Presently associated with GRP Ltd. as General Manager–R&D.
Nov’2020 to till date: General Manager – R&D at GRP Ltd, Panoli, Ankleswar, Gujarat
- Sep’2017 – Oct’2020: Asst.General Manager-Technical service and Quality
- March’2015 – Aug’2017: Head -Quality
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- Development Process
- Developing the new Grade material as per the customer & market requirements
- Process & Product upgradation to improve the productivity and Quality
- Implementation of new process technology
- Development of prototype samples and customer approval
- Developing Testing Standards as per the customer requirements
- Development of alternative materials / Sources
- Generating Process Flow, PFMEA , Control Plan , APQP
Productionization & Control:
- Reclaiming Process using new techniques
- Implemented Poke Yoke system at the critical processes
- Establishing and standardizing the process controls / system at all the plants for the new products/ process
- Developing the human resources for handling the Plant QC & Technical activities
- Upgradation of the production process standards and quality controls for the existing products
- Periodically audit the plants to identify and rectify the gaps in the processes so as to reduce rejections & rework and improve the quality
- Implementing new concepts like high 5, OPL, Kaizens, Six Sigma concept
Customers:
- Partnering with the customers for the developmental activities
- Periodically organizing the REACH, SVHC, California 65 chemicals testing to meet the customer requirements
- Periodical visit to the customers for Business development
- In Charge for customers audit at all the plants
- Offering complete Solution to the customer issues from compound development, addressing processing issues till finished product quality improvement
- Periodically organizing the technical seminars at various forums to educate the customers
Man Management:
- Managing a team of engineers and guiding them to address and resolving performance bottlenecks along with imparting in-house training.
- Effective utilization Resources & minimizing the human resource with on the job training.
Cost Control Management:
- Process Rejection Reduction
- Product Rejection Reduction
- Productivity Improvement
- In compounding Alternate material usage
- Re-Engineering
- Compound Rework Reduction
Previously Worked in
JK Fenner India Ltd for 17 years from 1999 to 2015.Hyderabad & Chennai
Growth Path:
Aug’2013 - Mar’2015 - Sr.Manager-Process Design at R&D Centre,Chennai
Aug’2011- July-2013 - Manager-Technical at Hyderabad
Aug’2009- July-2011 - Dy.Manager-Technical
Aug’2007- July-2009 - Asst.Manaager-Technical
Aug’2003 -Jul’2006 - Sr.Officer - Technical
Mar’1999 -Jul’2003 - Jr.Manager-Technical
Key Accomplishments:
- Compounding – Compound development for new products ( NR /NBR /CR /EPDM /HNBR/ ACM / FKM /Si /Vamac ) & Testing
- Establishing Mixing processes
- New Belts, Oil seals & MRPs Products development
- New process developments for Belts, Oil seals , MRPs
- Establishing the correct tooling / Machineries for new products & processes
- Productinization of New Products in the Autoclave / Injection / Compression / Transfer molding Processes
- Productivity Improvement – Optimization of Cycle Time / Elimination of Non Value added Process.
- Upgradation of the Mixing / profile calendar / Rubber fabric calendar/ Autoclave /Injection & compression moulding processes
- Upgradation of Belting & oil seal compounding for process & Quality improvements and productivity improvements
- Developing Process Specifications from starting Mixing to finishing Operations for both Belts and Oil seals
- Trouble shooting for Belting and Oil sealing processes
- Developing alternative materials / sources
- Supplier evaluation and Improvements
- Reduction of Cost of Poor Quality.
- Developing Testing Standards as per the customer requirements
- Cost Compression activities
- Reverse Engineering – Competitor Products
- Generating Process Flow , PFMEA , Control Plan , APQP, etc
- Initiating / Participating in Continual Improvement activities.
- Supplier evaluation and Improvements
- Internal Auditor ISO / TS 16949
- SAP – QM module,
- TPM – QM Pillar Chairman
- 5s Audit / Kaizen Implementation
- Customer Complaint Analysis,etc
- Implementation of Systems
Oct’1996 to Mar’1999 at RAAM Tyres Ltd, Vishakapatnam
Growth Path:
Oct’1996 to Mar’1999 Technical officer
Key Accomplishments:
- Manage the team of 16 staff and 115 operators in the production line.
- Production Planning
- Lab In charge - Raw Material, In Process & Finished Products Approving
- Compounding -New Compound Development for New Parts
- Compound Modification for Cost Savings, Productivity & Quality Improvements
- Mixing -In Charge for Compound Mixing
- Reducing Compound Scrap
- Cost Compression activities
- Improving the Productivity
- Establishing Process Specification-Tread/Bead/Fabric calendaring
- Customer Complaint Analysis
- Inventory management
- Raw material Planning & co ordinate with Materials Dept.,
- Effective utilization resources
- Machine PM Planning to avoid Major B/d.
- Training, on the job& class room for operator &Supervisor to perform better.
- Monitoring of Production, Quality, cost, delivery.
- Maintain the Zero Accident level in the plant ,through safety Training & good work environment.
- Leading a team of people for analyzing the day today waste, based on which take corrective & preventive action.
- Internal &External Customer satisfaction.
- Daily/Monthly MIS
Jan’ 1995 - Oct’ 1996 at Unipatch Rubber Ltd ( OMNI), Gwalior plant
Growth Path:
Management trainee
Key Accomplishments:
- Manage the Rubber Mixing and Calendaring department ,with production of more than 150 tons/month
- Lab In charge - Raw Material Testing & Approving and Compound Testing & Approving
- Mixing - In Charge for Compound Mixing ,Establishing Mixing Procedure for Compounds
- Calendering -Establishing Process Specification, Reducing Fabric / Compound Scrap
- Monitoring process and work towards improving the product yield.
- Trouble shooting of Compound problem during Mfg ., Process
- Manage the team of 10 staff and 50 operators in the production line.
