Sumar Lal dhurve

Production Engineer with 10 years of experience in production operations, press shop, sheet metal manufacturing, process improvement, quality improvement and manpower management. Hands-on experience in press automation, OEE, PPM reduction, cycle time reduction, die changeover, QDC, TPM, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke and 5S. Experienced in blanking, bending, shearing, forming and extrusion processes, with a strong focus on productivity, quality, delivery and continuous improvement.

Production Engineer at IFB Industries Ltd. (2016-09 – Present)

• Manage day-to-day production activities in the Press Shop and ensure parts are supplied to the assembly line as per production plan.
• Handle sheet metal processes including blanking, bending, shearing, forming and extrusion.
• Monitor OEE, production output, rejection, downtime and cycle time and drive improvement actions.
• Work on press automation, die changeover, QDC and process optimization to improve productivity.
• Implement Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, TPM and 5S to reduce rejection, breakdowns and process losses.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Tool Room and Production teams to resolve process and machine abnormalities.
• Support manpower planning, operator training, safe working practices and efficient utilization of resources.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions for recurring quality and production problems.
• Support fixture, tooling, automation and material-flow improvement projects.
• Ensure timely part availability to meet main-line production requirements.

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering – Government Polytechnic College, Jawad (M.P.) (2010 – 2014)

SSC – Aradhna Higher Secondary School, M.P. Board (2009 – 2010)