Sanjay Asolkar Asolkar

A dynamic professional with over 25 years of experience in Production and Operations management, covering Operational excellence through 5s and TPM, Productivity enhancement through LEAN & SMED, Process Capability Management through SPC AND SIX SIGMA, Inventory Management, Cost Control and Man Management. A project management specialist with expertise in planning, executing and spearheading various projects including contract administration in compliance to the desired quality and standards. Domain expertise in handling the production operations with key focus on bottom line profitability while ensuring optimal utilization of resources.

Deft in spearheading a wide spectrum of tasks including day to day production, Maintenance of equipment, Inventory Management and Quality Control. Expertise in managing entire breadth of manufacturing operations inclusive of Planning, Execution, and materials management, etc. Excellent interpersonal, analytical & negotiation skills with proven track record of achieving numerous cost savings accomplishments during the career span.

Effective Profit Centre

Head adept in conceptualizing & implementing effective strategies for reducing production expenditure & energy consumption

Sr. Manager (MFG) at ATG Tires Pvt. Ltd. Dahej (Alliance Tire Group) (2020-01 – Present)

YOHT is a part of Yokohama Rubber Corporation ltd. and has a global footprint in the OHT segment from small forklift tires to ultra large OTR / ROTR and TBR tries to meet a wide range of customer needs for construction and industrial vehicles as well as agriculture and forestry machinery across the globe.

• Responsible for all downstream equipment's to produce quality tonnage of 285 MT/Day
• Drive the training and development initiative in company
• Driving Q-SIM initiative
• Drive TPM and TQM activities (E&T Pillar, DRM)
• Identification of SOC/HTA to improve process standards
• Driving Recruitment process for staff and operative level employees
• Initiate Employee engagement activities
• Developing training module for operative & staff employees
• On the job training
• Developing the Skill Assessment system for operator level employees for develop their skill and quality mindset
• Driving training and development initiatives for bringing Quality consciousness among all
• SOP /WI for machine/processes etc.
• Productivity improvement through one-to-one assessment of operatives
• Weekly reviews training
• Developing new trainings for mindset development / skill improvement
• Machine upgradation / additional features provision
• Restoration of Equipment Condition. (TPM - JH & PM Pillar)
• Low-Cost Automation
• Mistake proofing
• Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Technology upgradation through new machines, New Methods, New Technology

Manager Production at J.K.Tyre & Industries Limited (Banmore Tyre Plant) (2011-06 – 2020-01)

Responsible for Mixing, Dipping, calendering and extruding area for timely delivery of components so as to produce 85 MT of Bias and 10000 tyres of radial/day

• Compound Waste 0.004
• Bias friction waste 0.16
• Radial friction waste 0.33
• Steel waste 0.90 (ever best in JKO)
• OEE of Dual Extruder 82%
• OEE of 4 Roll Calendar 78%

Assistant Manager Production (Production Specialist-BTA) at Goodyear India Limited (2008-07 – 2011-06)

responsible for production and timely delivery of components required to build tyre in green stage and further elevated to plant management

Deputy Manager at Balakrishna Industries Limited (2006-07 – 2008-06)

• responsible for delivery management of Better Quality Tonnage of Plant II (Radial and OTR)
• Successfully implemented the Project of Material Handling Equipment requirement in the plant
• Merit for developing: Designed a Green Tyre Storage Trolley
• Maintained the adequate level of inventories
• Implemented water base outside paint without affecting FTQ

Sr. Officer Production at J.K.Tyres and Industries Limited (Banmore Tyre Plant) (1996-09 – 2006-08)

• responsible for Components preparation and delivery management
• Successfully run radial sizes at dual Extdr before installation of TRILPEX Extdr
• Maintained Cpk to 1.33+ for length of extrudate for both dual and Triplex Extruder in order to get UNIFORMITY to 92+
• Changed absolutely so called non performing Dual extruder to no.1 in JKI
• Developed and implemented system for resource pooling across projects and plant to ensure optimum resource utilization of the same
• Played a significant role during the process of Business Process Reengineering in order to eliminate non value adding activities
• Mixing Uniformity Improvement and Mixing Efficiency Improvement
• Reducing Compound waste, Steel Waste & Fabric waste

Section Incharge (Production) at Ceat Ltd. (South Asia Tyres Limited) (1991-09 – 1996-08)

• Understood and learned the process of Mixing, Extruding, Calendering followed by Tyre Building
• Successfully implemented the TWIN TREAD Extrusion to increase the production by 40%
• Managed the customer expectations within the resources allocated and estimated time
• Conducted project review meetings which helped in the increase in production in Tyre Building by 20%
• Effectively utilised junior resources by providing them appropriate tools and guidance and helped in increasing Production and the quality standard as per the set norms
• Identified opportunities for engagement of services in writing work instruction during the process of certification of ISO: 9002

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering – RGVT BHOPAL (2008-06)

Diploma in Production and Operations Management – Indian Institute of Labor Management (1997)

Bachelor of Science in Physics – Shri Shivaji Science College Chikhli (1989-07)

Certificate Course in Engineering – Government Technical Institute, Buldana (1985-07)