Junior Manager, Production Planning & Control at Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (2024-03 – Present)
Direct comprehensive production planning, tracking, and execution activities for continuous heavy-manufacturing operations spanning Mixing, Extrusion, Tire Building, and Curing lines.
- End-to-End Production Governance: Direct comprehensive production planning, tracking, and execution activities for continuous heavy-manufacturing operations spanning Mixing, Extrusion, Tire Building, and Curing lines.
- TPM Strategy Execution: Drive shop-floor adherence to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies, focusing on training team members in Autonomous Maintenance (Jishu Hozen) and Planned Maintenance pillars to minimize machinery downtimes and enhance overall workflow.
- TQM Implementation & Scrap Reduction: Systematically apply Total Quality Management (TQM) principles and data-driven Root Cause Analysis (RCA) including Ishikawa (Fishbone) diagrams and 5-Why analysis to rectify process variations and enforce strict product compliance.
- Inventory & Material Optimization: Supervise raw materials, Work-In-Progress (WIP), and Finished Goods (FG) stock levels. Partner extensively with corporate procurement and warehousing to eliminate supply shortages while cutting carrying costs.
- Advanced Factory Automation: Act as a key Cross-Functional Team (CFT) leader during complex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) deployment phases and spearheaded technical configurations to sync Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) with shop-floor layouts.
- Downstream Workflow Synchronization: Program and align critical machinery line schedules including Steelastic, Bias Cutter, Band Building, and Tire Building Machines to seamlessly reflect plant capacities and evolving distribution demands.
- SKU Obsolescence Engineering: Conduct continuous audits to systematically eliminate residual materials from discontinued SKU profiles, generating substantial waste mitigation and optimized floor space.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Convene daily coordination briefs with Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Plant Logistics, and Technical Delivery cells to proactively mitigate bottlenecks and sustain high OEE percentages.
Technical Support Engineer at TVS Supply Chain Solutions (2022-02 – 2022-08)
Delivered critical tier-2 systems support, administration, and technical troubleshooting for proprietary supply chain logistics and inventory management software applications.
- Systems Infrastructure Support: Delivered critical tier-2 systems support, administration, and technical troubleshooting for proprietary supply chain logistics and inventory management software applications.
- Incident Management: Tracked, isolated, and resolved live enterprise system incidents to minimize software-induced operational down-times within sprawling fulfillment centers.
- Process Documentation: Drafted comprehensive reference guides, system performance analyses, and corrective protocols to permanently alleviate recurring functional application errors.
- Operations Coordination: Collaborated alongside internal infrastructure architects, warehouse operations teams, and client management groups to guarantee 100% data fidelity and seamless systemic uptime.
Desktop Support Engineer at MarcomTech India Pvt Ltd (2019-08 – 2021-12)
Designed, deployed, and provisioned multi-device corporate networks, hardware systems, workstations, and high-volume commercial printing equipment.
- IT Infrastructure Deployment: Designed, deployed, and provisioned multi-device corporate networks, hardware systems, workstations, and high-volume commercial printing equipment.
- Preventive Maintenance Audits: Supervised routine preventive system updates, infrastructure diagnostics, and software lifecycle expansions across the corporate footprint.
- User Service Delivery: Managed rapid-response technical troubleshooting desks, maintaining high internal SLA ratings and securing seamless day-to-day enterprise continuity.
