• Gender: Male
• Age: 55
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Post Graduate Diploma
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 27.5 Year(s)

Education

P.G. Diploma in Plastics Engineering from CIPET, Ahmedabad in 1995

B.E. (Mechanical) From Utkal University in 1992

Skill Sets

A result oriented professional with 19 years of cross-functional experience in the fields of Plant Management, Operations, Quality Systems, Project Management, Vendor Development.
Good experience in operations of a wide spectrum of manufacturing technologies & processes. 
Rich Experience in implementation of Lean Manufacturing
Wide experience in purchase of Plastics Machineries, Moulds and Auxiliary equipments  
Rich experience in new product and technology transfers from Europe to India and new product development involving manufacturing of Injection Molds, Extrusion Dies, Stamping Tools, Jigs, Fixtures and Assembly lines.
Expertise in establishing systems, statutory documentation, implementation and certification for Quality Management Systems (QMS).  
Key player in Vendor Development Activity for development of Precision Injection Molded Components, responsible for commercial

Work Experience

Production & Engineering Manager
Since Nov 2013
Company Profile: Manufacturer of Floor Mops, Floor Wipers & Household Cleaning Products
Job Profile:
Responsible for the entire Manufacturing, Quality activities, Maintenance, HR & Product development related to manufacturing of Household cleaning products
Heading Manufacturing:
Plan, organize and control the plant operations in most cost-effective manner with consistently high product quality and improvement of operating parameters to meet business objectives.
The newly set up Manufacturing Plant comprise of Extrusion Department, Injection Moulding Machines, Blow Moulding Machine, Drill & Fill machines and Customised special machines made in Germany.
Heading Team of 30 staffs and 200 workmen.
Monitor and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding outputs.
Heading various projects like Implementation of Lean Manufacturing, OEE Improvement in Extrusion & Injection Moulding, Raw Material Standardisation and Establishment of new production facilities.
Worked with HR to ensure that appropriate information, communication, training and instruction are passed on to the workforce.
Liaison with Government departments

Plant Head
Jun 2012 to Oct 2013
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of plactics pipes
Company Profile: Responsible for the entire Operation of the plant , turnover & profit-loss
Worked with Top management & Manufacturing team for leading the organisation towards achieving business goals and objectives specially, on optimizing revenue and operating income. 
Plant comprised of 105 Injection Moulding Machine & 10 extruders producing Fittings & Pipes in UPVC, CPVC, PPR material, consume 2000 MT per month.
Lead a team of 98 staff and 1000 workmen.
Decision making for Purchases, Process Control, Improvement & Manpower Approval.
Liaison with Government departments e.g. Factory Inspector, Labour Department, Pollution Board, Local Administration, Fire Dept etc.
Significant Achievements:
Reduction in wastage from 6% to 3.8% (2012-13).
Reduction of Machine Break down time from 3% to 1.4% (2012-13).
Drastic Reduction in plant maintenance cost from 11 lac per month to 9 lac per month 
Reduction of Non Moving Inventory (Reduced from 600 MT to 98 MT)
Reduction of 200 workmen in plant .
Implementation of various projects like Lean Manufacturing, KRA mapping which helped in cost saving as well as improvement in KPIs.

Senior Production Manager
Feb 2010 to June 2012
Company Name: Supreme Industries
Job Profile: Responsible for the entire Manufacturing, quality activities and product development related to production of protective packaging products at the Gwalior, India plant. 
Responsible for Production, Planning, Quality, product development, Product Costing and Turn over.
Responsible for achieving Key Performance Indicators e.g. Turnover, Yield, Production targets, Inventory, Manpower, Manufacturing cost etc. 
Provide leadership, management and ensure proper operational controls, procedures and systems within the organisation.
Raw Material selection, Decision making for Capital purchases, Process Control & Improvement. 
Reviewing & improving product quality.
Reduction in customer complaints & enhancement of customer satisfaction.
Responsible for preparation and monitoring of Annual Budget.
Lead a cohesive team of Managers, Asst-Managers, Engineers and more than 200 workmen.

Plant Manager
Jan 2008 to Jan 2010
Company Name: Plaasteka Fze
Job Profile: Responsible for the entire manufacturing, maintenance & quality activities related to production of Super Speciality Polymer Additives at the Dubai, UAE plant. 
Successfully established the new Manufacturing plant at Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE. Set up comprising of Extruders, Palletizers, Automatic Material Packing System & Associated Utilities & completion of legal formalities. 
Successfully got Velothene approved from Inspection Agencies viz. Food Grade approval from ISEGA, Germany, Toxicology Approval (TS-17) from Bureau Veritas, Hong Kong, various product specific approvals from CIPET, India & Intertek, Netherlands. 
At a later stage contributed for developing and establishing customer base in India for super speciality polymer additives… activities - Technical
Services, Techno Commercial solution to Clients.

Molding Manager & later as Industrialization Manager
July 1999 to Jan 2008
Company Name: Schneider Electric
Company Profile: World Renowned Manufacturer of a Wide range of Products for the Electrical and Energy Sector’s for local as well as for Export Markets. 
Job Profile:
Responsible for setting up of the Injection Molding Plant in the new factory at Vadodara resulting in Machine capacity increase from 2 m/cs in 1999 to 20 m/cs in 2007.         
Successfully installed and commissioned the PVC Trunking Line (Extrusion). 
Key Player in launching of new product ranges 
Monitoring and optimising on the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for manufacturing, namely OEE, NEE, OTDM, NQC, PRR, MDR, Lead time and SUR.
Ensuring Quality Value Engineering (QVE), Raw Material Standardization & achieving targeted savings through change in product, process and raw material substitution.
Designing manufacturing lines and material flow as per lean principle.
Key Player for implementing SAP, Lean Manufacturing and ISO-9000 Quality System
Awarded the most prestigious award - People Who Make Difference and the first one to receive Schneider Electric - Best Employee Award in 2005. 

Senior Executive (Production)
Aug 1995 to Jun 1999
Company Name: Netlon India
Company Profile: Is a worldwide pioneer in the extrusion technology,  Manufacturing a wide range of Plastics Extruded- Polymer Mesh, Knitted Shading Mesh, Specialised products for Infrastructure needs


Training
Advanced Injection Moulding- LK a/s, Denmark. 
Moulding Automation- LK a/s, Denmark 
Advanced PVC Profile Extrusion – Schwartz - Battenfeld, Germany
PVC Profile Extrusion Processing - MITA, UK
Lean Manufacturing - Schneider Electric, India 
Managerial Effectiveness - IIM Kolkata, India 
OHSAS 18001 - CII, Vadodara, India 
Polymer Testing & Thermal Analysis- Swiss Gel, Zurich, Switzerland 
7 Habits of Highly Effective People- Franklin Covey , New Delhi
Contract Labour Management Steps Academy , Haridwar
Basics of Supply Chain Management APICS, Bangalore
Crisis Management & HSE FHP, Kualampur,Malaysia
Various Management / Soft Skill Training Programs 

Future Goals

Senior level assignments in Plant Management / Project Management / Operations with a growth oriented organization