Production Manager at JAYANT VALVES Pvt. Ltd (2024-12 – Present)
Production Planning and Manufacturing. As a Production Manager, responsibilities include overseeing the entire production process in the production Machine shop, Testing area, Material planning outsourcing, including on time delivery.
- Production Planning: Overseeing the entire production process, ensuring timely delivery of products as per customer requirements.
- Manpower Planning: Allocating and managing workforce efficiently to meet production targets.
- Machine Planning: Ensuring that machinery is available and well-maintained for production runs.
- Material Planning: Managing material procurement and inventory, ensuring all required materials are available for production.
- Quality Control: Ensuring all products meet quality standards and are in line with customer specifications.
- Production Planning & Execution: Collaborating with the team to plan and execute production activities as per customer orders.
- Material Planning: Planning and procuring materials based on order specifications, including SS304, SS316, SS304L, SS316L, and special materials like Inconel and M.S as required.
- Team Management: Leading a team of members, including outsourcing machine supervisors, assembly planners, and dispatch planners, ensuring smooth coordination to meet production targets.
- Machine Shop Operations: Managing operations within the machine shop, including overseeing equipment like lathe machines, CNC, VMC, HMC, HBM and drilling machines. Also ensuring proper welding processes using STL6 for parts.
- Vendor Machining planning: Coordinating with vendors for timely material delivery and ensuring that quality standards were met.
- Welding Planning: Planning and overseeing welding activities in the shop, specifically for welding SS304 to stainless steel (Stellated) and other materials as required. Ensuring proper welding procedures are followed for quality and strength.
- Fabrication Welding: Managing the fabrication and welding processes, ensuring that all parts and assemblies meet required specifications and standards.
- Assembly Planning: Coordinating and managing the planning of valve assemblies, ensuring that the production process is seamless and meets quality standards.
- Valves Testing Planning: Planning and overseeing valve testing activities, ensuring all valves undergo the necessary tests to meet safety and quality requirements before dispatch.
- Valves Dispatch Planning: Planning the dispatch of valves based on material readiness in the shop. Ensuring all production processes are completed on schedule and that valves are ready for dispatch.
- Reporting: Sending all relevant data related to production, material availability, and dispatch schedules to the General Manager (M.D) for review and coordination.
- Machine Shop Maintenance Planning: Planning and overseeing maintenance activities for machines in the shop, including CNC, VMC, HMC, Lathe, and drilling machines. Ensuring that all machines are running efficiently and without interruptions.
- Material Handling: Managing the proper handling and availability of machining materials required for production, ensuring they are ready for use in the shop.
- Machining Resource Finalization: Finalizing and ensuring that all necessary machining resources, including tools and materials, are available for smooth production operations.
- Safety Planning: Ensuring the safety of operators by planning and implementing weekly safety protocols.
- Safety Training: Conducting regular safety training sessions for operators to ensure they are well-informed about safety standards, equipment handling, and emergency procedures.
Asst. Production Manager at HAVI ENGINEERING INDIA PVT LTD (2023-04 – 2023-12)
Role: Asst. Production Manager – Assembly & Testing. Responsible for overseeing assembly and testing operations.
- Assembly Planning & Control: Plan and oversee assembly operations as per work orders, ensuring timely completion and adherence to quality standards.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure that inspections are carried out according to the Quality Assurance Plan to meet product standards.
- Manpower Planning: Allocate and plan manpower resources effectively for smooth assembly and testing operations.
- Storage & Handling: Ensure proper storage and handling of all items in accordance with safety and quality protocols.
- Housekeeping & Discipline: Maintain a clean and organized workspace, ensuring good housekeeping and discipline in the assembly and testing areas.
- Product Identification & Traceability: Ensure proper identification and traceability of products in the assembly area for tracking purposes.
- Record Maintenance: Maintain accurate records of activities, ensuring proper documentation within the department.
- Control of Non-Conforming Products: Have the authority to stop and control the assembly of non-conforming products to prevent defects from progressing further.
- Resource Management: Fulfill resource requirements necessary for day-to-day assembly and testing activities.
- Problem Identification & Corrective Actions: Identify issues related to product, process, or quality systems, and initiate corrective actions to resolve them.
Asst. Production Manager & vendor at INDITECH VALVES PVT.LTD (2020-10 – 2023-03)
In role as Assistant Production Manager, responsible for overseeing all production activities in the production shop, including production planning and execution, material planning, team management, machine shop operations, vendor support, welding planning, fabrication welding, assembly planning, valve testing planning, dispatch planning, and maintenance.
- Production Planning & Execution: Collaborating with the team to plan and execute production activities as per customer orders.
- Material Planning: Planning and procuring materials based on order specifications, including SS304, SS316, SS304L, SS316L, and special materials like Inconel and M.S as required.
- Team Management: Leading a team of members, including outsourcing machine supervisors, assembly planners, and dispatch planners, ensuring smooth coordination to meet production targets.
