Priyansu Ranjan

Production & Manufacturing professional with 12+ years of experience across Aerospace & Defence, precision machining, hydraulic pumps and engineering manufacturing, with career progression from Management Trainee to Production Manager. Expertise in production management, PPC, capacity and machine-load planning, manpower management, CNC machining, fabrication, welding, assembly, testing, tool-room operations, WIP management and continuous improvement. Experienced in end-to-end manufacturing processes including BOM, routing, work orders, MRP, production scheduling, material planning, inventory utilization and ERP/MIS reporting.

Strong cross-functional coordination with PPC, SCM, Stores, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Design and customers. Experienced in managing permanent and contractual workforces, including selection, performance evaluation, training and workforce coordination in unionized and project/batch-production environments. Aerospace & Defence exposure includes Earth Support Equipment (ESE) manufacturing involving fabrication, MIG/TIG welding, machining, tool-room operations, painting, assembly and testing aligned with DGAQA requirements.

ERP exposure includes Oracle AS400 and SAP S/4HANA Production/MRP, including BOM, routing, production versions, planned orders and MRP processes.

PRODUCTION MANAGER - HORIZON AEROSPACE INDIA PVT LTD - MANESAR

(2024-02 - 2025-09)

• Managed end-to-end production of Earth Support Equipment (ESE) for aerospace and defence applications, covering fabrication, MIG/TIG welding, machining, tool room, shot blasting, painting, assembly and testing.
• Led approximately 85 shop-floor employees comprising 27 permanent and 58 contractual personnel, supported by 1 Deputy Manager, 4 Production Engineers and 2 PPC Engineers.
• Planned and monitored daily, weekly and monthly production schedules, WIP, project progress, material availability, material pipeline and target dates through management MIS.
• Managed tool-room operations involving VMC, CNC Turn-Mill, conventional milling, drilling and lathe machines.
• Coordinated with SCM, Stores, Quality, PPC, Engineering, Design and Maintenance to ensure material availability, production continuity and delivery performance.
• Initiated Work Orders, Purchase Requests and Job Work Order declarations for production and inter-work-center material movement.
• Coordinated in-house inspection/testing with Quality and supported equipment testing against DGAQA load-test requirements.
• Conducted regular customer interactions covering project progress, production status and upcoming production plans.
• Supported employee selection, performance evaluation and training/development activities.
• Coordinated outsourced processes including laser cutting, bending, forming, heat treatment, child-part machining and chemical coating.
• Participated in DGAQA, customer, ISO 9001, AS9100, internal, process and product audits, including evidence preparation and corrective-action closure.
• Increased annual equipment production output by approximately 15% against the annual production KPI by adding a welding station and recruiting 5 contractual assembly employees, addressing fabrication-to-assembly capacity constraints.
• Improved production flow by identifying child assemblies for advance manufacturing, enabling sub-assemblies to be prepared ahead of complete component availability and reducing final-assembly delays.
• Developed management MIS covering WIP, production plans, material availability, material pipeline and target dates.
• Monitored tooling consumption against annual sales-related targets, maintaining tooling cost at approximately 10–12% of relevant value.

DEPUTY MANAGER - DYNAMATIC HYDRAULICS LTD - BANGALORE

(2023-06 - 2024-01)

• Managed production across SPM turning, deburring, CNC cylindrical grinding, assembly and testing operations.
• Led approximately 65 production employees, including 40 permanent and 25 contractual personnel.
• Prepared machine-wise daily output and next-load plans, with manpower deployment based on machine capacity and production requirements.
• Monitored raw-material availability and coordinated with SCM, Engineering, Design, PPC, Quality, Stores and Maintenance.
• Managed work orders, tool-consumption records, 5S activities and daily dispatch coordination.
• Worked against an OEE target of 75%, with actual performance generally in the 70–75% range.
• Participated in SAP S/4HANA demand-planning trial and back-testing, covering MRP 1/2/3, BOM, Routing, Production Version, Planned Orders, stock checks, PR, PO, Purchasing Info Record and MRP Run.
• Supported knowledge transfer and trained colleagues on SAP production/MRP process flow and demand-planning documents.

