Mano Karan

Results-oriented Production and Operations professional with 9+ years of experience in manufacturing environments serving automobile, telecom, tube mill, transmission and power-train & suspension related products. Strong expertise in production planning and execution, shop-floor management, manpower deployment, quality improvement, rejection reduction, Kaizen, 5S, Lean TPM, troubleshooting, material coordination and ISO/IMS documentation. Experienced in leading and coordinating production teams of 120+ members, monitoring plan-versus-actual performance, identifying bottlenecks and driving continual improvement, productivity and cost-reduction initiatives.

Production In charge - NHK Spring India Ltd. (Japan)

(2025-03)

• Lead production planning and execution to meet daily production requirements.
• Coordinate manpower deployment, shift planning, shop-floor activities and production priorities for a 120+ member team.
• Monitor production performance and support quality, problem-solving and continual-improvement initiatives.
• Drive team coordination, productivity improvement and plan-versus-actual performance monitoring.

Senior Operations Engineer - Hyoseong Electric India Pvt. Ltd. (Korean)

(2024-04 - 2025-03)

• Managed overall production operations and coordinated shop-floor execution.
• Monitored production performance and supported operational improvement activities.
• Recognized as a Star Performer for multiple quarters.

Production Executive - ZTT India Pvt. Ltd. (China)

(2019-10 - 2024-03)

• Planned, organized and executed production according to requirements.
• Led a 40-member production team and controlled daily production activities.
• Monitored plan versus actual performance and prepared weekly and monthly reports.
• Supported ISO/IMS documentation, audit activities and procurement coordination.
• Maintained RM, SFG and FG stock on a daily basis & identified bottlenecks and supported continual improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.

Assistant Engineer - Kusakabe India Pvt. Ltd. (Japan)

(2017-08 - 2019-09)

• Managed manufacturing activities for tube mill machines and coordinated a 20-member team.
• Monitored daily production activities and implemented shop-floor improvement suggestions.
• Supported new product and project development, lead-time reduction and introduction of new manufacturing tools.

B.Tech / B.E. - Anna University, St. Joseph College of Engineering

XII - Tamil Medium

X - Tamil Medium