Plant Head - Soothe Healthcare
(2021-04)
- Lead end-to-end plant operations for high-volume hygiene and personal-care manufacturing (multiple sanitary napkin lines + diaper line), ensuring quality, cost, delivery, safety and regulatory compliance.
- Drive capacity utilisation, production planning and throughput improvement across multi-line operations.
- Oversee pan-India supply chain: procurement, vendor management, logistics, warehousing, inventory optimisation and distribution.
- Implement Lean, Kaizen, waste elimination and process standardisation; lead automation and preventive maintenance to improve OEE and equipment reliability.
- Manage third-party OEM manufacturing, commercial negotiations and SLAs; build and mentor cross-functional teams (Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Finance).
AVP – Operations - Surin Automotive - Indore
(2019-12 - 2021-04)
- Headed manufacturing operations for tipper/load-body fabrication (Tata, VECV) and earth-moving equipment (CNH, Lugion).
- Ramped production from 100 to 300 tippers/month through capacity planning, machine balancing and manpower optimisation.
- Implemented jigs/fixtures, layout improvements and process standardisation; reduced OEM audit demerits via Poka-Yoke, Kaizen and single-piece flow.
- Strengthened delivery reliability and commercial positioning with OEM customers; oversaw cost control with finance teams.
Senior General Manager – Manufacturing & Excellence - Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. - Noida
(2017-06 - 2019-12)
- Directed large-scale apparel manufacturing (1,000+ machines, ~2,000 employees); delivered Rs. 175 Cr annual turnover.
- Increased productivity from 57 lakh to 95 lakh SAM; reduced SAM cost from Rs. 6.45 to Rs. 4.18; achieved 90% first-hour efficiency.
- Cut changeover time from 4 days to 2 days through SMED initiatives; managed global brands (H&M, Gap, C&A, JCP, ZARA) meeting stringent quality and compliance standards.
- Received Sustained Manufacturing Excellence Award.
Head – Operations (Passenger Car & Commercial Vehicle) - Omax Auto Limited - Bawal, Lucknow & Bilaspur
(2016-03 - 2017-06)
- Led operations across four automotive plants (combined turnover Rs. 430 Cr).
- Doubled frame capacity (4,000 to 8,000 units/month); significantly improved retention tank and long-hood output.
- Stabilised bottleneck processes (plasma/laser cutting); relocated Pant Nagar plant and commissioned 1,200-ton heavy press.
- Led industrial relations, union negotiations and structured training/leadership development programs.
Vice President – Operations - Roulunds Braking India (MAT Brakes) - Sonipat
(2011-07 - 2016-03)
- Led disc brake pad manufacturing for global OEM exports (AutoZone, NAPA – USA).
- Delivered 40–50% productivity improvement through lean cell development; reduced rejection/rework to below 2%.
- Implemented SAP-based Kanban systems achieving 95% closure; reduced manpower by 16% through shift restructuring without wage impact.
- Introduced milk-run logistics and pull-based material flow.
Deputy General Manager – Operations - Omax Autos Limited - Dharuhera & Speedomax
(2007-04 - 2011-07)
- Directed multi-site operations (Rs. 480 Cr turnover) covering automotive sheet metal, machined components, tubular welded assemblies, sprockets and home-furnishing products.
- Established a dedicated machine shop for precision components and sprockets; procured and commissioned CNC Turning Centre TTC-10 from Korea, enabling high-precision machining capability and supporting new business growth.
- Achieved Manufacturing Excellence score of 74% via structured deployment of Lean, TPM and waste elimination initiatives.
- Drove Rs. 40 Cr new business growth through capability expansion, delivery reliability and customer audits/NPI support; consistently met high-volume targets (~136,000 disc brake pads/day).
- Designed and implemented lean manufacturing cells; implemented SAP-based Kanban systems improving material availability and working capital efficiency.
Senior Manager – Production - Roulunds Braking India - Sonipat
(2005-06 - 2007-04)
- Managed end-to-end production of disc brake pads, brake shoes and CV linings in an export-oriented automotive manufacturing environment.
- Designed and implemented part-wise Kanban systems with fixed batch quantities; led material handling system improvements (trolleys, bins, line-side storage).
- Played a key role in commissioning a greenfield disc brake pad manufacturing project with a capacity of 50,000 units per month.
Manager – Production - Hindustan Composites Limited
(2002-04 - 2005-06)
- Managed manufacturing operations for railway brake blocks, CV linings, disc brake pads, roll linings and other friction material products.
- Led end-to-end operations including production planning, scheduling, quality assurance, tooling and die management, and vendor development.
- Executed reverse engineering of friction material components and tooling to support localisation and cost reduction; applied practical knowledge of asbestos and non-asbestos formulations.
Assistant Manager – Production - Allied Nippon Limited - Sahibabad
(1993-10 - 2002-04)
- Managed high-volume production of friction materials (disc brake pads, brake linings, clutch facings, brake shoes); supervised mixing and moulding units with daily consumption of ~30 tons of friction material.
- Led tool-room operations including preventive maintenance, tool and die development, and in-house tooling capability enhancement; worked closely with Japanese technical teams to standardise processes.
- Commissioned a new vacuum mixing unit for non-asbestos formulation; increased productivity by ~20% and improved EOU output from 2,500 to 4,000 sets per day; reduced tooling development costs by nearly 50%.
Production Engineer - Unicast (Unit of Pharpur Cooling Tower)
(1992-12 - 1993-10)
- Supported manufacturing of fiberglass (FRP) blades and large industrial fan assemblies (2–10 m diameter) for cooling tower and heavy industrial applications.
- Involved in end-to-end production processes including mould preparation, lay-up, curing, finishing, final assembly and static balancing of large-diameter fan assemblies.
- Managed PVC profile extrusion; assisted production planning, quality checks and process standardisation in a heavy fabrication and composite manufacturing environment.
