Vinoth Kumar

Production professional with 10+ years of experience in SMT and assembly operations across EMS (Apple chargers, mobile phones, Smart TVs, Dell monitors, washing machine SMT boards) and automotive (two-wheeler speedometers) manufacturing. Progressed from Senior Associate to Senior Engineer (Production), managing production lines, manpower planning and daily and weekly targets. Skilled in bottleneck identification, PPM, yield and scrap control, kaizen and 5S, cross-functional (CFT) coordination and customer audit support.

Delivered a 10% increase in production capacity on a complex production project.

Senior Engineer (Production) - Smile Electronics Ltd - Pannur

(2024-08 - 2025-07)

• Planned resources and daily and weekly production targets for manufacturing and assembly of SMT washing machine boards.
• Managed a complex production project from concept to completion, ensuring on-time delivery and achieving a 10% increase in production capacity.
• Reviewed line status and defect data with line engineers and debug engineers every 2 hours.
• Analyzed production, quality control, maintenance and other operational problems and recommended timely corrective solutions.
• Drove kaizen continuous-improvement initiatives to increase line productivity and reduce space requirements.
• Forecasted demand to plan manpower requirements.
• Maintained 5S standards through auditing, instruction and team motivation.
• Monitored closure of customer-complaint MIL points within one day, as per customer requirements.
• Prepared and maintained production reports for the production manager.

Shift Engineer (Production) - Bharat FIH Ltd - Sricity

(2021-10 - 2024-07)

A Foxconn Technology Group company

• Managed production lines for Smart TVs and Dell monitors (VU-TV and Dell Monitor) to meet daily targets as per plan.
• Identified process bottlenecks, handled manpower and supported audits.
• Reviewed line status and defect data with line leaders and debug technicians every hour.
• Coordinated with supporting teams to resolve line abnormalities and reduce rejection rates.
• Collaborated with the CFT to prevent and overcome field-complaint rejection ratios.
• Controlled process defect rates and scrap ratio; verified computations against physical stock counts.
• Ensured operator safety, productivity goals, 5S and safe working practices as per standards.
• Prepared and maintained production reports for the production manager.

Junior Engineer (Production) - Flextronics Technologies India Pvt Ltd - Sricity

(2019-03 - 2021-09)

• Managed production of Apple chargers and mobile phones to meet targets as per the PPC plan.
• Monitored team member performance periodically and reviewed KPIs.
• Maintained internal and external PPM targets.
• Resolved line abnormalities to sustain smooth production; analyzed problems and implemented corrective actions.
• Supported resolution of customer complaints for Apple, Jio and MI.
• Worked to improve yield and scrap levels.

Senior Associate (Production) - NS Instruments India Pvt Ltd - Sricity

(2015-03 - 2019-02)

• Managed production lines for two-wheeler speedometers to meet safety, quality and productivity goals.
• Identified process bottlenecks, handled manpower and customers, and supported audits.
• Supported customer audits (HMSI, Nissan, Yamaha, Isuzu).
• Analyzed production, quality control, maintenance and other operational problems and recommended timely corrective solutions.
• Maintained internal PPM target; verified computations against physical stock counts.
• Ensured proper use of ESD equipment on the assembly line and took preventive action on process issues.
• Handled employee complaints and resolved problems.
• Prepared and maintained production reports for the production manager.

B.Tech - Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) - Bharath University (Deemed)

Diploma - DEEE - Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Polytechnic College, affiliated to Anna University, Chennai

SSLC - St. Joseph's Hr. Sec. School, State Board