Kapil Singh

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineer with 12+ years of experience across manufacturing operations, production management, planning, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Manufacturing and World Class Manufacturing (WCM). Progressed through engineering, planning and production leadership roles into Team Lead – WCM. Experienced in productivity improvement, loss elimination, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), equipment reliability, waste reduction and cross-functional WCM deployment.

JIPM WCM Bronze certified in November 2025 and played a key role in supporting Tripack Films in achieving the JIPM WCM Excellence Award – 2026.

Team Lead – World Class Manufacturing (WCM) - TRIPACK FILMS LTD.

(2025-04)

• Lead WCM deployment across manufacturing and support areas, focusing on structured improvement in safety, quality, productivity, cost and equipment reliability.
• Lead cross-functional WCM pillar activities covering Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Planned Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focused Improvement (FI), SHE and Education & Training (E&T).
• Drive structured loss identification, loss deployment, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Kaizen and continuous improvement activities to address major operational losses.
• Develop and standardize WCM systems and governance including shop-floor tagging, CLIT activities, RCA management, 5S and pillar-based improvement routines.
• Drive digitalization of shop-floor improvement and action management through Weever and iCAR, alongside SAP-based processes.
• Develop integrated WCM dashboards covering KPIs, losses, actions and improvement progress to strengthen management visibility and decision-making.
• Played a key leadership role in WCM deployment, supporting Tripack Films Ltd. in achieving the WCM Excellence Award in 2026 under the JIPM evaluation framework.

Assistant Manager Production - TRIPACK FILMS LTD.

(2017-10 - 2025-04)

• Led a team of 18 personnel including BOPP production line shift in-charges and operators, overseeing production performance, material usage, machine output, waste and labor-time reporting.
• Managed production performance through KPI monitoring covering production, waste, downtime and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), coordinating corrective actions with relevant functions.
• Applied Lean Manufacturing and Root Cause Analysis to identify and address process irregularities, production losses and quality-related issues.
• Led cross-functional execution with Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, HSE and Commercial teams to support reliable and efficient plant operations.
• Drove preventive maintenance execution with technical teams to minimize equipment breakdowns and production interruptions.
• Reduced manufacturing waste from 8.45% to 4.62%, eliminated 20+ hazards rated above 16, and received Best TPM Coordinator recognition three times.

Planning Engineer - TRIPACK FILMS LTD.

(2017-01 - 2017-10)

• Created monthly production schedules for 12 slitting machines to optimize equipment utilization and support delivery requirements.
• Coordinated with Sales & Marketing to anticipate equipment requirements and align production capacity with business needs.
• Maintained product component and material records using SAP Production Planning Module and supported inventory planning.

Industrial Process Engineer - TRIPACK FILMS LTD.

(2016-03 - 2017-01)

• Created and executed TPM strategies aligned with business objectives and supported TPM deployment within the manufacturing division.
• Led productivity and waste-reduction initiatives and provided TPM pillar training to area owners.
• Developed and implemented Lean, 5S, Kaizen, VSM, SMED and Gemba-related practices while aligning resources with safety, quality, productivity and cost objectives.

Industrial Engineer Executive - YUNUS TEXTILE MILLS LTD.

(2014-05 - 2016-03)

• Implemented Lean Manufacturing practices across stitching units, including TPM, SAM Bank, Line Balancing, Root Cause Management, Material Availability Planning, Space Optimization, Capacity Gap Analysis and Kanban-based material issuance.
• Conducted FMEA-based risk assessment of production and stitching processes and proposed actions to prevent or minimize identified failure modes.
• Redesigned the Packing Department layout to optimize available space and reduce internal transportation.
• Improved OEE of Bleaching & Mercerize machines, contributing to a 2% reduction in downtime.

B.E. - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) - NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (2014)