First Turning Operations and introduced in Second Turning Operation o Resulted in Cycle Time became 95 and 90 seconds in First and Second Turning Operations respectively

Line Balancing done for MCI Disc. Rough Braking Area Facing Operations done in First and Second Turning Operations with a Cycle Time of 120 and 115 seconds respectively:

o When the Rough Braking Area Facing operation was shifted to Third Turning operation the Cycle Time became 105 and 100 seconds respectively

Recognized for implementing Poka Yoke in the organization to avoid wrong side loading of inner ring and TBI Drum

Effectively brought many Line Improvements through Kaizen activities

Efficiently led and managed a team of 15 members Jun’ 97 – May’ 04 Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd., Guduvanchery

(A Rane Group Company)

Growth Path:

Jun’ 97 - Jun’ 99 Graduate Engineer Trainee - Manufacturing Jul’ 99 – May’ 04 Executive - Manufacturing

Key Clients Handled:

Telco, Ashok Leyland and Maruti Udyog.

Highlights:

Involved in Daily Work Management (DWM) and new product projects

Efficiently modified circuits in CNC Machines, which made motors run only during operation time instead of round-the-clock, this effort resulted in net savings of INR. 50,000 per annum

Holds the merit of reducing rejection level from 10,000 PPM to 6,000 PPM

Independently computerized Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Downtime Calculation

Participated in 5S competition conducted by AUTVS - Anna University and TVS; we won a 5 Star Award

Managed a team of 11 members

Academic Details

2018 MBA from Tamil Nadu Open University; secured 1st class 1997 B.Tech. (Automobile) from Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai; secured 1st class 1994 B.Sc. (Mathematics) from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli; secured 1st class with distinction Certification

2014 SAP Production Planning Module from VIT Limited, Chennai 2002 Oracle with Visual Basic from SSI Limited, Chennai IT Skills

Well versed with MS-Office Suite and AutoCAD R14 Trainings

CNC Programming

Introduction to TS16949

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Quality Control (QC) Story

5S Techniques

Membership

Member of Quality Control Circle, Kaizen Activities, VSM and TQM Personal Details

Date of Birth 15th June, 1974

Address Plot- K1, Sai Gokul Illam, Manasarovar Garden Extn VII, Paruthipattu, Avadi, Chennai – 600 071. Languages Known English, Tamil and Hindi

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