Neeraj Tewari

Business Excellence and process transformation professional with a dual-track background spanning enterprise process automation and environmental sustainability. Currently driving Business Excellence at Hindware Home Innovation Limited, leading process transformation and automation initiatives across cross-functional business areas — Customer Service, Sales, NPD, Sourcing, HR, Operations, Quality, and Warehouse — to improve operational control and process discipline. Brings prior depth from Ashok Leyland in ESG/BRSR reporting, Scope 1–3 GHG data consolidation, ISO 14001:2015 and DNV audits, ETP/STP and utility management, and legal/environmental compliance, complemented by an earlier grounding in quality assurance (SPC, CAPA, process audits) from the automobile manufacturing sector.

Combines mechanical engineering fundamentals with a systems-thinking approach to building compliant, efficient, and automation-driven business processes.

Deputy Manager – Business Excellence (M2) - Hindware Home Innovation Limited - Gurugram

(2026-02)

• Drive Business Excellence initiatives at plant and functional level to improve operational control and process discipline.
• Lead process transformation and automation initiatives across cross-functional business processes, including Customer Service, Sales, New Product Development (NPD), Sourcing, HR, Operations, Quality, and Warehouse.
• Partner with functional stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, streamline workflows, and embed process discipline enterprise-wide.

Assistant Manager – Sustainability & Utility (CG23) - Ashok Leyland - Alwar, Rajasthan / Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

(2021-06 - 2026-02)

Handled Sustainability and Utility Management responsibilities at Alwar, Rajasthan, alongside axle assembly production line exposure at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.

• Prepared sustainability data for ESG and BRSR reporting, ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and timely submission.
• Collected and managed environmental performance data covering emissions, water, waste, and utility-related parameters.
• Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 data consolidation and carbon emission reporting activities.
• Successfully concluded DNV audits and conducted ISO 14001:2015 audits to maintain environmental management system compliance.
• Ensured legal compliance for air, water, and hazardous waste, including documentation and statutory records.
• Oversaw ETP and STP operations, utility inventory control, and related compliance monitoring.
• Coordinated air quality, water quality, noise, and other statutory environmental monitoring requirements through third-party agencies.
• Conducted safety audits, shop-floor inspections, and near-miss monitoring; ensured closure of corrective actions.
• Conducted safety training programs for associates and stakeholders, ensuring adherence to safety procedures.
• Led continuous improvement actions to reduce process risk and strengthen safety and operational compliance.
• Managed procurement activities — creating PRs and POs, negotiating with vendors, and processing bills through service entries and GRNs.
• Supervised civil and structural projects, including machine installation work, ensuring quality and timeline control.
• Maintained housekeeping, gardening, and scrap/waste disposal activities supporting facility management standards.
• Managed end-to-end plant scrap classification, segregation (metal, plastic, and rubber), and safe storage to prevent environmental contamination and workplace hazards.
• Maintained rigorous statutory manifests, records, and documentation for hazardous and non-hazardous scrap disposal in line with environmental and legal regulations.
• Prepared detailed reports and presentations for plant and corporate teams.
• Worked as department TQBM coordinator for KPI monitoring across ALPS, JDI/SGA, BPS/APS, HIRA, A&I, and JSA.

Quality Engineer / In-Process Quality - Uniparts India Ltd. - Noida

(2019-01 - 2020-12)

• Managed in-process quality control for machining operations, including CNC, VMC, induction hardening, and grinding.
• Conducted process and product audits, identified non-conformities, and implemented CAPA actions.
• Applied SPC on grinding machines to reduce process variation and improve consistency.
• Supervised PDI activities to ensure defect-free dispatch and adherence to delivery schedules.
• Used quality inspection instruments including vernier caliper, micrometer, height gauge, inside caliper, and air gauges.
• Performed root-cause analysis and problem-solving to reduce rejection and improve product quality.

Industrial Training – Quality Assurance - Bajaj Motors Ltd. - Rudrapur

(2018-01 - 2019-12)

• Handled in-process quality checks for machining operations, including CNC, VMC, induction hardening, and grinding.
• Supported PDI supervision, packaging quality, and dispatch-related quality control.

Industrial Training – QA Department - SBR Auto Component - Rudrapur

(2017-01 - 2017-12)

Completed a 6-month industrial training in the QA department with exposure to inspection and quality documentation.

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering - Uttarakhand Technical University (2017-12)

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - TERII, Kurukshetra / Haryana State Board, Panchkula (2013-12)

Intermediate (10+2) - Uttarakhand Board (2011-12)

High School (10th) - Uttarakhand Board (2009-12)