Production Supervisor & Quality Control Inspector at Metals of Bahrain W.L.L. (MEBA) (2009-05 – 2022-08)
Qualified production & foundry supervisor with 13 years of manufacturing management experience overseeing production scheduling, defect resolution, and monthly reporting.
- Identify manufacturing needs for new product development.
- Schedule work assignments for all team members; provide specific work instructions and distribute job cards to all foundry employees.
- Work directly with other department supervisors to expedite priority jobs in order to meet customer delivery requirements.
- Set daily/weekly/monthly objectives and communicate them to employees
- Check production output according to specifications.
- Manage daily activities of the Production Department, ensuring compliance with all applicable safety and health regulations
- Maintained accurate and up-to-date documentation of corrective action
- Maintained quality standards and procedures for the department, which resulted in a 98% customer satisfaction rating.
- Assisted employees with their duties and provided them with the necessary information to complete tasks
- Maintained quality standards and procedures, including the use of standard operating procedures (SOPS).
- Coordinated efforts with the Quality Assurant's and Production Supervisor to ensure the quality of product was maintained
- Created new procedures for the company to improve efficiency and increase productivity
- Implemented the manufacturing process to improve the efficiency of production
- Co-ordinate with sales team to understand their requirements & try to satisfy the customer.
- Assisted clients with the completion of all necessary documentation, and assisted with the completion of all necessary paperwork
- Assisted team in resolving problems and making decisions on the best course of actions
Quality Control Inspector at Metals of Bahrain W.L.L. (MEBA) (2009-05 – 2022-08)
Quality Control Inspector responsible for material grading, microstructure analysis, various testing types, and material test certification.
- Make different types of Grades with reference to ASTM (American Society of Testing Material) Book such as Manganese Steel, Chromium Steel, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, Ductile Iron, and All types of copper-based Grades.
- Analyze the Microstructure of various types of Grades with reference to ASTM.
- Conducting Different types of tests like Mechanical Testing on UTM (Universal Testing Machine), Ultrasound Test, Magnetic Practical Inspection, Liquid Penetrate Test Etc.
- Make various types of Material Test Certificates as per ISO (EN 10204 2.1, 3.1, 3.2).
- Develops and analyzes product specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality of finished product.
- Assist Production Manager to prepare an appropriate project budget which includes the raw material cost and different types of supporting costs required for the project
- Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selections based on product design, objectives then suggest the material grade with chemical composition and mechanical properties.
- Centrifugal casting operation & ADI Furnace operation
- Conducting calibration of sand, resin, and catalyst on the mixer.
- Conducting calibration of spectrometer.
- Looking after the pattern store.
- Operating a melting furnace in case of emergency.
- Operating core M/c in case of emergency
- Complete periodic line checks to determine compliance with product specifications
- Minor productiinesettings and documents checks and issues found
- Verified raw materials against quality standards and adherence to specifications
- Evaluate discarded products and recommend disposal measures
- Generating the daily and monthly core shop schedule ensuring proper preparations are made before production.
- Planning the production activities and implementing the activities to ensure timely accomplishments of achievement of targets within time frame, cost control, none violating the production norms and parameters.
- Daily production planning for cold box, Co2, No bake and Shell core process with control over man power independent handling of Export Business Development & Documentation
- Maintaining the quality and quantity of core and executing all operations related to core shop. i.e making of resin coated sand, planning of machines, core making, core dressing.
- Supervision and coordination of activities of workers engaged in making cores and molds, operating, and in pouring molten metal into molds.
- Attaining casting rejection meeting in fettling shop for daily rejection analysis.
- Daily maintaining and checking core hardness and paint viscosity.
- Elimination of material wastages through small ideas like kaizen.
- Ensuring regular preventive maintenance of machine to ensure smooth running in the shift.
- Guiding operator in resolving machine problem at the time of breakdown.
- Planning of raw material procurement schedules.
- Improving Quality / Productivity / Reliability at manufacturing with continual improvement.
- Ensuring compliance to quality while performing various activities.
- Monitoring discipline at the shop floor for an accident free & safe work culture.
- Handling shift production and TPM related activities and supervised preventive maintenance, maintained machine efficiencies by attending to and resolving machine breakdowns in shifts.
- Carrying out all wok activities are per HSE standards.
- Extended the development and implementation of technology to improve productivity through 5S implementation.
- Controlling and proper analysis of all types of casting defects, Improvement in existing tooling's.
- Maintaining day wise production schedule, produced report and back log report.
- Prepare weekly shift wise and machine wise manpower planning report.
- Monitoring Shop Floor housekeeping, Maintain open communication with employees and work with employees to mutually resolve problem to enhance morale.
Lab In-charge at Gaj Laxmi Castings Pvt Ltd (2022-10 – 2023-10)
Lab In-charge responsible for material chemistry analysis, microstructure examination, mechanical testing, and material test certification.
- Make chemistry ASTM (American Society of Testing Material) Cast Iron, Ductile Iron Grades.
- Analyze the Microstructure of Cast Iron, Ductile Iron Grades with reference of ASTM.
- Conducting Different types of test like Mechanical Testing on UTM (Universal Testing Machine).
- Make various types of Material Test Certificates as per customer's requirement.
- Develops and analyzes product specifications to determined present standards and establish proposed quality of finished product.
- Incoming scrap checking in Spectro machine and keeps record in file.
- Handling foundry raw material stock, place purchase order and communicate with higher management about foundry raw material stock.
- Conducting calibration of spectrometer.
- Heat batch casting hardness and visual infection checking.
- Heat codewise final sample and micro keeping record.
Assistant Production Engineer at Jindal Saw Limited (2023-10 – 2024-05)
Assistant Production Engineer focused on manufacturing process supervision, quality assurance, and safety protocol establishment.
- Supervising the manufacturing processes, ensuring quality work is done in a safe, efficient manner.
- Worked with other engineers to develop plans that improve production, costs, and labor required.
- Diagnosing problems in the production line and providing recommendations.
- Establishing safety procedures and protocols that take the workers' well-being into account, and that also minimize the carbon footprint.
- Identifying, documenting, and reporting unsafe practices.
- Scheduling meetings with relevant departments and stakeholders.
- Obtaining any materials and equipment required.
Production Engineer at QCC Jeddah (2024-05 – Present)
Production Engineer responsible for workflow organization, equipment safety management, and manufacturing process evaluation.
- Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules.
- Ensure the safe use of equipment and schedule regular maintenance.
- Submit reports on performance and progress.
- Identify issues in efficiency and suggest improvements.
- Train new employees on how to safely use machinery and follow procedures.
- Enforce strict safety guidelines and company standards.
- Evaluate each station of the manufacturing process to ensure maximum efficiency.
Foundry Manager at Kapilansh Dhatu Udyog Pvt. Ltd (2024-12 – Present)
Foundry Manager responsible for production planning, execution, and optimization of foundry operations.
- Production planning & execution
- Develop and implement production plans and schedules ensure timely and efficient production to meet customer demands and targets
- Monitor production processes identify and address any issues or bottlenecks to optimize efficiency and productivity.
- Manage inventory and tracking processes ensure adequate materials are available while minimizing waste and costs.
- Support coasting and quoting activities contribute to accurate cost estimations and pricing for foundry products