- Machine Shop Operations: Managing operations within the machine shop, including overseeing equipment like lathe machines, CNC, VMC, HMC, and drilling machines. Also ensuring proper welding processes using STL6 for parts.
- Vendor Support: Coordinating with vendors for timely material delivery and ensuring that quality standards were met.
- Welding Planning: Planning and overseeing welding activities in the shop, specifically for welding SS304 to stainless steel (Stalldted) and other materials as required. Ensuring proper welding procedures are followed for quality and strength.
- Fabrication Welding: Managing the fabrication and welding processes, ensuring that all parts and assemblies meet required specifications and standards.
- Assembly Planning: Coordinating and managing the planning of valve assemblies, ensuring that the production process is seamless and meets quality standards.
- Valves Testing Planning: Planning and overseeing valve testing activities, ensuring all valves undergo the necessary tests to meet safety and quality requirements before dispatch.
- Valves Dispatch Planning: Planning the dispatch of valves based on material readiness in the shop. Ensuring all production processes are completed on schedule and that valves are ready for dispatch.
- Reporting: Sending all relevant data related to production, material availability, and dispatch schedules to the General Manager (GM) for review and coordination.
- Machine Shop Maintenance Planning: Planning and overseeing maintenance activities for machines in the shop, including CNC, VMC, HMC, Lathe, and drilling machines. Ensuring that all machines are running efficiently and without interruptions.
- Material Handling: Managing the proper handling and availability of machining materials required for production, ensuring they are ready for use in the shop.
- Machining Resource Finalization: Finalizing and ensuring that all necessary machining resources, including tools and materials, are available for smooth production operations.
Sr. Production Engineer at EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENTINDIA PVT LTD. (2013-01 – 2020-12)
- Machine Shop Material Planning: Planning and ensuring the availability of materials for machine operations, including CNC, VMC, HMC, and drilling machines. Managing materials like SS316L, SS316, Inconel 625, and Inconel 825 for valve components such as spindle seats and rings.
- Shift Planning: Creating and managing shift schedules to ensure smooth machine shop operations and meeting production targets.
- Rejection Planning: Monitoring and managing the rejection of parts, identifying root causes, and ensuring corrective actions are taken to minimize defects.
- Material Handover to QA: Coordinating with the QA team to ensure that finished materials are inspected. Once approved, materials are handed over to the store for inventory management.
- Machining Operations: Overseeing machining operations on CNC, VMC, HMC, and drilling machines, ensuring precision and quality in valve component production.
- Kaizen & 5S Planning: Implementing continuous improvement practices (Kaizen) and maintaining 5S standards in the machine shop for a clean, efficient, and organized workspace.
- Training & Safety: Providing safety training to new operators and ensuring compliance with shop safety rules and regulations.
- ERP Planning & Material Issuance: Managing material issues in the ERP system, ensuring timely updates, and closing WIP (Work in Progress) within 14 days.
- Daily Reporting & MIS: Sending daily MIS reports to the manager, tracking production progress, material usage, and WIP status.
- Machine Part Planning in CNC Shop: Planning and overseeing the machining of small parts such as seat rings, spindles, bushes, and sharp shift components in the CNC shop.
- Material Usage: Ensuring the proper use of materials, including SS316, SS304, MS, and SS410, for manufacturing valve components and small parts.
- Process Management: Coordinating machine operations to meet production targets and maintaining high-quality standards for each part being produced.
Valves Production In-charge at NITON VALVE(INDIA) PVT.LTD (2004-01 – 2013-12)
- Production Planning and Management: Plan and execute production activities
- Prepare monthly production plans and share with production and purchase teams
- Generate MRP plans according to customer due dates and generate purchase requisitions for shortages
- Prepare data on material consumption and categorize material types in MRP or ROL (Reorder Level)
- Inventory Management and Control: Intimate purchase and suppliers about excessive hikes in orders and develop suppliers if capacity constraints exist
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly plans for purchasing to facilitate procurement of materials as per priority
- Keep a continuous watch on balance-to-produce reports and daily issue material and stock ledger for inventory control perspective
- Quality Control and Assurance: Ensure quality control and assurance during production
- Implement and maintain quality control processes and procedures
- Conduct regular quality audits and inspections
- Team Management and Leadership: Supervise and motivate production team members
- Provide training and development opportunities to improve skills and knowledge
- Ensure a safe and healthy work environment
- Safety and Compliance: Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies
- Implement and maintain safety procedures and protocols
- Conduct regular safety audits and inspections
- Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for process improvement and implement changes
- Develop and implement lean manufacturing principles
- Encourage innovation and creativity among team members
- Attend regular meetings of production and Sales & Operation Planning (SNOP)
- Review WIP and FG weekly and liquidate the same
- Generate work orders of products as per meeting plan and load them on production line as per skilled workers
- Coordinate with stores regarding supply of material as per production plan to run production line without interruptions
