Production Supervisor (Manufacturing Lead) - Armstrong Fluid Technology
(2025-05)
Leading daily manufacturing operations with responsibility for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, and Continuous Improvement.
- Managing a team of 40+ operators and technicians to achieve production and customer delivery targets.
- Improved production output by 21% through line balancing, manpower optimization, and workflow improvements.
- Reduced rejection rate from 4.0% to 1.9% through root cause analysis and process control improvements.
- Improved First Pass Yield through standard work implementation and operator training initiatives.
- Coordinating with Quality, Planning, Maintenance, SCM, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth production flow.
- Conducting Daily Work Management (DWM), SQCDP reviews, KPI monitoring, and production performance reviews.
- Implemented Kaizen, 5S, Visual Management, and Lean Manufacturing practices across production operations.
- Improved material flow and shopfloor utilization through layout optimization initiatives.
- Supporting OEE improvement and downtime reduction through preventive maintenance coordination.
Assistant Production Manager - Nex-thermal Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd.
(2019-03 - 2025-04)
Managed end-to-end manufacturing operations with responsibility for Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Safety.
- Led and developed a workforce of 120+ employees across manufacturing operations.
- Supported production capacity expansion from 12,000 to 22,000 units annually.
- Improved productivity through line balancing, manpower planning, and process standardization initiatives.
- Reduced rejection and rework through Lean Six Sigma projects and process improvements.
- Improved On-Time Delivery performance through production planning and schedule adherence.
- Reduced equipment downtime through preventive maintenance planning and cross-functional coordination.
- Conducted daily production reviews, KPI monitoring, manpower planning, and performance analysis.
- Led Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and continuous improvement projects.
- Supported APQP, PFMEA, PPAP, Control Plans, customer audits, and quality system requirements.
- Coordinated with Maintenance, Quality, Planning, SCM, and Engineering teams to achieve operational targets.
- Delivered cost-saving initiatives through waste reduction and process optimization projects.
Trainee Quality Engineer - Bosch ltd
(2016-01 - 2019-01)
Assisted in in-process quality inspection activities to ensure compliance with customer and manufacturing requirements.
- Performed dimensional inspection, visual inspection, and process verification activities on production lines.
- Supported implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and quality monitoring systems.
- Participated in root cause analysis and corrective action activities for quality issues.
- Assisted in preparation and maintenance of quality records, inspection reports, and process documentation.
- Supported APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and process validation activities.
- Worked closely with Production, Maintenance, and Quality teams to address process deviations and quality concerns.
- Participated in internal audits, customer audits, and quality system compliance activities.
- Assisted in customer complaint investigations and CAPA implementation.
- Ensured traceability, documentation compliance, and adherence to quality standards.
- Gained exposure to automotive quality systems, OEM requirements, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Quality Engineer - Fine Tools India Pvt ltd
(2015-08 - 2016-01)
Managed QA/QC activities for incoming, in-process, and outgoing materials ensuring >99% compliance with engineering and customer specifications.
- Reduced internal rejection rates by 30–45% through corrective actions, defect analysis, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Improved line efficiency by 10–15% through implementation of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and process optimization initiatives.
- Reduced operator errors and process deviations by 25–40% through Poka-Yoke implementation and process control systems.
- Prepared inspection reports, SOPs, Control Plans, and quality documentation ensuring 100% audit compliance and process standardization.
- Monitored takt time, OEE, hourly production metrics, and manufacturing process efficiency using operational excellence methodologies.
- Applied Pareto Analysis, PDCA, Kaizen, 5S, and structured problem-solving methodologies to improve shopfloor performance and quality systems.
