Manager Quality Control

S.LINGARAJA

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Senior level assignments in Plant Operations & Maintenance, Production Management, Quality Control and Team Management with an organisation of

high repute

PROFESSIONAL ABRIDGEMENT

 A result oriented professional with nearly 20 years of extensive experience in Production Planning, Plant Operation & Maintenance, Process Engineering, Quality, Safety, General Administration, HR and Team & Labour Management in Textile Mills.

 Presently working with Mainland Textiles India Private Ltd.,Tirunelvei as Project cum Factory Manager.

 Technical proficiency in the field of Textile spinning process and working experience in planning as well as projects execution.

 Expertise in designing / streamlining processes / procedures to facilitate robust Quality Management Systems and Quality Innovation Projects.

 Possess sound knowledge in the areas of Statistical Process Control and Statistical Quality Control.

 Good control in Office Administration.

 Proven abilities to enhance production process operations optimise resource & capacity utilization; escalate productivity & operational efficiencies; while curtailing costs & expenses.

 Adept in managing technically advanced, cost-efficient, state of the art Production Systems and Processes. Exposure to Quality Circles ISO 9001 & Quality Management Systems.

 Keen understanding of the formalities and implementation of Quality Systems and excellent skills in complying with the norms of Regulatory Authorities.

 An enterprising leader with abilities in leading multi-skilled motivated teams to achieving organisational goals and industry best practices.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Production Planning

 Executing production planning for long term & short term as per budget and sustaining daily production target.

 Ensuring effective use of material and resources towards the achievement of pre-set targets.

 Preparing & implementing Operating Procedures and Work Instructions.

 Planning & implementing the preventive & predictive maintenance schedules for improving the overall reliability and safety of plant, personnel and production processes.

Plant Operations

 Implementing annual improvement plans for process reengineering and technology absorption projects for expansion and new products.

 Monitoring processes & identifying deviations towards ensuring that the same will consistently manufacture products meeting pre-determined specifications and quality attributes.

 Overseeing production related tasks; including planning, control & troubleshooting for achieving the planned periodic schedules.

Quality Control

 Interacting with the Quality Department for detection of potential deficiencies and implementing corrective actions. Maintaining Quality Systems and Process Control Records.

 Assuring conformance of the product to safety norms and specifications.

 Ensuring adherence to ISO 9001:2000 and safety management system as an Internal Auditor.

 Establishing Quality Management Systems across various processes to reduce rejection levels minimize variation in process and ensuring high quality standards during production.

 Conducting various tests & inspections to ensure that products developed are in compliance with pre-set technical specifications; detecting defects / faults and taking corrective actions.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

 Planning and effectuating preventive & predictive maintenance / overhauling / repair schedules of various machineries & instruments to increase machine up time and long term equipment reliability in Textile Mills.

 Proactively identifying areas of obstruction / breakdowns and taking corrective measures / steps to rectify the equipments through application of trouble shooting tools.

 Ensuring all the machinery work efficiently by conducting timely checks & measures.

 Executing cost saving and energy saving techniques/measures and modifications to achieve substantial reduction in O&M Expenditures and work within the budget.

Team Management

 Imparting continuous on the job training to the workforce for operational effectiveness and efficiency.

 Working on talent pool and succession planning of the management cadre and workforce, appraising their KRA (Key Result Areas) based performance and providing feedback on the same.

 Resolving interpersonal issues and working towards a harmonious work environment.

 Overseeing the performance of subordinates, mentoring / motivating them to improve their contribution levels.

 Organising Skill Development Training along with the HOD-HR, Training & TQM Depts.

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since Jul’09 with Mainland Textiles India Private Ltd., as Project cum Factory Manager

It is a new MNC Project with modern machines & technologies.

Machines Used:

 Reiter blow room.

 Truzler DK740 very high production Card with auto leveller.

 High speed auto levellers draw frame-Reiter RSB-851.

 LK54 high speed Combers.

 1400 Speed Frames.

 LR 6 Ring Frames.

 Muratec Autoconer.

 ELGI Yarn Conditioning plant.

 Reiter M2/1 Open End machines.

Accountabilities:

 Overseeing the implementation of Loarach Yarn cutter plant project.

 Supervising the implementation of new project

May’99 –Jun’09 with K.L.R.F Textiles Ltd., Tirunelveli as Mill Manager

It is an ISO 9001 certified company with modern machines & technologies. More than 50% of yarn is exported to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea and Egypt.

Growth Path:

Spinning Master May’99 - Jan’06

Manager (Technical) Feb’06 - Mar’07

Mill Manager Apr’07 – June’09

Machines Used:

 Lakshmi Reiter blow room

 LR C1/3, LC 300, LC300A very high production card with auto leveller.

 High speed auto leveler draw frame – RSB 851 & Reiter RSB D40.

 LF 1400 Speed Frames(Unit-I)

 LRG5/1 Ring Frames(Unit-I)

 Schlafhorst 338 Auto Coner with Quantum Clearer (Unit-I)

 Savio Espero –L & Savio Orion Auto Coners.(Unit-I)

 Sieger Yarn Conditioning Plant(Unit-I)

 Vj Lakshmi Two for One Twister.

 Gassing Machine – PS Metler.(Unit-I)

 LR M1/2 Open End Spinning.

 Reiter BT 923 Open End Spinning.

