Apr 2022 – May 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pochampalli, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• Key Responsibilities:
• Battery Shop:
• AIS 156 Implementation for Battery Pack Manufacturing
• Capacity Expansion Planning
• Modification of Existing Line for Accommodating Different Variants of Batteries for Ola Scooter
• Base Cost Estimation for Various Projects to Improve Grounds of Negotiation with suppliers.
• Paint Shop:
• Alternate Supplier Development for Topcoat Shades
• PTED Line Commissioning & Post Commissioning Build Points Closure
• Paint Line Capacity Expansion Planning

Sep 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos · Pochampalli, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• Key Responsibilities as a Shift Incharge:
• Maintain S,Q,P,R,C Parameters for the Battery Line
• Develop Associates and Junior Staff Employees for handling production as per required volumes
• Maintain harmony within working level cross functional teams to ensure smooth production & safe workplace.
• Managing the Cost by controlling consumption of Indirect & Direct Consumables on the Line.

Mar 2021 – Sep 2021 · 6 mos · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Jul 2020 – Mar 2021 · 8 mos

• Interface with homeroom and conduct Standardized Gateway reviews at all stages for new projects involving all stakeholders.
• Ensure quality strategy & targets are understood and deployed at all levels
• Quality Activity Planning & adherence in all builds
• Participate in prototype build process. Evaluate prototypes for design/ quality/ process concerns.
• Verify quality improvement through glide paths for target achievement as per quality scorecard
• Evaluate and sign-off for launch readiness
• Capture the Lessons learnt for upcoming models and readiness for build issue management

Feb 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Supervising the Pre-Treatment, E-Coat and Sealer Line Production-achieving production targets by maintaining quality with minimum wastage and minimum cost of production.
• Organizing and controlling staff, facilitating product(s) produced are as per the defined schedule and parameters by coordinating with all stakes holders and manage peak volumes to ensure all orders are correctly planned and produced.
• Trouble shooting of day to day incoming and in-house generated defects, minimizing outflow to further process lines using tools such as Pareto Chart, Why-Why analysis, Fish-bone Diagram, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Passionately worked & achieved volume ramp up at PTED (from 10 JPH to 13 JPH) and Sealer (10 JPH to 15 JPH)
• Run online procurement system (Purchase Requisition/Setup) for Paint shop (Right from Supplier visit to plant, sample verification, development, feedback, finalization, delivery, to supplier payment follow up with finance team).
• Allocated Weekend Preventive Maintenance activities for PTED, Sealer area, paint booth and baking oven.
• Developed documents like SOS-JES, KYT, SOP, Control Plans,JH Sheets, TPM Tracker, Safety PPE Matrix with concerned CFT members.
• Resolved conflicts and negotiated agreements between parties in order to reach win-win solutions to disagreements and clarify misunderstandings.

Aug 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• SME for WCQ ( World Class Quality) Audits & its implementation across Paint Shop.
• Responsible for driving the principles in Paint shop: People Involvement , Standardization , Continuous Improvement, Built In Quality, Short Lead Time .
• PFMEA & Audits across other shops: Paint-TCF, Paint-Weld, Paint-Press.
• Coordinator at CPA (Customer Product Audit) from Paint shop.
• Conducting Internal Paint Shop Process Audit as per schedule, sharing & resolution of non-conformation with team.
• Cost coordinator for Paint Shop Rejections and Factory Supplies- Implemented multiple ideas to bring down in-house part rejections.
• Saved cost of company~ 1 Lac per year cost of company by eliminating pre-wash stage in PTED.
• Ensuring Daily Production Volumes are met with required Quality results.
• Resolved Long running Major Issue of ED Stains on Indica/Indigo Model, Air Pocket Issue in TATA Mobile /Xenon by implementing effective technical solutions.
• Won QCFI Gold award by Eliminating thin paint issues in various areas of Bolt/Zest Model.

Aug 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Learning all areas in Paint shop for better understanding.
• Daily check of 5 shell parameter such as DFT, Gloss, Wavescan, DOI & Adhesion.
• Participating in daily audits & CPA (Customer Product Audit).
• Daily check of CED process, Painting booth & Paint mixing room parameters.
• Close working with Suppliers on multiple issues related to CED & Topcoat.

May 2014 – Jun 2014 · 1 mo · Mumbai

• Training mainly emphasized on Industrial Coil Coating Paints, its development techniques and concentrated on shade matching.
• Project:
• 1. To evaluate given resin samples in order to find out a cheaper alternative to develop paints based on UF resins.
• 2. Shade Matching of these Paints in order to meet customer (Whirlpool) requirements.
• Provided clerical assistance to senior project staff.
• Produced professional reports, documents and presentations for project needs.