PRODUCTION ENGINEER - MERSEN INDIA PVT LTD - BANGALORE

(2016-04 - 2023-05)

• Managed production operations with approximately 28–30 permanent and 10–15 contractual employees, along with coordination of a 5-member CNC programming team.
• Led daily shop-floor coordination meetings involving Production, Stores & Logistics, Quality and Maintenance.
• Prepared daily, weekly and monthly production plans and machine-load plans for CNC and conventional machines.
• Managed manpower and shift deployment based on production demand and machine capacity.
• Prepared management MIS covering COGS, OTD, overtime hours, WIP, production status and material requirements.
• Coordinated with Maintenance, Quality, Stores, Marketing/AMM and customers to resolve production, inspection, dispatch and technical issues.
• Managed tooling requirements including tool requisitions, tool history and consumption monitoring.
• Supported inventory audits and initiatives to improve utilization of suitable raw-material offcuts.
• Promoted 5S, Kaizen, employee involvement and continuous improvement across the shop floor.
• Supported product development and cycle-time improvement through jig and fixture development.
• Participated as Lead Auditor in inter-plant ISO 9001:2015 audits and supported aerospace audit activities and corrective-action closure.
• Supported sales budgeting/forecasting and technical discussions with customers during enquiry and production stages.
• Worked in a unionized manufacturing environment, handling manpower, attendance, shift, overtime, employee relations and urgent production requirements.
• Improved On-Time Delivery (OTD) from approximately 85% to 90%.
• Supported capacity expansion from approximately 1 VMC to 7 VMCs and 2 CNC Turn-Mill centers through machine-load analysis, capacity proposals and manpower planning.
• Developed multiple jigs and fixtures to improve manufacturing cycle time.
• Contributed to multiple Kaizen and cost-saving initiatives, receiving team-level recognition in inter-plant competitions.
• Supported ERP process improvement that changed Work Order creation from manual entry to automated generation with order scheduling, reducing manual data-entry dependency.
• Supported production/quality objectives targeting internal PPM <500 and external PPM <200.
• Contributed to raw-material utilization initiatives aimed at reducing zero-value material consumption.

TRAINEE ENGINEER - MERSEN INDIA PVT LTD - BANGALORE

(2014-07 - 2016-03)

• Supported production engineering, process planning, CNC machining and new-product development activities.
• Created and controlled Work Orders, BOM and Routing for production requirements.
• Performed process planning, cycle-time analysis, manufacturing-costing and quotation support.
• Supported CNC programming using Delcam PowerMill and PowerShape.
• Coordinated technical discussions with Marketing/AMM and customers regarding manufacturing feasibility.
• Developed hands-on exposure to CNC and conventional machining, production planning and manufacturing processes.

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE - TEAM LEASE SERVICES LTD - DEPLOYED AT MERSEN INDIA PVT. LTD. - BANGALORE

(2013-01 - 2014-06)

• Supported production and developed hands-on knowledge of machining and manufacturing processes.
• Captured production orders, process-wise machining times and production information in Oracle AS400 ERP.
• Developed practical knowledge of engineering drawings, machine capabilities and manufacturing methods.
• Gained exposure to CNC VMC, CNC Turn-Mill, milling, drilling, surface/cylindrical/centreless grinding, lapping, impregnation, belt grinding and lathe operations.
• Supported CNC machining, production, quality, planning, new-product development and cycle-time analysis.

B.E - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ISLAMIAH INSTITUTE OF TECH (2012-06)

INTERMEDIATE - R.L.S.Y COLLEGE (2008-04)

MATRICULATION - B.P. HIGH SCHOOL (2006-04)