Accountabilities:

 Overseeing the implementation of gas singeing plant project.

 Supervising the implementation of our Unit II modernisation project (Reiter BT 923 Machines).

Selected Results:

 Successfully designed and implemented various projects to enhance production, quality and cost control in warp, hosiery and finer counts processing.

 Achieved 98.5% utilisation in spinning.

 Attained over 105 grams per spindle in spinning as 40s converted in LR G5/1 Machines.

 Successfully executed the practice of working with women apprentice scheme on contractual terms.

 Effectively introduced wet splicing for 94/2 & 100/2 Gassed singeing yarn.

 Received special gift for attaining ISO 9002 Certificate for the year of 1999 within stipulated time.

 Promoted and gifted for achieving the target of production for the year of 2000, 2003, 2006 & 2007.

 Increased plant capability in Unit-II from 1344 Rotors to 2760 Rotors during the tenure.

 Initiatiated to streamline / enhance production processes by women apprentice through good work method training with encouragement.

 Technology transfers effectuated.

 1% reduction in breakdowns / downtime through effective maintenance.

 Contributed in plant expansion of Autoconer in Unit-I and New Rieter BT923 Project in Unit-II / modification of carding lap feed to chute feed / upgradation of gasing plant projects.

Mar’95 – Apr’99 with Group of Madurai Sitalakshmi Mills Ltd., Ramnad as Assistant Spinning Master

It is a 12 sister concern and ISO certified company. The company exports 75% of production Korea, Srilanka and Bangladesh.

Machines Used:

 TRUMAC Blow room.

 LR C1/3 Cards.

 Drawing Trumac & LR DO/2S.

 Simplex LF1400.

 Spinning Jeets and Textool.

 Auto Coner SCHLAFHORST 238 and MURATA.

 Open End Spinning LR M1/2 & ELITEX BD 10.

 VJ Savio Two for One twister.

Accountabilities:

 Managing machinery maintenance and minimising its breakdown.

 Controlling and monitoring the process and production.

 Motivating and supervising the labourers.

 Responsible for Quality control.

Selected Results:

 Initiated to improve production by 20%.

 Awarded with special gifts for increasing the production and quality of yarn in 1997.

 Increase in productivity by reducing HOK from 26 to 22 as well as increased plant capability during the tenure.

 Initiatiated to streamline / enhance production processes by frequent meeting conducted to workers with good relationship and co-operation.

 0.75% reduction in breakdowns / downtime through effective maintenance.

 Plant expansion / modification / upgradation projects in Blowroom from Platts line to Trumac line undertaken.

May’93 – Feb’95 with Raj Narayan Textiles, Coimbatore as Shift In-charge

It is a company of 6 sister concerns and exports 30% of production to Bangladesh and Srilanka.

Accountabilities:

 Directing the process and monitoring the activities of the labourers.

Selected Results:

 Successfully managed various 12(3) & 18(1) settlement relating to workload and wage revision implementation.

 Awarded with special gifts for implementing new workload assignment in 1994.

 Increase in productivity by reducing HOK from 28 to 24.

 Initiatives to streamline / enhance production processes by good co-operation with workers.

 0.5% reduction in breakdowns / downtime through effective maintenance.

 Plant expansion / modification / upgradation projects open end spinning undertaken.

May’90 – Apr’93 with Vishnulakshmi Mills Pvt. Ltd., Sulur, Coimbatore as Shift Supervisor

The company deals with 100 % domestic market.

Accountabilities:

 Managing the process and monitoring the activities of the labourers.

Selected Results:

 Increased 10% productivity by reducing idle in spinning from 3% to 0.2%.

 Increased plant capability from 12000 spindles to 18000 spindles.

 Initiatiated to streamline / enhance production processes by strict control administration.

 1% reduction in breakdowns / downtime through effective maintenance.

 Undertaken plant expansion from 12000 spls to 18000 spls / modification in Ring Spinning from Drafting from WST to SKF PK225 / upgradation projects from Ring Spinning Asalis to Textool DJ 50.

TRAININGS UNDERGONE

 Good work method in all department South Indian Mills Association May’06 - Jan’07

 USTER QUANTUM clearer training program USTER Feb’05

 Ring Traveller Training program Lakshmi Ring Travellers May’97 & Jul’05

 Cots and Apron Training program ACCOTEX Oct’00

 ISO Effective Internal Auditor Z-TQM, Bangalore 23rd-24th Oct’99

 5S Good House - Keeping Program Z-TQM, Bangalore 9th-10th Jun’99

SCHOLASTICS

MBA (Textiles)

National Institute Of Retail Management, Bangalore (Pursuing)

Diploma in Textile Technology

Nachimuthu Polytechnic, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India in 1990 with 1st Division

IT SKILLS

 Well conversant with the following:

− Basic in Computer.

− PC Operator (MS DOS)

− Word processing (MS Word / Windows 98).

− FoxPro Programming.

− Training on Accounts Maintenance.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : 19th May, 1972

Martial Status : Married with 1 Son

Nationality : Indian

Passport Details : E2678171 (Valid Upto 2012)

Languages Known : English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Present Address : 34/5-Krishna Nagar, Kovilpatti, Tuticorin, _628503, Tamilnadu, India Permanent Address : 4/37, Naduvapatti, Maiparai Post, Sankarankovil Talk, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu – 627713, India.

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